MMDA to Launch Earthquake Preparedness Website Next Week

In line with government efforts to sustain an educational campaign on the risks and dangers of a strong earthquake should it hit Metro Manila and nearby towns, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will launch next week a website dedicated to earthquake preparedness.

The website will contain, among other things, vital information on how to survive a strong temblor in case it hits the metropolis and will familiarize the public on do’s and don’t’s before, during and after an earthquake occurs.

The website can be accessed through www.bepreparedmetromanila.com

According to Chairman Francis Tolentino, the website aims to promote pro-active participation and wide-range information dissemination about earthquake readiness and risk reduction.

“The main premise of the website is to inculcate the importance of preparedness in these challenging times. I am urging everyone to visit the website and try to learn as much information as they can,” Tolentino said.

The website contains an atlas of the Valley Fault System, a video of the Greater Metro Manila Area Risk Analysis conducted by Ausaid, and contact numbers of national and local emergency response units.

It also features a detailed description of the MMDA’s Oplan Metro Yakal, the agency’s disaster contingency measure.

“We have started program linkage with concerned government agencies and those in the private sector to be able to pool all resources and services that might be necessary to sustain the campaign,” Tolentino said.

Source: www.mmda.gov.ph