Buntis Congress

About 250 pregnant women avails free laboratory examination, pre-natal check-ups, ultrasound, beauty and dental care as the join in the Buntis Congress by the Pangasinan LGU with Provincial Health Office, Pangasinan Medical Society and Villasis LGU at Villasis, Pangasinan on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. The congress is a strategic approach aimed to boost the moral of pregnant women and increase awareness on the significance of facility-based delivery attended by skilled birth attendants, breastfeeding nutrition and family planning. Jojo Riñoza/MB

Simultaneous Earthquake Drill - Pangasinan, Philippines

• DAGUPAN CITY - Almost 6,000 students at Dagupan City National High School join in the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Wednesday, June 22, 2016.
• Ronald de Guzman, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said 16 schools and the Dagupan City Division office of the Department of Education held an earthquake simulation.
• Participating elementary schools are Leon-Francisco Maramba Elementary School (ES), Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar ES, Sabangan ES, Caranglaan Elementary School, North Central ES, Mangin ES, Tebeng ES, Bacayao ES, Juan P. Guadiz ES, Calmay ES, Pantal ES, West Central ES II, Malued ES, and Suit ES.
• De Guzman said this exercise is meant to raise awareness and develop a culture of preparedness among people should an earthquake hit the area.
• Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) provided assistance to the conduct of earthquake drills in three schools in the province.
• The public can also share their earthquake drill experience by posting a photo or video on social media doing the "duck, cover and hold" with #Pagyanig.
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