Shelters in Batangas town shut down as displaced families return home

LUCENA CITY — All families displaced by flooding in the Batangas town of Lian have returned home, and evacuation centers closed shortly before noon on Thursday, the local government reported. All evacuation centers have officially decamped as of 10:30 a.m., following improved conditions in flood-affected areas. “As the evacuees return home, we hope that everyone