It pays to know what to do during emergencies.
“Following the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday, June 26 called for a Metro Manila-wide earthquake drill to prepare residents in the event of a new tremor,” reports Dennis Carcamo on Philstar.com.
MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino stated that “the metro-wide drill should be participated by the 17 local government units, national government offices, educational institutions, and other stakeholders to enhance inter-sector coordination in times of disaster.”
“Last night’s earthquake is a reminder for us to be always ready for any type of calamities, thus, we should conduct more extensive earthquake drills and seminars, especially in the barangay level. We should not be caught unprepared,” Tolentino pointed out.
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