 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. The Office of Civil Defense, in coordination with the city government of Dagupan, has chosen island barangay Pugaro as pilot site for tsunami preparedness, says OCD Regional Director Andrew Alex Uy (holding microphone) during the KBP Forum at the Philippine Information Agency. City Administrator Vladimir Mata (left), for his part, says that the city is embarking on non-structural means of preparation thru massive information and education campaign among the populace. (JCR/Rolan Naoe/PIA1-Pangasinan) |