National preparedness is the shared responsibility of individuals, communities, private and

nonprofit sectors, faith-based organizations, and all levels of government. National preparedness
is strengthened through engagement and cooperation with international partners and organizations,
and the sharing of expertise, experiences, and best practices. Preparedness activities must be
considered on multiple levels (personal, business, and community-wide) for a community to be
fully ready for a disaster situation.
Disaster Response as defined in the RA 10121, is the provision of emergency services and public
assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduces health impacts,
ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected. Disaster response
is predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes called “disaster
relief”.
While the ability to respond to specified emergencies is important, it is arguably more important to
strengthen resilience so that communities may be better prepared for disaster events and the ensuing
recovery.

Public and private entities alike are not immune to disasters, whether man made or natural calamities
that can strike a workplace with little or no warning anytime. Corporate environment and business
operations in our localities are faced with the most prevalent range of events and threats/hazards caused
by unfriendly forces nature such as typhoon, flood, earthquake, and harsh seasonal weather condition
apart from disastrous accidents.