Amid the confusion it created and the panicky reaction of the people at the downtown area, especially near the Bacolod Public Plaza, Bacolod City Councilor El Cid Familiaran has urged the police hierarchy to study public reaction on the surprised bomb drill and learn from it.
Familiaran, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Police Matters, stressed that the police should learn from the tremendous traffic and confusion among the people that the drill had caused. According to Familiaran, the people’s reaction should be studied by those who conducted the bomb drill as the same reaction will be encountered in the real bomb explosion incident. The councilor said that drills should be unannounced to make it more realistic but information related to the exercise should immediately be relayed to the public to avoid more confusion. There is a need for immediate coordination with members of the media so that the public will be informed and to prevent more panic and confusion, Familiaran added. He also said that the exercise was very much timely because of the current tension in Zamboanga City. Familiaran added that bomb explosion is normal in Zamboanga and some parts of Mindanao but it is a very rare scenario in Bacolod, which made the drill very important. Reports gathered by Watchmen Daily Journal revealed that roads from the north and south of Bacolod Public Plaza were closed to dramatize the bomb explosion scenario. Traffic was topsy-turvy for more than an hour as emergency re-routing was implemented around the downtown area./WDJ
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