THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has alerted its regional offices for the heavy rainfall, landslides and flashfloods expected from Tropical Depression 'Urduja' expected to make landfall on Friday evening or early Saturday morning, an official said on Wednesday.

Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, OCD administrator, said that the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has not raised the blue alert but left it to the OCD regional offices to determine whether to issue a warning.