Quezon City: With “volunteerism” becoming a buzzword for 2013 mainly due to the devastation brought about by Typhoon Yolanda, the government once again emphasizes the need to recognize community heroes and their efforts not only in emergency response but in nation-building as well.
The national awardees for the Individual Category are Arvin O. Marabiles and Demetrio P. Anduyan, Jr. Marabiles from Davao City formed the Saint Francis Xavier Trabungco Mountaineering Club Search and Rescue Group (SFX TRABMOC), which is the only volunteer emergency response group in Northern Davao. He personally assists SFX TRABMOC in its emergency missions and has come so far as joining the search, rescue, and retrieval operations during the Compostela Valley landslide in December 2012. |
