WHY?

Typhoons in 2006 caused severe damage to schools properties estimated at 3.1 billion Pesos (Php 3,100,000,000.00)

Affected as many as 8 million schoolchildren in Luzon alone

Plus thousands of school teachers and personnel School records were destroyed

HOW?
DepED Memo No. 175 s. 2007 TWG creation Prepare DepED Calamity, Disaster and Risk Management and Control Operations Manual Based on the Hyogo Framework for Action Completed in 2008 Aided by OCD, PAGASA, and PHIVOLCS NGOs helped - PNRC, UNICEF and PLAN Philippines Personal help by Mr. & Mrs. Angel Gaviola

SALIENT POINTS
Ensuring Continuity of Instruction The School Improvement Plan Alternative Learning Venues

Alternative Delivery of Formal Instruction

Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies (MSEE) Emergency Procurement System for Rehabilitation / Replacement of School Buildings, Equipment and Fixtures

SALIENT POINTS
Ensuring Safety of DepED Properties School Sites School Buildings Records Management Fixtures and Equipment Other Considerations
Skilled Personnel Communication

USING THE MANUAL

For school administrators, supervisors and school teachers Provide information to reduce risk and make schools safer Help school communities reduce the risk of threats from natural and human-made/induced disasters Provide procedures for empowerment of DepED personnel Outlines the legal bases of the program Spells out role of Central Office, Regional Offices, Division Offices, school level.

USING THE MANUAL

Adopted 4-phase strategy: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Rehabilitation Illustrates basic procedures a school employs before, during and after disasters Offers safeguarding mechanisms to protect and preserve personnel and students, DepEd property, school facilities, equipment, fixtures, instructional materials and school records. Predetermined alternative learning venues to ensure continuity of instruction Sustainability ensured through monitoring, evaluation, and proper reporting

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Risks can be reduced
Hazard mapping

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Risks can be reduced
Vulnerability analysis

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Risks can be reduced
Resource identification & Loss estimation

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Risks can be reduced
Prevention/mitigation development

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Taking Action

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Building Understanding & Awareness

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Organizing Partnerships

Chapter 1 Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction

Equity of Assistance

Chapter 2 Natural Hazards

Hydro-Meteorological
Cyclones (Typhoons and Hurricanes) Tornado Thunderstorms Flood Storm Surge Heat wave

Geological
Land/mudslides Earthquakes Volcanic Eruptions

Chapter 2 Natural Hazards

Tsunamis Global Warming Climate Change Astronomical Hazards

Chapter 3 Human-Induced Hazards

Technological
Vehicular-Related Accidents Structure Collapse Fire Chemical Spill Electrical Blackout Food Poisoning

Environmental
Red Tide Water Pollution

Chapter 3 Human-Induced Hazards

Socio-Economic, Political, Security
Bomb Threats Kidnapping Hostage-Taking Civil Disorder

Chapter 4 Risk Profile of the Philippines Chapter 5 The Philippine Disaster Risk Management System

Chapter 6 Ensuring Continuity of Instruction

Legal Bases
Art. XIV, Philippine Constitution
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education to make such education accessible to all.

Art. 2, Child and Youth Welfare Code

Right to education Child rights-oriented community response

World Declaration on Education for All (UNESCO)

Continuation of education, including asylum-seekers and refugee children

DepED Order No. 9, s. 2005

Instituting measures at school level to increase engaged time-on tasks of the students and teachers

Chapter 6 Ensuring Continuity of Instruction

The School Improvement Plan (SIP)
Number of school buildings damaged Extent of damage caused by the emergency situation Number of children in need of instruction
Location of the target groups

Titles and number of instructional materials available Existing facilities that can be used for formal education Alternative Learning Venues Tents, gyms, chapels, brgy. hall, etc.

Chapter 6 Ensuring Continuity of Instruction

Alternative Delivery for Formal Instruction
Pre-Elementary
Day Care services

Elementary
The Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) for Grade IV VI Improvised writing exercises, mathematics workbooks, stories written on manila paper for reading Alternative Learning System (ALS)

Secondary
Effective and Alternative Secondary Education Modules (EASE) Distance Learning Modules Alternative Learning System (ALS)

Chapter 6 Ensuring Continuity of Instruction

19 (6 domains) Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies (MSEE)
Foundational Standards (Participation , Resources ,
Coordination, Assessment, Response Strategies , Monitoring , Evaluation)

Access and Learning Environment (Equal Access, Protection

and Well-being, Facilities and Services)

Teaching and Learning (Curricula, Training, Professional

Development and Support, Instruction and Learning Processes, Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Teachers and Other Education Personnel (Recruitment and

Selection, Conditions of Work, Support and Supervision)

Education Policy (Law and Policy Formulation, Planning and

Implementation)

Chapter 6 Ensuring Continuity of Instruction

Emergency Procurement System for Rehabilitation / Replacement of School Buildings, Equipment and Fixtures
Alternative mode of negotiated procurement under Section 54.2 (b) of RA 9184 (Government Procurement Reform Act of 2003)
Allows procuring entity to negotiate with a supplier, contractor or consultant of good standing situated within the vicinity where the calamity or emergency occurred.

Chapter 7 Ensuring Safety of DepED Properties

School Sites and Buildings
Access to public road Far from rivers and swamps School structures shall not exceed 40% of ground area

EXISTING SCHOOL SITES DO NOT CONFORM TO STANDARDS

Prevention and mitigation measures are a must

Chapter 8 Monitoring & Evaluation of the DRRM Implementation

Implementation of the DRRM Programs (DRRMPs) has to be assessed and monitored to ensure proper application, efficiency, and corrective measures/interventions Monitoring provides the raw data Evaluation answers questions, make recommendations and suggests improvements

Chapter 8 Monitoring & Evaluation of the DRRM Implementation

Need for credibility and flexibility Checklists developed for assessment