If and when the “Big One” strikes, only about 30 percent of the rescue personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) may actually be able to respond since the rest are likely to become earthquake victims themselves.Hence the need to train more volunteers, of whom the MMDA apparently has plenty. \r\nBased on online registrations that peaked during Thursday’s(July 30) Metro-wide “Shake Drill,” around 1.2 million people want to help and be called to action once the scenarios played out during the July 30 exercise happen for real, according to MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino. |
