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Rowegie Abanto

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762743070751cropped-Screen Shot 2025-11-10 at 10.49.52 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Photo from Province of Isabela website</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday said that Isabela Governor Rodolfo &quot;Rodito&quot; Albano III was a hardworking government official but admitted that his remarks telling residents to &quot;chill&quot; amid the approaching typhoon were made in bad taste.</p><p>In an interview on Friday with One PH, Albano discussed his province&#x27;s preparations and lamented that the local government had limited resources to minimize the impact of the typhoon.</p><p>Albano at one point told his constituents to keep their &quot;cool&quot; and &quot;chill&quot; as tropical cyclone Uwan, which had been forecast and actually reached <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/11/9/more-than-a-million-evacuated-1-reported-dead-ahead-of-uwan-s-landfall-1804">super typhoon strength</a>, was approaching the country.</p><p>When informed about the heavy rainfall predicted to be dumped by Uwan, he told residents to just &quot;pray,&quot; saying they couldn&#x27;t do anything about it. </p><p>He also quipped that they could not build a &quot;Noah&#x27;s Ark.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/9/residents-evacuated-in-isabela-ilocos-due-to-uwan-1358">Residents evacuated in Isabela, Ilocos due to &#x27;Uwan&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/10/26-barangays-in-echague-isabela-isolated-as-uwan-leaves-bridges-impassable-0808">26 barangays in Echague, Isabela isolated as Uwan leaves bridges impassable</a></div><p>As Albano drew online criticism for his remarks, Remulla defended the governor and said, &quot;&#x27;Yung mga chill-chill na &#x27;yan that&#x27;s usually [how] Rodito talks, but he&#x27;s honestly a very hardworking local government official.&quot;</p><p>The Isabela governor&#x27;s humor is &quot;even worse than mine,&quot; Remulla told ANC, adding, &quot;He&#x27;s just a victim of bad taste.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/11/10/2-reported-dead-due-to-super-typhoon-uwan-ndrrmc-0742">2 reported dead due to typhoon Uwan as of Monday: NDRRMC</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>MANY&#x27; OFFICIALS OUT OF PH DESPITE TYPHOON: REMULLA</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, Remulla said they would investigate Albano&#x27;s departure to Germany for an agricultural fair despite his &quot;sweeping&quot; order cancelling government officials&#x27; travel leave to make way for preparations for typhoon Uwan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/10/list-flooded-areas-in-metro-manila-on-nov-10-monday-0818">LIST: Flooded areas in Metro Manila on Nov. 10, Monday</a></div><p>The DILG chief said that the Isabela governor, who applied for a travel leave a month ago, apologized on Saturday for still leaving the country and vowed to &quot;get the first available flight home.&quot;</p><p>Remulla added that aside from Albano, many local government officials left the country despite the cancellation of their travel leaves.</p><p>&quot;We can recommend disciplinary measures, study all the implications [of] these matters. Maraming local government officials na wala dito ngayon na binagbabawal mahigpit na umalis sila,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/9/palace-declares-1-year-state-of-national-calamity-to-speed-up-disaster-response-after-tino-2348">Palace declares 1-year state of national calamity to speed up disaster response after &#x27;Tino&#x27;</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JUuONwdXGSE?&amp;t=2139s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday said that Isabela Governor Rodolfo "Rodito" Albano was a hardworking government official but admitted that his remarks last week telling residents to "chill" amid the approaching typhoon were made in bad taste.</p>

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday said that Isabela Governor Rodolfo "Rodito" Albano was a hardworking government official but admitted that his remarks last week telling residents to "chill" amid the approaching typhoon were made in bad taste.

DILG on Isabela gov's 'chill' remark amid 'Uwan' threat: He's a victim of bad taste

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DILG on Isabela gov's 'chill' remark amid 'Uwan' threat: He's a victim of bad taste

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published Nov 10, 2025 10:55 AM PHT

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