Metro Manila to conduct earthquake drills on July 30

All cities and municipalities of Metro Manila are set to their disaster response plans in a metro-wide earthquake drill on July 30. The drill will be conducted for one hour from 10:30 am to 11:30 am, according to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino. Original plans called for power and communication lines to be shut down, but Tolentino said this proposal was not approved. The MMDA hopes all schools, hospitals, malls, call centers, offices and the government will participate in the drill and take it seriously. Meanwhile, Pasig City will conduct another earthquake drill on the same day in the evening from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the city’s Ortigas business district.

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