Pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 10121, preparedness and mitigation are key strategies in reducing disaster risk. This activity seeks to intensify and level-up earthquake preparedness of the schools and local communities. The activity aims to generate the highest level of awareness among the public on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) concerns and to assess the capacity level of the school and the community in the eventuality of disasters and emergencies.
All public and private schools are enjoined to participate in the said drill and are enjoined to integrate challenging activities during the drill such as tsunami evacuation, fire after the earthquake, blockage of identified evacuation route which will be specific to the school situation.
Close coordination of the school with the Regional and Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMC) and all other concerned agencies is encouraged prior to the conduct of the simultaneous nationwide drill to ensure its success.
A post activity report shall be submitted by the schools to the division offices (DOs) for consolidation. The regional offices (ROs) shall submit a consolidated report to the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) at the Central Office (CO) on or before December 21, 2012. The following documents and source materials are enclosed for guidance:
Enclosure No. 1 - How to Conduct an Earthquake Drill in School
Enclosure No. 2 - Earthquake Drill Evaluation Form
Enclosure No. 3 - School Earthquake Drill Report Form
Enclosure No. 4 - Report Consolidation Outline for Division Offices
Enclosure No. 5 - Division/Regional Summary Drill Report Outline
Regional Summary Drill Report should be sent through email address drrmodeped@gmail.com or through telefax no.: (02) 637-4933.
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