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THE Provincial government of Misamis Oriental is beefing up disaster preparedness as it acquires some P4.8 million worth of additional rescue assets.

Governor Yevgeny Emano showed to capitol employees on Monday, January 15, the two multi-purpose vehicles, two vans, and an elf which are useful in responding calamity and emergency situations.

The capitol's disaster office has been raising alert levels in fear of possible wrath of tropical storms in the past months.

“Dili man ugaling nato makab-ot ang 100 percent nga seguridad sa atong katawhan sa tibuok lalawigan apan makaaway na. Pero kung tulimbangon 424 ka mga barangay, 23 ka mga lungsod dili gyud nato mahimo tanna,” Emano said.

Emano had also lauded the efforts of the town officials in buying their own rescue assets such as vehicles other than the multicabs distributed by the provincial government through the Barangay Bambi.

The new disaster vehicles would be used for short distance responses, the vans to run in uphill areas while the elf for huge loads.

Emano also announced that the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has 9,000 rescuers who are highly trained as first responders to calamities all over the province.

“Tanan nga atong gihire sa PDRRMO are highly trained personnel. In fact, dunay atong nurse nga gikan nagpuy sa Kenya ug ania diri aron maghalad sa serbisyo,” Emano said. with Mary Ross Odchigue and Cyrill Garcia/ USTP interns