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train 10 college students each year as lifeguards, as
there is a high demand for part time lifeguards at
resorts during the summer months, thus this will give
them the ability to earn during summer to continue
their education, it would be a requirement that they
would do the swim-safe program for a minimum
of 4 days for 2 years in return for the training they
received.
The cost of this is only P43,000.00 to train 10
persons as qualified lifeguards.
Which also raises another point, what is a “Lifeguard”
(also often referred to as “Lifesavers”) this I feel is
one of the reasons that many resorts are not wishing
or willing to train or in many cases even employ a
lifeguard, even though the law states every Coastal
Beach Resort must.
A lifeguard is multi functional, they are in fact a
safety officer or first responder who is trained not
only in aquatic safety and rescue, but also in basic life
support and first aid, they can in fact respond to any
emergency, for example; Heart attack, electrocution,
accident, even choking, not just drowning. The
training we do also covers public relations, a must
if there is a serious emergency, also common things
that can occur such as sun burn, heat stroke, fainting,
cuts and abrasions and of course treatment of stings
from such things a jellyfish.
employer has available should there be no customers
using the pool, beach or the lifeguards duty area.
These are highly trained employees that any resorts
should be proud to have on their staff.
Report by Margaret Claire Layug/NB, GMA News
on Line March 22nd 2018
Those who are planning to go swimming during
the Holy Week are advised to take precaution as
drowning was found to be the leading cause of death
in the Philippines during the season. According to
Sandra Aguinaldo’s report on “24 Oras”, 59 people
drowned during the Holy Week from 2013 to 2016.
This was according to GMA News Research, citing
data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction &
Management Council (NDRRMC).
People who drowned surpassed the number of
people who died of vehicular accidents during the
season.
Those we train are encouraged to be versatile in
their position, to assist is any work required, such
as cleaning, maintenance or any work that their
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