A total of 17 regional offices of the Office of Civil Defense will be reaching out to different local government units this week to intensify public awareness on safety by using engineering solutions to save thousands of lives from potential devastating earthquakes.
Emergency responders attend to a mock earthquake victim from a collapsed structure during a nationwide earthquake drill in Makati, Metro Manila on September 8, 2022.MANILA, Philippines — A total of 17 regional offices of the Office of Civil Defense will be reaching out to different local government units this week to intensify public awareness on safety by using engineering solutions to save thousands of lives from potential devastating earthquakes.
“Strict compliance means respecting the safety provisions of the Structural Code of the Philippines and prohibition of construction of houses in ‘No Build Zones’,” Nepomuceno added. “We are more on the preventive-approach-than-sorry-later to save thousands of lives.” The official also expressed to go beyond the usual “duck, cover and hold” drills to prepare the country for strong tremors.
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