Mindanaotoday.com | BFP-Magsaysay drums up fire prevention, safety via coastal clean-up drive
By: Vincent Philip Bautista
MAGSAYSAY, Misamis Oriental – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Magsaysay station, in partnership with public and private stakeholders, held a Coastal Clean-Up drive at Barangay Poblacion in celebration of Fire Prevention Month with the theme, “Sa Pag-iwas sa Sunog, Hindi Ka Nag-iisa,” on March 5.
The coastal clean-up drive aims to drum up awareness of fire prevention and safety while also clearing the beaches of Magsaysay of debris and garbage, which started from the Fish Landing (Fish Port) to the tourism area in Barangay Poblacion. A breakfast party and feeding activity were also held after the clean-up drive.
Among those who participated were the personnel of the Philippine National Police-Magsaysay Station, the Linugos Eagles Club, the Hawksbill Eagles Club, the Linugos Ladies Eagles Club, SK Poblacion, barangay council heads, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Office (MDRRMO), and others.
Under President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s Proclamation No. 115-A, s. 1966, March is declared the official observation of Fire Prevention Month to provide awareness and education to prevent fire accidents in the country. (VPSB | PIA-10 | Misamis Oriental)
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