Mactan-Cebu International Airport, lumahok sa earthquake at fire drill

Mactan-Cebu International Airport, lumahok sa earthquake at fire drill;  Paliparan, handa din sa dagsa ng mga pasahero ngayong Semana Santa

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00:00 Back to Cebu International Airport,

00:02 the preparations for the arrival of passengers for the Holy Week are in full swing.

00:06 And among their preparations are the bantan of candles and fire.

00:12 Jesse Etienza of PTV Cebu in the center of the news.

00:15 In the middle of the flying and landing of airplanes,

00:27 employees, staff, and responders seriously prepared and prepared

00:33 for an earthquake and fire drill at Bactan Cebu International Airport.

00:38 Rescuers one by one took out the injured people.

00:43 They immediately examined and gave first aid to the injured.

00:47 The uninjured were also removed.

00:51 After more than an hour, the drill was also completed and an evaluation was conducted.

00:58 Of course, this activity is very important.

01:00 You know why?

01:01 Because we are trying to address our operational readiness when it comes to emergency.

01:06 And we know for a fact that force majeure or acts of nature cannot be prevented.

01:12 What we can do only in this is to minimize the possible damage

01:17 or the possible effect of this kind of emergency.

01:21 So we're also doing this in preparation for the faults are already moving.

01:29 In Japan, they're moving.

01:31 We are expecting, actually.

01:33 It's not a matter of if, but it's a matter of when,

01:36 especially in Metro Manila, the West Valley Fault.

01:42 They're seeing that it's very ripe to move.

01:45 We're repeating this earthquake drill over and over again.

01:51 We are overlearning things, because everything should be second nature.

01:56 Meaning, no time to panic.

01:59 Meanwhile, the passengers are also ready to board this Christmas.

02:07 According to the guidance of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority,

02:11 they're expecting to reach more than 30,000 passengers this week.

02:18 Our job with our help desk is to make sure that their arrival is seamless.

02:26 And they will not encounter problems.

02:28 They will be able to go to their destination as soon as possible with minimum inconvenience.

02:36 We have men in uniform, more visible, to discourage people from becoming more unruly.

02:44 We have double-checked and made sure that all of our systems are operational.

02:52 From PTV Cebu, I'm Jesse Atienza for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.

02:58 (upbeat music)