223 responders in Lanao Sur complete EMT-ERT course

Graduates of the Emergency Medical Technician Course and Emergency Response Training (EMT-ERT) conducted by the provincial government of Lanao del Sur in partnership with Rescue Recon-Philippines show their excitement during the EMT-ERT Culmination Program attended by DILG Sec. Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. (Jason Casas/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--A total of 223 responders here in the province completed the Emergency Medical Technician Course and Emergency Response Training (EMT-ERT) conducted by the provincial government of Lanao del Sur in partnership with Rescue Recon-Philippines.

The trainees consisted of personnel from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and Local DRRMOs of the 39 municipalities in the province including emergency responders from line agencies and uniformed personnel

The training is one of the disaster preparedness efforts of the PDRRMO to capacitate its personnel and emergency responders from component LGUs and members of the PDRRM Council's Emergency or Disaster Cluster. 

The 15-day EMT-ERT was conducted in three batches from November 1 to December 15, 2022.

"Kami ay lubos na nagpapasalamt sa ating mga trainees, sa mga LCE at provincial government kasi namaterialize natin itong training na ito at nainvolve natin yung vital stakeholders sa Lanao del Sur," said PDRRMO head Shaminoden Sambitory.

[We are very grateful to our trainees, the LCEs, and the provincial government because we have materialized this training and we have involved the vital stakeholders in Lanao del Sur.] (APB/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)

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Lanao del Sur PLGU capacitates first responders on emergency response

Emergency responders demonstrate water rescue skills during the 15-day Emergency Medical Technician and Emergency Response Training initiated by the provincial government of Lanao del Sur in partnership with Rescue Recon Philippines. (PIA Lanao del Sur)

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--The Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur has partnered with the Rescue Recon-Philippines for the conduct of a 15-day Emergency Medical Technician and Emergency Response Training (EMT-ERT) to capacitate the province's first disaster responders.

A total of 223 individuals from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), Municipal DRRMOs, and line agencies completed the training conducted in three batches from November 1 to December 15, 2022.

Provincial Vice Governor Mohammad Khalid Rakiin Adiong said one of the weaknesses that they have seen is the lack of training for responders which is why they initiated the EMT-ERT.

"Isang opportunity na hindi natin ipinagsawalang bahala lalo pa na ang nagbigay ng intensive training na ito ay subok na sa larangan emergency response at higit kilala sa maraming parte ng mundo - ang Rescue Recon," he said emphasizing that every disaster requires specific response skills.

[An opportunity that we did not take for granted especially since the intensive training was given by Rescue Recon which has been tested in the field of emergency response and is known in many parts of the world.]

The vice governor said the EMT-ERT is one of the provincial government's initiatives to further boost their DRRM efforts.

For his part, Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. said the training was the result of their desire to prepare the response teams of each local government unit in the province to appropriately respond to disasters and calamities.

He said it also serves as an encouragement for local chief executives of the province to strengthen their DRRM programs and fulfill their mandate as stated in Republic Act 10121 or the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.

The governor said the success of the efforts of the provincial government can only be measured if the LGUs will continue and complement these until all the constituents in Lanao del Sur are secure and can safely face calamities. (APB/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)

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