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This city, aside from Dagupan, Vigan, Candon, Batac, Laoag, San Carlos, Urdaneta and Alaminos Cities, has been chosen as one of the principal sites of the 2nd Quarter 2010 Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake and Fire and Safety Drill exercise was held last Friday, June 18.
Participants of the drills were city government employees, emergency management representatives of the City Health Office and emergency response team of the fire station brigade, city government clients and visitors.
Lauro Laudencia, safety officer of the City Planning and Development Office, said that the drills started at exactly 9 AM, where participants executed a “Duck, Cover and Hold-Over” action, during the two-minute alarm and then they all voluntarily moved out of the City Hall main building and proceed in front as a makeshift evacuation area.
“This is a part of the Health and Safety Program under the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) chaired by the mayor (Pablo Ortega), with the city administrator (Annjanette Dimaculangan) as vice chairman,” Laudencia explained.
Laudencia added that this year’s National Disaster Coordinating Council-sponsored drills, focused on the City Hall main building, which houses the Mayor’s, Administration, Treasury, Assessor, Civil Registrar, Planning, Information and Tourism, Accounting, Budget and Legal Offices. Last January, the drill was held at the adjacent Marcos Building, focusing on the Legislative, Agriculture, Health, Engineering, Social Welfare and Development, Commission on Elections, Postal and Human Resource Management Offices. |
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