PNP-Maritime Group evacuates 173 in Occidental Mindoro town

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police and disaster response personnel evacuated 173 residents from a riverside community in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday morning (Aug. 18) amid continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon and a low-pressure area. The PNP-Maritime Group’s Abra de Ilog Maritime Law Enforcement Team  enforced the mandatory evacuation at