To
maintain the safety and security of shoppers, Tutuban Center recently conducted
an bomb explosion and simulation exercise to test the capability of its
emergency response team.
The
simulated exercise was also meant to determine the strength and weaknesses of
its Disaster Emergency Response Team (DERT) in responding to emergency situations
and enhance its response procedures when dealing with delicate situations.
Tutuban’s
Assistant Vice President-Safety and Compliance, Ted Mosquito, led the activity
in close coordination and collaboration with PNP Police Station 2 to comply
with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Council (NDRRMC)
manual and its implementing rules. The station, located at Nolasco corner Morga
Streets in Tondo, Manila, has jurisdiction over Tutuban, and is headed by
P/Supt. Nick Pinion.
“We have conducted
this activity on a yearly basis in our efforts to serve our customers better,
and maintain a safe and secure shopping center. By doing so, we also train and
equip with enough knowledge and awareness our DERT staff, our tenants,
employees and contracted service providers on how to respond and react properly
in this kind of emergency,” explains Mosquito.
The
activity was conducted in two phases: preparation and actual. Preparation
involved coordination, collaboration and meetings with concerned offices/units
and careful planning in terms of personnel and logistics, and the actual, where
there were lectures, briefings and rehearsals of Tutuban’s DERT and other
participants to ensure success.
Bottom
line, the participants were proven effective and efficient in performing their
individual roles and assigned tasks when responding to this type of emergency.
There were
a total of 168 registered participants, comprised mostly of Tutuban personnel
and police officers from Precincts 6 and 7 both under Police Station 2. Other
units that participated include the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD),
the Special Reaction Unit (SRU), Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) and the
Manila Traffic Bureau, plus other Manila Police Department (MPD) units headed
by no less than P/Senior Superintendent Carlito Felicano.
Tutuban Center is located along C.M. Recto Avenue in Manila and is open
daily from 9 a.m. to 12 midnight. Visit our Facebook page Fb.com/TutubanCenter,
follow us at Twitter and Instagram accounts, @TutubanCenter.
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