With the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’
Meeting in Metro Manila just a few weeks away, the military's Joint Task
Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) is now conducting continuous drills and
rehearsals to ensure that it can respond to any eventualities quickly and
efficiently.
This was stressed by JTF-NCR deputy commander Col. Vic Tomas
in an interview Thursday.
And while confirming that no security threats are facing the
APEC Meeting, he said preparations are ongoing continuously in order to harden
these "soft targets".
"(Ongoing now are) continuous coordination, rehearsal,
testing of capabilities of (various) task units and of course, how fast we can
we respond to any crisis situations," Tomas stressed.
When asked about worst case scenarios, the JTF-NCR chief
said they are looking and preparing for the so-called CBRNE or chemical
biological radiological nuclear and explosives risk.
Add to these threats are earthquakes and other natural
calamities.
But Tomas said they are studying and preparing for all these
eventualities as this is the prudent thing to do under the so-called "full
spectrum risk management preparedness protocols."
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