Negros Occidental holds SIMEX for Kanlaon worst-case scenario
La Castellana DRRMO photoEven with the coronavirus threat, the provincial government of Negros Occidental conducted today, November 27, a simulation exercise (SIMEX) at the Capitol-run Mambukal Summer Resort in Murcia town to test its preparedness and response measures for a worst-case scenario should Kanlaon Volcano erupt.Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian, Provincial Disaster Management Program Division head, said the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council evaluated the plans, preparedness, response, and harmonized action of the province when there is an eruption.Those that joined the exercise included representatives from La Castellana, Moises Padilla, La Carlota City, Murcia, Pontevedra, Hinobaan, Talisay City, Canlaon City in Negros Oriental, and other concerned go...