NDRRMC defends shake drill

         

                     

Usec. Alexander Pama | by Rita Salonga                

The government has taken into consideration the massive effect in the economy, traffic and safety of the public that is why they announced the latest shake drill nationwide.

NDRRMC Executive Director Usec. Alexander Pama made the statement after critics stated that there was no trill and the public were not surprised with the recently concluded shake drill because they were aware that it was happening.

Also, most of the scenarios that were staged were the same scenes that they simulated in the first earthquake drill.

In an interview after the shake drill, Usec. Pama said that the country will be losing billions of pesos and will create a massive traffic problem if they government did not announce the drill.

“Posible yun, kaya ang ginagawa natin graduated, para mabawasan yung tinatawag kong organized confusion, kung biglaan nga natin, e kung yung kuryente at saka communications natin ayaw pa nating putulin muna sa exercise, e kung biglain natin na talagang realistic, e billion pesos ang mawawala sa ekonomiya, yung abala.”

Pama added that this will create chaos and the people will be angry because they were not informed.
In the assessment of Pama, the shake drill was a success.

“Alam mo sa laki ng kumplikasyon, nasa, kumplikado yung mga dapat nating gawin, pag bigla tayong mag unannounced baka talagang gulo lang ang mangyari so ang ginagawa natin. if you notice, ang reality kesa yung basta na lamang biglang gagawin, e kung ngayon pa lang, kahapon pa lang marami nang nagrereklamo e, so para ba tayong sala sa lamig, sala sa init, gusto natin na gawin na walang abiso, e nagkahetot-hetot, nagkaleche leche.”
(with DZRH Florante Rosales)