Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Central Visayas Center for Health Development

June 24, 2024 ADVANCE COPY

Dr. Juanito T. Tiu
Chief of Hospital II
St. Anthony Mother and Child Hospital
Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City, Cebu 6045

Dear Dr. Tiu,

It is a known fact that the Philippines is exposed to natural disasters and calamities due to its
geographical location. In addition, man-made disasters, crimes and acts of terrorism put the
lives of the Filipinos at stake. All of these emergency situations, whether natural or man-made,
are generally referred to as incidents, which is an occurrence, requiring response actions to
prevent or minimize loss of life, or damage to property and the environment.

While responding to these occurrences, several gaps were identified in the emergency
management system. It is for this reason that the Mass Casualty Management (MCM) System
came about. Overall, MCM system enhances disaster response by ensuring the protection of
the responders and the victims, the achievement of tactical objectives, and the efficient use of
resources and applying the MCM System at all levels will help us avoid the same mistakes
that we did in the past incidents.

In line with this, we would like to invite Dr. Benjamin B. Balaoro, Jr. to attend the 4th
Coordinative Meeting for Mass Casualty Management (MCM) and as subject Matter
Expert on July 05, 2024 at 9:00AM at Regional Health Emergency Management Services
(RHEMS) Office Conference Room, DOH CVCHD, Osmeña Blvd., Sambag II, Cebu City.

For queries, please contact Mr. Emil John J. Arevalo, Nurse II at (032) 260-9740 local 103
or 09435683298 / 09451576004 or email us at hems@ro7.doh.gov.ph. for confirmation.

DOH-CVCHD anticipates a favorable response.

Very truly yours,

JAIME S. BERNADAS, MD, MGM, CESO III

Regional Director

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