Sent_en: 2fil In advance of the storm, President Gloria Arroyo issued a "state of calamity" and tens of thousands residents were advised to leave their homes.
Sent_yy: Bago pa dumating ang bagyo, naglabas na ng "estado ng kalamidad" si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at nag-utos na palikasin mula sa kanilang mga tahanan ang may sampung libong residente.