Isla LPG Villanueva Plant recently participated in the Rescue MARCH Challenge (Mass Assembly for Rescue and Care for Humanity) spearheaded by STEAG State Power Inc., an independent power producer operating in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.
The Challenge is an activity that aims to simulate an anticipated big earthquake and how rescuers would respond to such an emergency.
Presuming that roads and transportation would be unavailable, rescuers would have to withstand going on foot across the city to search for survivors.”¯They must also be able to properly run life-saving emergency procedures.
The program was also organized to show appreciation to the various rescue and emergency first responders around the municipalities of Tagaloan and Villanueva, such as the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, and Philippine Red Cross.
The sole private company invited was Isla LPG Villanueva Plant, assisted by Shell Bitumen.
In the total distance, the responders traveled 6.3 kilometers on foot, in their respective rescue uniforms with PPEs (personal protective equipment).
“This march was an endurance test for the responders; with direct sunlight and heat combined with the full PPE covering and exhaustion, it was indeed a challenge”•which the responders handled well,” said Clark Publico, ILC Villanueva Plant operations executive.
The march lasted for an hour. Compared to the actual emergency response, this proved that the ILC Emergency Response Team is truly capable and prepared in the event of disasters.