Mindanaotoday.com | 223 LDS responders grateful to finish EMT-ERT course
By: Claire Gigje
MARAWI CITY – At least 223 responders in Lanao del Sur province graduated from the Emergency Medical Technician Course and Emergency Response Training (EMTC-ERT) initiated by the provincial government, and all these completers were found showing delightedness.
Disaster responder Amenodin Radja-alam said the training he went through is beneficial to his community, especially since this could be utilized during a time of disaster.
He stated that they were happy to participate in face-to-face training with actual execution of actions as previously, they only had lectures.
“This is a big help to the society in Lanao del Sur because this [training] only happens rarely. We learned a lot. When it comes to tragedies and calamities, we can use this,” he said.
Amad Alonto who is an executive assistant of the provincial government of Lanao del Sur saw the EMT-ERT courses as a great chance to obtain enough proficiency on what to do when real disasters come their way.
“This is giving Lanao del Sur a wonderful opportunity. When there was a pandemic and siege, we did not know what to do. Now, we already have resilience and mastery over the actions to take for our fellowmen in times of calamities and disasters,” he said.
Meanwhile, Najib Alyhar Zacaria, the head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Marantao town, stressed that the offered EMT-ERT was highly important as this is one of the primary knowledge that needs to be instilled in first responders.
Although this is one of the expertise one would not wish to showcase, he believed that this should still be integrated as part of the preparedness initiative.
Zacaria stated that the success of this training can never be measured as disasters arrive with different intensities, however, he was grateful that the training capacitated them with basic skills.
“The disasters vary. They also evolve so it is only appropriate that we update the training the responders went through. Learning about disaster preparedness does not stop,” he said. (CRG | PIA-10 | Lanao del Sur)
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