Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos ordered the immediate distribution of Emergency Go Bags to residents as part of the city's preparation and readiness for disasters and calamities, particularly the "The Big One." 

Abalos said the city government started giving Emergency Go Bags in 2022 to government employees and first-time mothers.

The bag's contents have since been updated to cater to all ages, including the addition of a hard hat for public school students, which were given every start of the school year and during Brigada Eskwela events.

In 2025, Mandaluyong's Go Bags now contain the following items:

- First aid kit (complete with gauzes, bandages, povidone iodine, cotton balls, sterile gauze, medical tape, adhesive antiseptic strip, triangular bandage, and elastic bandage among others)

- Flashlight

- Oximeter

- Glow sticks

- Fire Blanket

- Alcohol

- Ponchos

- Water

- Other survival tools

"Inatasan natin ang department heads na siguraduhing mapalitan ang mga laman ng Go Bags na maaaring may diperensya o expired na (We have instructed department heads to replace the contents of the Go Bags that may have become defective or expired)," Abalos said.

"Makikipagpulong din po tayo sa ating City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Departmenr (CDRRMD), budget department at city council, para sa karagdagang Go Bags at upang malaman po natin ang mga mga iba pang hakbang at pangangailangan para mas handa ang mga pamilyang Mandaleño sa anumang trahedyang maaaring dumating sa lungsod (We will also meet with our City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (CDRRMD), budget department and city council, for additional Go Bags and other necessities so that Mandaleño families can be better prepared for any tragedy that may come to the city)," she added.

The mayor also reminded government workers to make disaster preparedness a routine, starting with regularly keeping their Go Bags within their reach at all times.

"Sa umaga, kunin ninyo at ilagay ninyo sa tabi ninyo. Pagdating ng hapon, ibalik ninyo sa lagayan 'yang ating mga Go Bag para lagi nating isipin na andyan 'yung trahedya. Alam natin kung gaano kahirap, pero mas mabuti na 'yung handa kesa sa mabulaga tayo (In the morning, take it and put it next to you. In the afternoon, put your Go Bags back where they are stored and always remember that tragedy may strike anytime. We know how difficult it is, but it's better to be prepared than to be caught off guard)," she stressed.