Bayugan City hosts 2nd quarter NSED
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) - It
was well planned and organized.
These were most of the comments
received by the local government unit, Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (RDRRMC) and other groups who worked hard and applied their
skills for the successful conduct of the 2nd quarter Nationwide Simultaneous
Earthquake Drill (NSED) held on June 20 with Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur as the
ceremonial site.
The drill was aimed at testing the
efficiency and usefulness of the preparedness, response and recovery plans,
systems and policies developed in various localities. It also aims to showcase
the interoperability of plans among concerned agencies including the LGUs,
civil society organizations (CSOs) and even the communities in ensuring the
safety and security of everyone in order to attain a zero casualty during any
calamity like earthquake.
There were five engagement areas
in the drill which included the Sacred Heart Parish Church, Bayugan City Hall,
Bayugan National Comprehensive High School, Taglatawan Bridge, and Atis Street,
where an electric post fell out of place.
Aside from students, teachers,
employees of LGU-Bayugan and residents from nearby barangays, persons with
disability, senior citizens, pregnant and lactating mothers were also seen
participating and executing the duck, cover and hold when the loud siren sounded
that signalled the start of the drill.
“I’ve learned a lot by staying
alert and performing well in the Duck, Cover and Hold. By doing that during
earthquake, I know I could be saved. It really help if one practices that kind
of drill,” said Jayvel Lig-onan, a grade 8 student of Bayugan National
Comprehensive School.
RDRRMC chair and Office of Civil
Defense (OCD) Caraga regional director Liza Mazo emphasized the significance of
intensifying the preparedness measures among locals for them to be proactive
and more vigilant. She also highlighted the close coordination among barangay
rescuers that greatly contributed to the smooth flow of the entire drill
scenarios.
“So far, the LGU rescuers and
other response teams worked well in the drill and we appreciate the mayor
himself as he was so active and sincere in doing his function as the incident
commander. We hope that the locals would continue to be resilient at all
times,” said Mazo.
Meanwhile, City Mayor Kim Lope
Asis expressed his warm thanks to all the teams involved and recognized all the
sectors' contribution in the success of the NSED.
Several officials from the national line agencies also attended and
witnessed the drill. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
100 kabataang IPs tumanggap ng gamit pang-eskwela mula sa PNP-13
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Hunyo 21 (PIA)
- May 100 kabataang Indigenous Peoples (IPs) mula sa Mamanwa tribe ng Sitio
Kugtong, Barangay Poblacion, Bacuag, Surigao del Norte ang tumanggap ng mga
gamit pang-eskwela mula sa Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga, at sa
tulong ng isang private donor.
Sa isinagawang gift-giving
activity ng PNP Caraga, pinangunahan ni Police Brigadier General Gilberto DC
Cruz ang pamimigay ng school bag, notebooks, papel, at iba pang gamit pang
eskwela sa lahat ng benepisyaryo.
Tinanggap naman ito ng mga
kabataang lumad na may ngiti sa kanilang mukha.
Ayon kay PBGen. Cruz, mahalaga ang
kontribusyon ng IPs sa pagpapanatili ng kaayusan at kapayapaan sa komunidad
kaya nararapat lang din aniya na sila'y pagtuunan ng pansin ng pamahalaan at
iabot sa kanila ang kanilang mga pangangailangan.
Dagdag pa ng opisyal, madalas ang
mga IPs ay nabibiktima ng karahasan ng mga New People’s Army (NPA).
Isa lang aniya ito sa marami pang
aktibidad na gagawin ng kanilang ahensiya para sa sektor ng IP.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
