In 2015, as part of the observance of the National Disaster

Consciousness

Month,

the

Department

of

Education

(DepEd)

has

required all elementary and secondary schools to promote family

preparedness for earthquakes as outlined in the DepEd Order 27.
DepEd stressed that disaster preparedness should be anchored in
family

readiness,

activities

involve

not

just

the

in

individual

following:

(a)

preparedness.

learners

The

answering

series of questions highlighting family preparedness in the form

of a homework to be done with their families; (b) all advisory
teachers are expected to discuss the results and cull out the
learning appropriate for their respective communities; and (c)
principals are required to discuss the summary of their findings
with the parents-teachers associations and barangay officials
for

consideration

planning.

The

school-based
drills,

said

in

the

school

and

community

preparedness

Order

supports

previous

DepEd

preparedness

measures

such

the

risks,

among

identification

of

as

others.

orders

on

conduct

of

Aside

from

ensuring the structural integrity of classroom buildings, DepEd

underscores the importance of the preparedness through proper
information and proactive practices of its field offices and
schools in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM). DepEd
requires every school to form a DRRM team to ensure that proper
DRR school policies and intervention measures are appropriate in
their locality.

Further,

DepEd

has

been

working

closely

together

with

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) in

relation to dissemination of proper information and preparedness
measures for earthquake. DepEd continues to participate in the
efforts of the government, led by the Metro Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD), in preparing
for the Valley Fault System earthquake scenario.