Bicol disaster responders told to be on call for ‘Big One’

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defense administrator and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), has told local officials here to be ready in case the “Big One” hits Metro Manila because they will be called on as first responders.

“The Bicol Region is known as ‘paradise of disasters’ and went through all types of disaster response efforts. In the event that the ‘Big One’ occurs, you will be called as first responders in the National Capital Region [NCR or