CONSTRUCTION works are up for Iloilo City Action and Response (ICare) Command Center at Gaisano Iloilo City Center (ICC) along Diversion Road in Mandurriao district.

The 375 square meters site provided by Gaisano Capital Group of Companies hosts the state-of-the-art five-story facility.

Mayor Jerry Treñas thanked big businesses for their support to the initiatives to provide resilient and sustainable development and create conducive climate for investors to settle in the metropolis.

Expected to be completed later this year, ICare will house the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO), and police and fire stations.

Also being constructed is ICare satellite in Barangaty Calumpang, Molo.

The same will be established in other districts to respond immediately to emergencies and urgent situations.

It will have an ambulance, police patrol and fire truck. (PR)