By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan, Philippine News Agency MANILA, June 17 — Cognizant of the need for disaster preparedness, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is getting ready for the simultaneous 2nd Metro Manila Shake Drill on June 22. Event poster photo courtesy of MMDA The 2nd Metro Manila Shake Drill will be held at around 9 a.m., simultaneously with the national government’s Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on the same day. The DILG’s Patrol 117 spearheaded the conduct of a briefing on the earthquake drill among more than 100 personnel from the DILG and the National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Friday at the 27th Floor of the DILG-Napolcom Center in Quezon City. Representatives from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) discussed the possible injuries that may be encountered during emergency situations like wound, splinter, sprain, and burn. They also demonstrated the proper way of giving first [...]
