Pangasinan rises from tragedy to form own rescue team

CEBU, Philippines - For years, countless storms and typhoons have ravaged the province of Pangasinan, including Typhoon Emong back in 2009. The town of Sual was one of the most devastated areas in the province. But instead of becoming a hindrance, the local government took the brutal aftermath of Emong as an inspiration to come up with their very own Rescue Team. Today, they are the ones eagerly responding to emergency situations in and around the 19 barangays of Pangasinan and its neighboring towns. 

This Thursday night, as part of the month-long second anniversary special of GMA-7’s Rescue, join Arnold Clavio and get to meet the dedicated individuals behind Pangasinan’s Rescue Team.

Witness some of the team’s most memorable and most gripping rescue efforts starting off with the rescue operation of an entire family as a full-grown mango tree knocked over their house. In another incident, witness how the group responds to a vehicular accident involving a bus that left more than 14 people injured.

Meanwhile, following the success in Davao, the entire team of Rescue in coordination with the GMA Regional TV group, visited Dagupan City for another leg of its disaster preparedness seminar. At the height of Typhoon Ferdie, the entire Rescue team, led by Clavio, went all the way to Dagupan to give Pangasinenses a seminar featuring useful and practical tips on how to stay safe in times of calamities on top of the Kapuso Barangayan held in Barangay Pogo Grande.

Catch all these in the Pangasinan Special of Rescue, tonight after Saksi on GMA-7. (FREEMAN)