AMID NOKOR-GUAM ISSUE :Palace says PHL foreign posts ready for 'emergencies'


Malacañang on Thursday said the Philippine Consulate in Guam is ready to respond to "emergencies" amid North Korea's threat that it is ready to launch rockets that can reach the island's territory.
"As far as I now, especially regarding Filipinos in Guam, the embassies and consulates in general, including the one in Hagåtña, Guam, have contingency plans which are regularly updated to enable them to respond to emergencies," presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said.
Pyongyang threatened to shoot four missiles into Guam after US President Donald Trump said North Korea will face "fire and fury like the world has never seen" should it attempt to attack the United States.
According to North Korea's news agency, North Korea's army "will complete its plan to hit Guam before mid-August, reporting it to our nation's nuclear force commander-in-chief, and stay ready for his order of proceed."
"Medyo nagkaroon ng konting panic," he told News To Go early Thursday.
"Kahapon, nagsalita si Governor Eddie Calvo at nagsabi siya na matapos makipag-ugnayan sa Pentagon, sa Defense Department, sa Homeland Security at White House, wala naman talagang imminent threat na atake sa Guam."
De Borja then said that Guam has been targeted since 2013 due to its two fully-staffed US military bases, the Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam.
Full-time US army personnel and THAAD or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system that can intercept hostile firepower are on stand-by in case of attack.
The 2017 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency states that 26.3 percent of Guam's population are Filipinos or
US citizens of Filipino descent.
De Borja said Guam has 42,835 Filipinos, including US citizens of Filipino descent and 24,000 Filipino citizens, in its shores. Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News

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