The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed to announce the suspension of government work and classes a day ahead of a typhoon’s arrival.

DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla made the remark after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. authorized the agency to announce the suspension amid an incoming weather disturbance.

Such authority could be exercised by the DILG if the Office of the President has not made any announcement.

In a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Remulla said he used to announce the suspension of work and classes a day ahead of a typhoon’s arrival when he was Cavite governor.

Remulla said he will do the same as DILG chief in compliance with the President’s directive.

“When I was governor of Cavite, I was always a day ahead,” he said.

Remulla said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is now more adept at weather forecasting.

However, they rely on the US’ Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Windy.app, and the Japan Meteorological Agency, he said.

“So, lahat ng information gina-gather naming. And we make a predictive model and the rain forecast model. Dati kasi ang ginagamit lang path and wind. Ngayon pati ang rain forecast sinasama,” Remulla said. | PND