Similar to several groups that had spearheaded relief efforts to help the victims, the mineral processing company also aims to relay its help to people in Catanduanes who are in need after Rolly's onslaught.
SM Supermalls, together with SM Foundation, will deploy approximately 15,000 Operation Tulong Express Kalinga packs to families in severely hit areas by the typhoon that include Naga City, Iriga, Baao, Buhi, Nabua, Bula, and Tinabac in the Province of Camarines Sur; Legazpi City, Daraga, Polangui, Oas, Ligao, Guinobatan, Libon, Pio Duran, and Jovellar in the Province of Legazpi; Barangays Lag-on and Bagasbas in the Province of Camarines Norte; and in Sorsogon City, in the Province of Sorsogon.
The 2nd Special Operations Unit-Maritime Group (2nd SOU-MG) stationed at the Rio Tuba Detachment said they rescued two men in the area near Barangay Bangkalaan after their fishing boat capsized following the incident.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TWCS) No. 3 has been raised in Catanduanes by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) over Catanduanes shortly before lunchtime Saturday as "Rolly" advances towards the eastern coast of Luzon.
Dahil sa trough ni Rolly, magkakaroon ng light to moderate na pag-ulan at mayroon ding heavy rains sa Visayas, ganoon din sa Palawan kasama na ang Cuyo Islands, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Sulu Archipelago.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported it to be packing maximum winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness up to 230 kph.
