Select members of DRRM frontliners from various barangays are currently undergoing an intensive learning experience designed to give emergency responders in the barangays of San Nicolas a solid working knowledge on water safety, survival, and basic skills on rescue.
Started on Monday, April 24, the 7-day ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ covers the fundamentals of water safety and survival tactics when faced with water emergency. The program particularly dwells more on lessons and techniques to surviving on any bodies of water, which could make the difference between life and death situation. The knowledge and skills learned in this training are suited to address common water emergency situations especially during disasters such as typhoons and flashfloods.
Conducted in partnership with ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, an advocacy organization promoting water safety and survivalism, the training is preparatory to the launching of the โ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐโ program aimed at making ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ -๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
The opening ceremonies of the activity was graced by ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฌ-๐๐ง๐ซ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ณ. She is joined by DRRM Officer ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ; DRRM advocate, Typhoon Yolanda survivor and urban planner ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ; Survivalist Philippines’ secretary ๐๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ณ, who is an active collaborator of Safe Kids-Philippines and currently Master Teacher and DRRM official at Commonwealth Elementary School; and Trainers ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ and ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐รฑ๐ from the Emergency Medical Service of Pangasinan PDRRMO.
โAlam natin na malaking problema sa buong bansa ang pagkalunod o drowning kaya nais nating bigyan ito ng atensyon sa ating bayan dahil layunin natin na sa paglunsad ng programang ito ay mabigyan ng sapat na kaalaman at kapabilidad ang ating mga DRRM frontliners na kanila namang ituturo sa kanilang komunidad upang lumawak ang kapasidad ng ating mga kababayan patungo sa nilalayon nating makatatak ng zero drowning incident sa ating bayan bawat taon,โ saad ni Mayor Alice.
PAFR TSgt ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ, president of Survivalist Philippines and Philippine Coast Guard-certified rescue trainer, serves as the head trainer of the intense and challenging program tailored to capacitate the participants with the tactics and techniques on water safety, survival and rescue basics that they can download to their respective constituents. He used to be a part of the PAFR Rescue Group based in Boracay Island and served as Search and Rescue (SAR) Supervisor of Pangasinan PDRRMO under the command of Ret. Col. Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro.
“We are now facing more disasters than wars, and most of these disasters are water-related emergencies due to increased intensity of storm surges and flooding due to global sea level rise. Not to mention the day-to-day water-related emergencies we are facing because of the presence of so many water bodies in our midst that act as magnet to people from all walks of life. Therefore, we need to build an army of Water Survival Champions to prepare our communities to hurdle this emerging challenge of our time,” he noted.
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