Citing its importance, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has stressed that beefing up the capability of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Office is absolutely a prime priority in order for rescue groups to respond to emergency cases at the soonest time possible.
Belmonte specifically mentioned the importance of conducting routine earthquake drills citing the frequency of tremors recently.
She noted that this should be a cause of concern since there seems to be an earthquake every two weeks. DRRM chief Mike Marasigan, for his part, said Quezon City has been conducting earthquake drills five times a year, four as part of DRRM’s scheduled quarterly drills and the annual shake drill spearheaded by the Metro Manila Development Authority .
During the recent drill, participants formulated different possible scenarios that could occur during an earthquake and outlined the ideal contingency plan and protocol for each and every situation.
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