EIGHT NEIGHBORING local government units (LGUs) in the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley have signed a pact for joint disaster response measures, including shared trainings to strengthen rescue skills. Tagum City, capital of Davao del Norte and the lead LGUs for the alliance, will conduct the technical trainings for rescuers in the seven other LGUs and develop the operating procedures for the united response and relief operations. Part of the alliance are Panabo City, and the municipalities of Asuncion, New Corella, Braulio E. Dujali and Carmen in Davao del Norte; and the municipalities of Maco and Mawab in Compostela Valley. In a statement, Tagum City said the memorandum of understanding among the LGUs will strengthen and expand the existing practice of assisting each other during calamities.

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