After I joined and finished the WISAR training, I can say that I am now more equipped with the skills and knowledge in patient management that I might need during emergencies. But what’s next? As a thrill lover, I always want to explore things and activities that make my adrenaline rush. And being a [...]
Grueling - this is how we define our training on Wilderness Search and Rescue Philippines which consists of 9 weekends of non-stop physical and mental pain and exhaustion to the point of almost thinking to quit. We were informed to prepare ourselves physically and mentally before the training started. However, none of us expected the [...]
TEOFREDO ‘TED’ T. ESGUERRA is the Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response Unit (EPDRU) Crisis Lead of the Energy Development Corporation; the Expedition & Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Physician of the Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition Team and the Voyage of the Balangay; and the Expedition Doctor of the EDC Exploration in the Andes, South America last [...]
1. Doki Natividad 2. Erwin Nayn Ranola 3. Jake Hernandez -- 4. Clyde Jose Yayong -- 5. Marc Laisa -- 6. Doc bernadette Velasco 7. Arlene Bolante -- 8. Weller Fernandez 9. Jun "Cubao 25" Garcia 10. Jhe Relopez 11. Joel Panelo 12. Ernest Toralba 13. Arvin Carandang 14. Nino Lopez 15. Des Alimbuyuguen 16. [...]
These are the people who serve as the pillars of WISAR training and started the WISAR Batch1. 1. Doc Ted 2. Doc Cecil 3. Buboy Lagunday 4. Fred Jamili 5. Eugene Boco 6. Michael Odiongan 7.Justin Aliganga 8. Mela Condor DOC TED ESGUERRA, is the Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Reponse Unit (EPDRU) Crisis Lead of [...]
Membership Committee Head: Atty. Patrick Tetangco Members: Batch 1 - Doki Natividad Batch 2 - CJ Custodio, Wilson Albert galapon Batch 3 - Sharie Agustin, Weng Topasi batch 4 - Russelle Jamili 2. Secretariat Committee Head: Jonie Villareal Asst: Gladys Fresnoza Members: Des Alimbuyuguen Dang delos Angeles Sharie Agustin 3. Training Committee Head: Justin Aliganga [...]
Wilderness Search and Rescue (WISAR) Philippines conducted an event last May 14-15 2016 called "WISAR Kids Booth Camp", held in Spring of Life Adventure Camp (SLAC). The sole purpose was to share knowledge for disaster preparedness and Wilderness Introduction. After months of posting the event in social media, and support from WISAR members, an unexpected [...]
International search and rescue (isar) conference 2014 Wilderness Search And Rescue Philippines participates in the 4th International Search And Rescue Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISAR 2014 intends to focus more on performance than on policies and procedures. The MH 370 incident has demonstrated beyond doubt, that all modern nations have comprehensive policies for SAR. [...]
1ST RESCUE M.A.R.C.H. ORANGE HELMET formed by Martin T. Aguda Jr. has organized the RESCUE MARCH as assisted by MMDA Cora Jimenez, Emergency Response Integration Center (ERIC), and ExTribe The succesful event was joined by USEC Alex Pama of OCD, General Manager of MMDA, Col Ilagan of MMDA, Art Valdez of Mt. Everest Expedition Team, [...]
TYPHOON HAIYAN Less than a month after the Bohol Earthquake, the Visayas Region was yet again placed under a different kind of threat. After the earth shook, wind and rain descended upon the Islands of Visayas. Thousadns perished with thousands more missing. Again, WISAR Team responded to the cries of help. Now broken into 2 [...]
