Davao city: Mayor Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the plan of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to conduct a mock drill on flash-flood response slated on July 27. He said the city must prepare for any eventuality natural or man-made. “It is as good as any other time to practice, so that with the real emergency comes, we will know what to do,” Duterte said. Several far-flung and urban barangays of the city are prone to landslides and flash-floods, respectively.
In Davao Region, preparations are underway for the regional summit on Disaster Risk Reduction Management for local chief executives in the Bulwagan Hall at the Davao del Norte provincial capitol compound in Tagum City on July 30 to 31. |