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Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera (second from left), together with Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, Engr. Lorenzo Te Jr., Jesusita Villa-Abrille, lights the Friendship Archway along Magsaysay Avenue to open the Chinese Moon Festival 2009, organized by the Davao City Chinatown Development Council. EDGAR ARRO

The mayor of Davao City, MAYOR Rodrigo called local officials, rescue units, police and military authorities to a meeting last Friday night to prepare an integrated emergency plan in cases of disasters as the National Capital Region is still reeling from the aftermath of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
Duterte said disaster preparedness must be a collective responsibility.

Davao City, Bajada street

The instructions are follows:

The police and barangay leaders must be the first line of defense and urged them to at least purchase ropes and rubber tubings for rescue operation in case of flooding. The leaders should also organize their respective communities into sectors for orderly evacuation if necessary.
“You study low-lying areas and look for possible areas of evacuation. Buy ropes, use your money. Mindanao may be spared from strong winds but not from inundations.

Davao City, san pedro, claveria street

The city is aware for this and able to have the “Evacuation plan and sites must be clearly defined for the people to know where to go in times of emergencies and public officials must take the lead,” Uy said.
The meeting was also attended by the City Social Welfare Office, Navy, Coast Guard and the private sectors, particularly power and water utilities.