Batangas Vice Mayor Charlie Natanauan insisted that evacuees may now return home.

In spite of warning from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) that evacuees should remain on their respective evacuation center for the safety measure of every individual and because of continues volcanic activities of Taal Volcano, Batangas Vice Mayor Charlie Natanauan insisted that evacuees may now return home because he believes that the news reports were just fabricated to make the people upset.

According to the report of DZMM, Vice Mayor Natanauan was also made an appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to change the opinion of the PHIVOLCS and allow evacuees to return home.

Vice Mayor Natanauan said, PHIVOLCS and Chief Seismologist Renato Solidum were just worsening the report that people may upset.

“Ang plano ko as vice mayor ay ako ay humihingi ng kuwan kay Presidente Duterte na kung maaari ‘yung opinyon ng Phivolcs ay medyo baguhin kasi masyado niyang pinalala ang sitwasyon ng balita,” he said.

“Masyado niyang ano e, sabi niya mas malakas ang puputok na susunod, nag iipon lamang. Opinyon niya ‘yon…Nag-iisa siya (Solidum) sa kaniyang opinyon. Kami buong Batangas ang naapektuhan sa kaniyang sinasabi. Pag-aralan niyang mabuti,” Natanauan added.

According to Natanauan, his father told him that many were dead during the expulsion of Taal Volcano on 1965 because there was no available motorized boat in the island to be used for immediate evacuation to a safer place.

He also said that even in a worse situation that Taal Volcano is spewing lava, yet it will stop once it reaches the water.

“Pagkabagsak (ng lava) sa tubig, tumitigil siya dahil nababasa,” he said.

Natanauan also admitted that he is not convinced with the explanation of Solidum because they did not even predict when Taal Volcano spewing ash on January 12, 2020.

“Wala pang nakapag predict sa buong mundo kahit scientist sa pagputok ng bulkan,”

“Bakit naman nasabi niya, siya ba ay Diyos?” Natanauan said.

“Ang history ng bulkang ito naglilindol muna bago siya pumutok eh ngayon naman walang lindol…Ako ordinaryong tao lamang pero ‘yung mga sinasabi nilang pagsabog noong araw lang iyon,” added Natanauan.

Natanauan suggested that evacuees will be permitted to go back on their respective places.

The total evacuation near Taal Volcano caused a lot of loses since the restricted areas near Taal were closed and nobody is permitted to come back to the place.

“Pabalikin na kami sana dahil wala naman nakaka-detect ng putok ng bulkan, di na nga nagalaw,” he said.

Natanauan also gives his opinion about living creatures under water.

“Hindi dapat ipagbawal, oh kami muna magtestingan ako muna kakain. Mayroon din nabili, sanay kami sa ganito,”

“Kung talagang nakamamatay ‘yan, eh di sana lahat [ng isda] patay, eh bakit may buhay?” Natanauan explained.

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