The Municipality of Subic through its Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRMC) under the supervision and leadership of Mayor Jay F. Khonghun joined the First Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on April 21, 2016 dubbed as the 2016 Pagyanig Challenge. Duck, Cover and Hold was strictly followed by all municipal employees and the 16 barangays of Subic. PNP, BFP and the Subic Public Order and Safety Office (SPOSO) Rescue Team likewise performed search and rescue to the injured personnel as part of the drill.
The quarterly conduct of drills aims to prepare the Local Government Units in responding to different types of disasters. The activity was concluded with a sharing of observations from the participants as well as from the DRRMO Ricardo F. Otero, Jr. and the team who led the drill on the areas for improvement to ensure the security and safety of the people during disasters.