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Disaster Response Operations Training at Gavenia Building |
PAGADIAN CITY, Zambonga del Sur, Oct. 29 (PNA) -- Forty troopers from the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion have undergone a 20-day Disaster Response Operations Training (DROT) training in this province.
Army’s 53rd Infantry
Battalion commander Lt. Col. Alvin Luzon said Wednesday they are composed of
three officers and 36 enlisted personnel who have successfully completed the
training from Oct. 6 to 27 at Camp David Sabido in the nearby town of Guipos.
Luzon said the
training covered topics like first aid and basic life support, actual rescue
and disaster relief operations.
Luzon, who served as
the course director, said they conducted the training to capacitate the troops
with the knowledge on disaster response operations and management aside from
combat operations.
“We are preparing our
troopers to be the first responders because the disasters are now happening
everywhere, as the world has changed because of climate change,” Luzon
explained.
He encouraged the
troops to always involve themselves in responding to natural calamities and
help save lives for they have “the energy to serve others.”
“When you have helped
others, you could not fathom your happiness and satisfaction,” he disclosed.
Meanwhile, he
acknowledged the invaluable logistical support and assistance extended by
partner-agencies that resulted to the successful conduct of the training.
They are the
following: provincial government through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction
Management council (PDRRMC); Bureau of fire Protection (BFP); Office of Civil
Defense (OCD); and, the Philippine National Red Cross (PRC)-Pagadian
City-Zamboanga del Sur Council.
“I commend them for
their assistance in the entire duration of the training. I also thanked them
for they are the people behind the completion of the training,” Luzon said.
(PNA)
FPV/TPGJR/Hirohito D. Cadion
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