QUEZON City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Tuesday directed city hall officials to study the possibility of requiring high-rise buildings to have helipads.
He said helipads would prove valuable in times of emergencies, as helicopters would be used for air surveillance, search and rescue, and medical and troop transport.
Bautista made the call in a recent meeting of the city development council, where various project proposals and ideas were pitched.
“We have to think of the future where commuting by air would probably be affordable. But more than that, having helipads would be put to good use, especially when there’s a need for an air medical evacuation,” he said.
Bautista, in the past, openly discussed his desire to acquire a helicopter that would be used by the city disaster risk reduction management office, the Quezon City Police District, and the city’s Department of Public Order and Safety.