MODULE 4: DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

(Disasters from Different Perspectives)

GUTIERREZ, MOIRA ANN C.

GRADE 12 STEM-EINSTEIN
ANGEL JOY ABELIDO

WHAT I KNOW
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. D
14. B
15. C

WHAT’S IN
1. YES
2. NO
3. YES
4. YES
5. YES

WHAT’S NEW
1. I feel good after understanding the message of the poem.
2. I feel empowered
3. I am confident because of the knowledge I have, which allows me to
respond quickly and appropriately in the event of an emergency.
4. I feel great after realizing the impact the poem can have on its
reader
5. I feel no fear

WHAT’S MORE

1. Based on the video/article, what perspective/s of disaster does it

imply?
ANSWER: President Rodrigo Duterte has issued a proclamation
formally declaring a state of emergency. Following the health
crisis, the Philippines has declared a state of public health
emergency. The Department of Health and Human Services reported the
 first known local transmission of the new coronavirus disease
(Covid-19).
The proclamation would also facilitate the implementation of
mandatory reporting, intensify government response and measures,
and enforce quarantine and disease control prevention measures.

2. What do you think are the significant needs of the people in the
video/article?
ANSWER: full assistance and cooperation, as well as mobilizing the
necessary resources, to carry out critical, urgent, and appropriate
response and measures in a timely manner to mitigate and eliminate
the Covid-19 threat.

3. Do you agree with the perspective of the President in mitigating

the effect/s of the disaster?
ANSWER: YES
4. Suppose you have the authority to give suggestion/s to the
President in reducing the impacts of the disaster in the video,
what advice will you give him? Justify your answer.
ANSWER: I would recommend that the government-imposed lockdown be
extended in order to ensure the safety of all Filipinos.
Despite the fact that some people suffer, losing jobs and their
primary source of income, the government should mandate and enforce
strict rules in order to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases.

5. What do you think is the role of the government in qualifying the

effects of a disaster?
ANSWER: The role of the government is to have an inherent
obligation to provide for the well-being of those they govern.
The government is expected to use its resources to provide relief
to those affected by the disaster. We expect the government to be
familiar with the needs of the affected people, the area in which
they live, and the government resources that are available.

What I Have Learned

MEDECINE, FOOD, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, COUNSELLING, HOME, WORK

- MEDECINE as the most important because your health matters most,

next the FOOD which will give you the energy to fight and start
your life after a calamitous event, then the GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE,
they can provide you temporary shelter and some primary needs as a
human being, then followed by COUNSELLING because our mind is the
hardest enemy among all, you should know how to deal with your
traumas and anxiety, then you can live your life with your family
and find a HOME to start your new life and lastly you can seek for
help to get a new WORK and sustain your needs as well as your
family.
What I Can Do

People’s response to the hazard/s (How do

Harms of Hazards people coped up to the harms that are shown
in the picture?)
1. Hazards from air
quality,
sanitation and Seek and connect with social support.
hygiene, and
food and
nutrition
2. Casualties and Local governments have to deal with
extensive damage disasters that destroy large numbers of
to property homes or structures. They may need to
demolish partially destroyed homes and
manage disaster debris. If your community
does not have a disaster debris management
plan, they may want to consider developing
one.
3. Public Efforts to restore the damaged areas to
infrastructure their pre-disaster condition often involve
(roads, bridges, removing or repairing damaged structures.
seaports, There may be a natural tendency at this
airports) stage to overlook certain hazards, such as
asbestos, that are not immediately life
threatening. However, such hazards are
serious and may manifest themselves many
years from the time of exposure and should
be taken into consideration.
4. People can be
exposed to
potentially Keep children and pets safe. Keep them away
life-threatening from flood water, wet or damaged materials,
hazards from and leaking or spilled chemicals. Avoid
leaking natural contact with flood water in and around
gas lines, and homes. Assume flood water is contaminated
carbon monoxide with raw sewage or hazardous chemicals.
poisoning from
using un-vented
fuel-burning
equipment
indoors.
5. Mosquitoes can
spread diseases
such as West
Nile Virus.
Micro-organisms, Remove standing water as quickly as
including possible. Remove wet materials and discard
bacteria or those that cannot be thoroughly cleaned and
mold, can become dried, ideally within 48 hours.
airborne and be
inhaled. Where
floodwater might
be contaminated,
infectious
disease is of
 concern.

ASSESSMENT
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. D
14. B
15. C

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