LOCKED down areas in Batangas have increased to 14 from four as Alert Level 4 remains over Taal volcano, local and disaster officials said on Friday.
They are Talisay, Agoncillo, San Nicolas, Laurel, Alitagtag, Balete, Taal, Malvar, Cuenca, Sta. Teresita, Lemery, portions of Mataas na Kahoy, portions of Lipa City and portions of Tanauan, according to Lito Castro, head of the Batangas provincial disaster risk reduction and management office, in an interview over dzMM radio.