Disaster management training in General Santos

Disaster management training in General Santos City (Philippines) is offered to public sector employees and hospitality staff.

This is part of the city’s effort to instill alertness and vigilance among the population.

Recently, training was conducted for the porters and vendors of the Bulaong Terminal on bomb threats and explosives.

ICLEI’s Resilient Communities & Cities Initiative is aimed at mainstreaming disaster resilience in the planning and decision-making processes of local governments. For more information please contact: resilient.communities@iclei.org.

General Santos City is one of 16 local governments in the Philippines that are currently Members of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability.  For more information on ICLEI and its activities in the Southeast Asia Region, please visit www.iclei.org/seasia.

Source:  “Bus Terminal Porters trained on Disaster Management”, General Santos City website at www.gensantos.gov.ph, 10 August 2007.