QUEZON CITY, Oct. 25 (PIA) -A summit that aims to train and educate the youth on how to respond during natural disasters such as typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and emergency situations like accidents was recently conducted by the Quezon City government.
The summit with the theme, “Strengthening Youth Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management” held at the QC Hall main building was participated by students from variuous QC high schools.
During the event, Mayor Herbert M. Bautista underscored the importance of training the youth in disaster preparedness and risk mitigation skills.
He said more training programs will be conducted in the future to teach the young people in other related areas such as first aid training and stress handling and management.
According to the mayor, the city government has been undertaking various efforts in disaster preparation by conducting trainings, seminars and workshops in different department, barangays, NGOs and NGAs to hone skills of volunteers, as well as citizens, in life-saving techniques.
As planned, QC will also have its own geo-spatial map that can be used in city emergency response operation; mainstreaming of GIS on DRRM; integration of QC’s EM system and development of the emergency operations plan; hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment for floods and earthquake; legal and institutional arrangement, and risk sensitive land use planning.