Author(s): Jessa Sarnillo Ngojo

Cebu City should be more proactive in implementing measures vs earthquakes – official

Source(s): Cebu Daily News
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Espina suggested constructing another road in the Mananga Area in the mountain barangays of the city, considering that the area is safer to use than the hazard-prone Malubog formation where road repairs are continuously being done.

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“(The) city map is a convenient tool that is hardly been done by the city. We should have an official map so that we could have official road widening, the opening of roads and areas for watershed proactively,” explained Espina.

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Under the proposed ordinance, the city through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council should create an earthquake preparedness handbook which will be distributed to all public and private establishments.

It also provides for the provision of earthquake rescue vehicles equipped with rescue paraphernalia, and for the city to have earthquake response volunteers who are primarily barangay-based.

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