Saturday, April 4, 2015

7ID, PRO3, disaster councils brace for 'Chedeng'

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 4): 7ID, PRO3, disaster councils brace for 'Chedeng'

FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija -- The Philippine Army's 7th Infantry Division (7ID) has deployed personnel to coordinate with local disasters risk reduction and management councils in preparation for the expected landfall of typhoon "Chedeng" in Central Luzon.

Major Gen. Glorioso Miranda, 7ID commander, said the command has instituted coordinative effort with the provincial disaster risk reduction and management councils (PDRRMCs) of every province as well as its city and municipal counterparts within the command's area of responsibility.

"We have this structure of cooperation even before the disaster," Miranda said.

The army, he said, have dedicated some units or personnel and equipment to undertake disaster response operations.

Chief Superintendent Ronald Santos, officer in charge of Philippine National Police's (PNP's) Regional Police Office 3, said their personnel are also readied as early as the news about the possible effect of "Chedeng" in the region.

"We are one with the thrust of the national government to keep a zero casualty during calamity," Santos said.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=750282

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