Wazzup Pilipinas!
Because readiness is the key to survival.
The
country has been hit by a series of earthquakes in recent months. PAGASA has
also officially announced the start of the rainy season. In the next few
months, we can expect typhoons and other weather disturbances to enter
Philippine area of responsibility every now and then. What are we doing to keep
ourselves and our families safe? One of the most important tools that you can
have in the midst of an emergency is a survival kit, and you can now carry
around your own survival guide with you through your mobile phone.
In
partnership with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(NDRRMC) and app developer Tudlo, Smart Communications came up with the
Batingaw mobile app – a handy mobile guide that educates users on
disaster-preparedness and gives them tools that can be used in emergency
situations. With the Batingaw app, the mobile phone can be a more powerful
addition to the family’s emergency survival kit.
The Batingaw app was
designed to aggregate important and timely disaster and emergency
preparedness updates from government agencies and citizens. With the built-in
tools, the app can let you do all these and more:
1. Know what to do to
prepare for and survive disasters like flood, earthquake, fire, tsunami,
cyclone, and more.
2. Set off a siren
to alert and call the attention of your family or community.
3. Let family and
friends know that you are safe by simply pressing the “I Am Safe” button.
4. Use your
phone as a flashlight.
5. Get to your
designated meeting place or evacuation site through a compass.
6. Be easily
tracked or easily call the attention of responders through a strobe light.
7. Get reliable
information from authorized government sources.
Now, we can boost our disaster preparedness with just a few
taps on our smart devices. Download Batingaw for free by searching the
Google Play Store or Apple App Store, or going to bit.ly/Batingaw-Android or bit.ly/Batingaw-iOS.
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