Metro Shake Drill, tagumpay -- MMDA
Namangha si Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim sa nasaksihang paghahanda at kahusayan ng mga lumahok sa ikalimang Metro Manila Shake Drill, kahapon.
“We have seen that government, non-government organizations, private sector and volunteers can work together in making Metro Manila stronger against any disaster. Gone are the days that preparedness and response mechanism is very much government-centric,” paliwanag ni Lim.
Ngayong taon aniya ay naipamalas ng mga lumahok na local government unit ang kanilang inter-operability o kahusayan sa paghawak ng sitwasyon kapag tumama ang kalamidad sa bansa.
“Today’s activity tested our emergency preparedness and response capability when most of us are in the comfort of our own homes. Earthquake can strike any time of the day and so we wanted to see how the public will react if such disaster hits at the early hours of the day. Let us take every shake drill seriously. Just this morning, an earthquake struck Batanes which caused casualties and damage to properties,” ayon pa sa kanya.