Manila conducts emergency response training among city officials

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan led city officials in attending an eight-hour course aimed at preparing the city’s various offices to respond in times of emergency.
The "Incident Command System Executive Course" was held at the Bulwagang Villegas in Manila City Hall on Monday, May 27.
The training was organized by the office of Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) Chief Arnel Angeles.
The heads and representatives of different bureau, offices and departments of the city government led by Lacuna-Pangan herself, underwent the training, which was conducted by instructors from different agencies in the country.
Among those who conducted the training were Aldrin Cuña from the National Defense College of the Philippines, Robin Lim from Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) -Central Office Disaster Information Coordinating Center, Mark William Bocalbos from the Construction Safety Foundation Inc., Cindy Garcia from FREND Inc., and Jester Wong from the Association of Philippine Volunteer Fire Brigades, Inc.
They gave the proper and updated skills and information during the one-day training program.
The mayor said the training is aimed at providing the participants the proper knowledge and skills for emergencies.
The attendees she said, are expected to share or educate their personnel so that they could also come up with a better plan on how to handle cases of emergency, especially major ones.