Mayor J.R Prepares Constituents vs. Big One

 

BASISTA, Pangasinan – Due to the series of moderate and severe earthquakes that hit the country, the mayor of this town prepares his constituents how to deal with the calamity incase it strikes here.

PREPARATION. Mayor Jolly “J.R” Resuello (extreme right) exhorts the members of the members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) how to prepare their constituents incase the Big One strikes the town.

  “Magkakaroon din ng earthquake drill sa LGU Basista sa Monday upang maaktuwalan kung paano ang magiging responde ng ating PNP, BFP, MHO, at MDRRMO sa ating mga kababayang nangangailangan ng tulong sa pagkatapos ng pag yanig,” Mayor Jolly “J.R Resuello told the members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) in a meeting held at his office.

He planned to have earthquake drills too in the villages, schools, and churches so his constituents could have enough knowledge how to deal with the temblor that already cost countless lives and harmed Filipinos and damaged their properties in Cebu and Mindanao in the past weeks.

“Atin din pong ipapa ocular ang ating mga buildings gaya sa school, barangay halls at mga churches, barangay, provincial at national roads at mga tulay na kailangan imonitor upang para maagapan agad (ang sakuna)” he told the members of the MDRRMC.

The wisdom of the preparation, Resuello explained, is to give immediate help those who are affected by the earthquake incase it strikes.

Meanwhile, the personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection here, under the supervision of SFO4 Derrick P. Zulueta, Acting Municipal Fire Marshal, facilitated the participation of high school students from Beleng National High School, Bayambang, Pangasinan in firefighting exercises and final evaluation on first aid as part of their 10-day Work Immersion Program at this station. It was followed by a recognition activity to conclude their training.