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ROXAS City – Capisnons have learned their lesson.
They are now more alert during disasters, as shown by their response during tropical storm “Marce,” according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).
Previously most families did not want to leave their houses and move to safer ground, even at the height of typhoons, among others, said Esperidion Pelaez, head of the Capiz Aksyon Tabang-PDRRMO.
But during “Marce” last week, when Capiz was placed under signal No. 2, they listened to weather advisories and advice from authorities.
“When they felt they were no longer safe in their houses,” said Pelaez, “they transferred to designated evacuation areas or other houses where they can temporarily take shelter.”
He believes the conduct of drills — for typhoons, floods, earthquakes, fires, and storm surges — including evacuation simulations in schools, barangays and offices helped improve their disaster preparedness.
In Capiz, the interagency team “Speaker’s Bureau” led by the PDRRMO has been staging disaster-preparedness drills since 2011.
A total of 1,040 families moved to designated evacuation centers and safer private houses during “Marce,” but most of them have moved back home, the PDRRMO said. No casualties were recorded as a result of the tropical storm. (PIA/PN)
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