BALANGA CITY – Various agencies and offices involved in rescue operations in
cases of disasters and calamities on Monday started their display of different
tools and equipment to show the readiness of Bataan to act and respond.
Mark Rafael Ramos, assistant at the provincial disaster risk reduction and
management office, said the statistic display of the tools and equipment was part
of the celebration of the 2022 National Disaster Risk Resilience Month.
The celebration, themed “Sambayanang Pilipino nagkakaisa tungo sa katatagan at
maunlad na kinabukasan,” is held at The Bunker, seat of the provincial
government.
Among the display were spreader cutters used by the Bureau of Fire Protection.
“Ginagamit namin ito sa mga aksidente at kahit sa mga nag-collapse na building
na may mga na-trap na victim. Pinuputol nito mga bakal,” FO1 JR Cabañero of
BFP–Bataan said while holding the tool.
Ramos said different departments and response agencies under PDRRMO
showcased their resources with regards to disaster response procedure.
Among the agencies are the Department of Interior and Local Government,
Department of Science and Technology, and Department of Social Welfare and
Development Office while the response agencies are the Metro Bataan
Development Authority, REACT Philippines Inc., Red Cross, and the Philippine
National Police.
“Ang static display na ito ay ginagawa ng PDRRMO para maipakita sa publiko na
ang mga gamit ay nagbibigay senyales na ang probinsiya katuwang ang 12 local
disaster risk reduction management offices ay handang tumugon sa anumang
tawag ng kalikasan o disaster,” Ramos said.
“Makikita rito ang mga gamit sa emergency tulad ng salbabida, life vest sa water
search and rescue, iba-ibang extrication devices na ginagamit kung sakaling may
aksidente sa daan at may naipit sa sasakyan, mga communication devices at iba
pa,” he said.
Ramos said DOST, DILG and other agencies also show the different ways in
disaster prevention and mitigation as well as disaster preparedness in the
province.
