(Eagle News) — The third earthquake drill will be held in July, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Wednesday.
The MMDA said the mock exercise will be done from July 14 to July 17, around 4 p.m., to enable “other emergency responders from other regions to come in and participate.”
The agency said the drill, called the shake drill, “aims to identify the gaps during the first two drills held in 2015 and 2016.”
It said apart from testing response and rescue, command and control and communication systems, the exercise will also focus on early recovery-rehabilitation capacity.
The MMDA said it will allow national government agencies, private organizations, and emergency personnel “to fine-tune their respective contingency measures in case of the occurrence of the so-called Big One.”
The agency also encouraged private companies to participate.
“We should not ignore and not take this activity lightly because lives are at stake here. We should not be complacent and should participate in this so cooperation ng lahat ang kailangan,” MMDA chair Danilo Lim said.
