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32 survive grueling
mountain
emergency - first responder
course
THIRTY-TWO mountaineers including four women survived the Mountain Emergency First Responder Course held May 23-29 at
the Datu Lipus Makapandong Eco-tourism Park in Lapag, Karaos of San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur.
The four female graduates are all from Davao City. Two of them are teachers of the Ateneo De Davao Grade School - Ana
Luz R. Faustino and Shielah Mae C. Suelto while the others are Guy Marie T. Antonio and Krishna C. Duran, both employees of
a food chain company. They were even tougher than the three other guys who quit earlier during the course conducted by the
Adventuring Philippine Outdoors Integrating Service in Mountaineering Inc. (APOISM) and Coalition of Active Dabawenyos in
Restoring the Abused Environment Inc. (CADRAE) through the Advocacy for Life Saving and Response Management for Emergency
and Disaster (ALARMED) Program.
The successful week-long activity was presented by the provincial government headed by its Gov. Maria Valentina G. Plaza
and organized by the Provincial Disaster Management Center under Action-Officer Roberto `Tatang` Natividad.
Carrying their own mandatory equipment that included a maximum of 30-liter backpack, they were divided into four groups
with one female each. They learned on the proper climb preparation, equipments use and camp management, introduction to wilderness
first aid, basic life support, soft tissue injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, burns, poisoning, envenomation, shock, common
mountain medical emergency, lifting and moving of patient, introduction to search and rescue, environmental emergency and
elementary survival.
The instructors were APOISM president Razul Roy D. Demegillo and CADRAE vice-president and MFSM external vice-president
Ariel R. Guevara. Demegillo is an Emergency Medical Technician B and Rescue Technician, while Guevara is a Basic Mountaineering
Course Instructor and MOSAR Technician.
The other successful graduates were: DAVAO CITY - Jose Ramon Miguel L. Zaraspe IV, Harvey P. Estimada, Marvin L. Aniņon,
Eduardo D. Duterte, Roland B. Balaod, Norbert A. Cadeliņa, Bobby M. Nengasca, Mc Aldrin M. Pabang, Freddie M. Wariza, Ferdinand
Mario C. Faustino, Christian Robert M. Chi, Mark Christian M. Lucero, Mark Lester C. Sebandal, George Marcial H. Batoctoy,
and Jose Emmanuel A. Rivera. LGU - NEW BATAAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY - Arthur John V. Estrada, Guilbert A. Escobal, Ladislao P.
Bisnar Jr., and Rosauro Q. Badando. GENERAL SANTOS CITY (BAKTAS-MSU) - Von Benjie E. Ellis, Mohammad Faisal A. Kusin, Dion
Philip B. Santander, and Roel B. Cabigunda. KIAMBA, SARANGGANI PROVINCE - Marcelo P. Orobia and Christopher Ramel A. Talaogon.
DIGOS CITY (Hadams) - Rolando B. Aligway. COTABATO - Arthuro E. Ybarzabal and PANABO CITY - Ryan C. Caballes
The staff were composed of Joana Marie Osiones, Rey Olao, Noah Jumawan, Raniel Nocom, Rian Shotwel, Floris Jane Cesar,
Anthony Berame, Barry Lazarra, Randy Jalit, Edilberto Tugap, Joseph Braza, Georgia Mia Duremdes, and Dharyl Ian Rudis. And
with the Technical Support Staff from the province - SEARCH AND RESCUE AGUSAN SUR.
"There will be more Mountain Emergency - First Responder Course in the upcoming days" said Guevara.
-Boyet Tiu
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