To educate its personnel on different disaster preparedness skills and protocols, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday led the celebration of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) this July.
Led by Education Secretary Leonor Briones – through DepEd’s National Risk Reduction and Management Service – the agency organized a three -day celebration of NDRM at the Central Office in Pasig City.
Based on the data from DepEd – from SY 2009-2010 up to SY 2017-2018 – it showed that there were a total of 43, 810 schools that experienced natural hazards while 29, 949 schools documented impacts of human-induced hazards. “More than impeding the provision of education, these hazards threaten and affect both the lives of students and personnel as well as loss of educational resources and investments,” DepEd added.
DepEd’s celebration highlighted the Disaster Preparedness Day and Fire Square Roadshow through simultaneous booths and demonstrations on first aid and other activities related to disaster preparedness. DepEd said that the DRRMS aims to ensure that all offices, schools, learners, and personnel “are safe and resilient to risks and impacts of disasters and emergencies arising from natural and human-induced hazards.”
The Comprehensive DRRM in Education Framework was issued as contained in DepEd Order No. 37 in 2015. It aims to “guide DRRM efforts in the basic education sector towards resilience-building in offices and schools” and to “ensure that quality education is continuously provided and prioritized even during disasters and/or emergencies.”
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