The provincial government of Negros Oriental strengthened its emergency response and disaster readiness with four patient transport vehicles (PTVs) and a skid steer loader.
These vehicles will boost the province’s capacity to respond swiftly during medical emergencies and disaster operations, ensuring faster, safer, and more efficient service to communities across Negros Oriental, the Capitol said.
The vehicles were blessed March 23 by Fr. Dodong Ruiz, with Governor Chaco Sagarbarria, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Adrian Sedillo, and Board Member Erwin Macias, among others, in attendance.
The provincial government and several of its towns and cities, meanwhile, were recognized by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-Negros Island Region and the Office of Civil Defense-NIR for disaster response readiness and initiatives to achieve resilient communities.
The LGUs were evaluated last year, based on their compliance to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation and recovery, with the assessment was held last year, per the Philippine Information Agency Negros Oriental report.
Aside from the provincial government, the other LGUs awarded March 23 in Dumaguete City, were Amlan, Ayungon, Bais, Basay, Bayawan, Bindoy, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Mabinay, Manjuyod, Pamplona, San Jose, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Valencia, and Zamboanguita. ||
