SM Prime Holdings Inc. once again manifested its commitment to promote a global and national culture of disaster risk reduction by providing a fire tanker to the Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City on October 6, 2023.
(L-R): Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region Director Chief Superintendent Nahum Tarroza, Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc. President Ben Chua Ching Jr., Pasay City Congressman Antonino Calixto, SM Supermalls’ President Steven Tan, and Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc.’s Dionisio See Siu Chun
The turnover of the donated fire tanker was led by SM Supermalls’ President Steven Tan, and witnessed by Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto–Rubiano, Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region Regional Director Chief Superintendent Nahum Tarroza, and SM Supermalls’ Senior Assistant Vice President for Customer Relations Services Almus Alabe.
Mr. Ben Chua Ching Jr., President of Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc., and Mr. Dionisio See Siu Chun received the fire tanker on behalf of their organization.
(L-R): Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region Director Chief Superintendent Nahum Tarroza, SM Supermalls’ President Steven Tan, Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc. President Ben Chua Ching Jr., Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc.’s Dionisio See Siu Chun, and SM Supermalls’ Senior Assistant Vice President for Customer Relations Services Almus Alabe
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano
Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc. President Ben Chua Ching, Jr.
Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region Director Chief Superintendent Nahum Tarroza
The fire tanker is capable of supplying 5,000 gallons of water which is equivalent to five (5) fire trucks with 1,000 gallons of water capacity. Water discharge from said tanker will last 50 minutes of continuous discharge. The donated tanker can discharge water and at the same time be a source of water supply for other fire trucks.
It is the second fire tanker that SM Prime Holdings Inc. has turned over to the Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc.
A Memorandum of Agreement was also signed between SM and the Volunteer Fire Brigade. Mr. Steven Tan, in his speech, emphasized the importance of the partnership.
He said, “The partnership with the Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc. is one of the ways we help our communities by extending assistance to organizations that contribute to disaster risk reduction, including those that help in fire prevention and suppression.”
Pasay City Congressman Antonino Calixto was also present in the turnover ceremony.
SM Supermalls’ President Steven Tan
Pasay City Congressman Antonino Calixto
SM Supermalls’ Assistant Vice President for Corporate Compliance Group Atty. Pearl Turley
Memorandum of Agreement signing between SM Prime Holdings Inc. and Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City was witnessed by the Bureau of Fire Protection and Pasay City Government
SM Prime Holdings Inc, Pasay City government, and Volunteer Fire Brigade of Pasay City Inc. officials with the newly turned-over fire tanker.
The partnership plays a vital role in fire safety and disaster risk reduction.
