{"id":55202,"date":"2015-07-12T14:16:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T06:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=55202"},"modified":"2015-07-12T14:16:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T06:16:48","slug":"all-set-for-first-metro-wide-earthquake-drill-on-july-30-mmda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/12\/all-set-for-first-metro-wide-earthquake-drill-on-july-30-mmda\/","title":{"rendered":"All set for first Metro-wide earthquake drill on July 30 — MMDA\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MMDA Chairman Atty. Francis Tolentino. Photo courtesy of MMDA’s official Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — All is set for the first Metro Manila-wide earthquake drill on July 30, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino said on Sunday as he urged everybody to participate and cooperate.<\/p>\n

Tolentino said the drill will cover 16 cities and one town in Metro Manila, involving 12 million people.<\/p>\n

To signal the start of the drill, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. and last for a full hour until 11:30 a.m., Tolentino said sirens and fire alarms will blare and church bells will ring.<\/p>\n

He said Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum will announce on radio and television stations that “a magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck along the West Valley Fault.”<\/p>\n

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will also help in disseminating the information by sending a text blast to residents to announce the drill.<\/p>\n

Metro Manila will be divided into four evacuation areas: Intramuros Golf Course in the west; Veterans Memorial Medical Center Golf Course in the north; Light Rail Transit (LRT) 2 depot in the east; and Villamor Air Base Golf Course in the south.<\/p>\n

Tolentino also clarified that power and communications lines will not be interrupted during the drill.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Phivolcs is studying if there is a connection between the West Valley Fault and the East Valley Fault as part of the preparation for the anticipated strong quake or the “Big One.”<\/p>\n

Ishmael C. Narag, OIC Seismological, Observation and Earthquake Prediction Division of Phivolcs, said the study is very important in order for them to determine if this would cause longer rupture.<\/p>\n

“Part of the study that we are doing is to know if there is a connection between the West Valley Fault and the East Valley Fault. If there is a connection, that would cause longer rupture,” Narag said during a recent meeting with officials of the MMDA in Makati City.<\/p>\n

Narag said there is a possibility that when the West Valley Fault shakes, it would trigger the East Valley Fault.<\/p>\n

“So if the WVF moves, it increases the stress towards the adjacent faults,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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