Dumalinao town buys Php 710K emergency rescue vehicle

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Mayor Ace Cerilles with his newly acquired Emergency

Rescue Vehicle (Photo provided)

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Nov. 7 (PNA) -- Dumalinao, a fourth-class municipality of this province, is now ready to respond to disasters.

Dumalinao Mayor Ace William Cerilles made this announcement Friday after they purchased a Php 710,000 emergency rescue vehicle (ERV), which is the first of its kind in this province.

“We are not praying for a disaster but should it strike, we are ready,” Cerilles said, adding they decided to buy such kind of vehicle in response to the request of his constituents to gear up for climate change adaptation, mitigation and resiliency.

Cerilles said the purchase of the ERV is his priority since six of the 30 barangays of Dumalinao are flood-prone areas. These are the barangays of Rebokon, Pantad, Metokong, Mama, Bagong Silao, and Bibilik.

He said the ERV was purchased from the Cebu City-based Pasajero Motors Corporation utilizing the calamity funds of the municipality.

Mayor Ace Cerilles with his newly acquired Emergency

Rescue Vehicle (Photo provided)

The ERV is a fiberglass dinghy powered by a five-horse power outboard motor and equipped with a three kilovolt-ampere (KVA) generator set and two sets of 500-watt halogen lamps.

It also has built-in fire extinguishers, a chainsaw, an axe, life jackets, boots, hard hats, ropes and flashlights.

Cerilles said they will purchase another similar vehicle next year.

Cerilles said he will also recommend to the league of municipalities in this province to purchase their own ERV to be used in times of calamities. (PNA)
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