I learned a lot from the Disaster Preparedness and Search and Rescue Workshop spearheaded by the DepEd DRRMs Office for DepEd employees. We, participants, learned to save lives in such a short time, carried victims to safe places, met new sets of rescuers along the way, and gained wisdom from experienced officers from Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
It was hard and difficult days but all the participants did their share - area cordoning, hailing, cribbing, and shoring. The participants were very serious in doing their tasks at hand.
What struck me most was the parting words given by one of our trainers, "I know that you learned a lot from us. Hopefully, these newly-earned skills MAY NOT BE PUT TO USE IN YOUR LIFETIME!"
