Earthquake drills and disaster preparations will continue in Metro Manila because these are necessary to better equip the people and to minimize the impact of a big quake that may shut down the country’s premier region, Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said on Sunday.

Coloma noted that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) had taken steps to mitigate effects of such disaster.

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