Makati hiring 70 for Command Center

Makati City is in need of at least 70 people for the Makati Command Center – the city’s central emergency dispatching and monitoring hub which is scheduled to start operating on a 24-hour basis starting next month.

Joselito Salgado, public information chief, said the city is now looking for individuals who are keen on receiving and answering emergency calls from residents and locators within the city.

Successful applicants will serve as the center’s personnel tasked to provide emergency assistance on line. As a prerequisite, Salgado said applicants should be knowledgeable in various computer applications; basic functions, principles and practices of law enforcement agencies; and first aid.

"Since they are going to receive emergency calls, it’s important that they are experienced in first aid applications and familiar with any nature of emergencies while medical personnel are in transit," he said.

Applicants are also required to possess typing skills or word processing at a rate of 30 words per minute and should be conversant in oral and written communication, both English and Filipino.

"We require personnel who can deliver messages in clear, brief and concise manner, know how to assess and prioritize emergency situations while remaining calm and using sound, independent judgment," Salgado said.

Salgado said candidates will be screened by the Urban Development Department (UDD) which is located at the fifth floor of the Old Makati City Hall building.

Interested persons can look for Ma. Rosela Ricaramara at the UDD. Successful applicants will be provided training.

The Makati Command and Control Center (Makati-C3) is a 24-hour emergency dispatching and monitoring center patterned after Rescue 911 in the United States.

The command center will involve the city’s key emergency response team – namely the Makati Police Department, the Makati Rescue Team, Makati Fire Department and the city’s Disaster Coordinating Council and the Public Safety Department. (Hannah L. Torregoza)

http://www.mb.com.ph/MTNN2006060666114.html

:thumb: Other Cities and Municipalities should create theirs too.

Makati activates security center

In Makati, the government activated its security center to prevent possible bombings in the country’s financial district.

Mayor Jejomar Binay ordered the Makati Command, Control and Communication Center – or Makati C3 – to maintain tight security particularly in the Central Business District (CBD).

“In these situations we must remain vigilant. Makati is fortunate to have the Command Center as a deterrent to such nefarious activities," Binay said in an article posted on the Makati City Web portal.

He also ordered the Makati C3, which was formed in 2006, to do round-the-clock monitoring of the CBD and the city’s 35 villages.

City police head Superintendent Cedric Train said in a separate interview that his men have increased their visibility in key areas in the city.

“Ang mga kapulisan natin ay double alert. Continuous ang pag-iikot ng ating kapulisan sa deployment zones at strategic areas at business establishments," Train said in an interview aired also on Unang Hirit.

[The Makati police are on double alert and have continuously made rounds at deployment zones, strategic areas, and business establishments.]

Binay said the Makati C3 would answer emergency calls from its community and dispatch response teams from police, fire, emergency health and rescue services and other public safety agencies.

It monitors the city through 11 closed circuit TV cameras (CCTVs) installed along Makati’s main thoroughfares. Some 50 global positioning system (GPS) devices have also been installed in the city’s emergency vehicles for quick location and dispatch during emergencies.

"We will keep watch over the city day and night. The city government concerns itself with the safety and security of its constituents and we will not hesitate to use all our resources to keep Makati peaceful and safe," Binay said.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/166913/Red-ale...Mindanao-blasts