BAGUIO, Feb. 17 -- The Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) has placed Benguet province under a blue alert status from Feb. 22 to 27 to ensure the safety of more than 7,000 athletes joining the regional sports meet in the province.

Albert Mogol, CDRRMC chairman and Office of Civil Defense director, in Memorandum 15-2026, said they already conducted Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) meeting for the 2026 Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) meet on Feb. 16 "to evaluate preparations, identify support systems, and ensure preparedness measures and response readiness for heightened monitoring and or in case of untoward eventualities."

At least 7,182 athletes, officials and coaches ...