The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Friday lauded the performance of the participating uniformed services for the First OCD Rescuelympics which was organized by the agency in line with the observance of National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM).
The Philippine Air Force claimed the championship title, followed by the Philippine Navy in 2nd place, the Philippine Coast Guard in 3rd place, the Philippine Army in 4th place, and the Philippine Marines in 5th place.
The Rescuelympics was geared toward demonstrating evacuation protocols and procedures with specially designed obstacle courses to assess the responders’ capabilities. Rex Espiritu
Uniformed services received the awards during the NDRM Culminating Activity organized by OCD on Wednesday at AFPCOC, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
The agency also facilitated knowledge transfer sessions on the Harmonized National Contingency Plan (HNCP) for the Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake due to the movement of the West Valley Fault and conducted simulation exercises for the uniformed services as part of the NDRM activities.
