UNIDOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TAGO II DISTRICT
School ID: 132955

DEMOGRAPHICS
Tago is located in the central part of Surigao del Sur facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies between 126
degrees 12 minutes longitude and 9 degrees minutes north latitude. It is bounded on the north by the
Capital Town of Tandag, on the north-west by Municipality of Lanuza, on the west by Municipality of
San Miguel, on the southeast by the Municipality of Bayabas and on the south by the Municipalities of
Cagwait and Marihatag. Tago sits on a 343.52 km² of land which is about 7.55% of the total area of
Surigao del Sur. In terms of area, Barangay Cabangahan is the largest with 20% of Tago’s land area while
Barangay Purisima is the smallest with 1.51%. Roughly 50% of Tago’s land area is relatively flat terrain
(0-3%) while roughly 30%, mostly in the north-western portion, are steep mountains. Generally, Tago
falls under the normal climate with rainy season occurring from November to March and dry season from
April to October. The hottest months are July and August. The planting season usually takes place in
November to late January. Tago is politically subdivided into 24 barangays namely Alba, Anahao Bag-o,
Anahao
Daan,Badong,Bajao,Bangsud,Cabangahan,Cagdapao,Camagong,Carasan,Cayale,Dayoan,Gamut,Jubang,
Kinabigtasan,Layog,Lindoy,Mercedes,Purisima(Poblacion),
Sumo-sumo,Umbay, Unaban, Unidos and Victoria. The population of Tago grew from 21,346 in 1960 to
35,329 in 2015, an increase of 13,983 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a positive growth
rate of 0.74%, or an increase of 1,336 people, from the previous population of 33,993 in 2010.
Tago, officially the Municipality of Tago (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Tago; Tagalog: Bayan ng
Tago), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015
census, it has a population of 35,329 people.

Locator Map of the Municipality of Tago

Introduction:
 UNIDOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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School ID: 132955
Due to the scale and severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, national emergency has been
declared by the President thereby putting the entire country into State of General Community
Quarantine altering the societal norms of lifestyle in various sectors like transportation,
business, and most especially in education. Public health is given priority over education thus
overhauling the mechanism of nation’s educational system. Along with challenge to improve
the quality of learning, the need to adopt and adjust to the prevalent pandemic milieu has
never been this relatively high and urgent considering that the cure for this disease is still out
of reach. It is of this light that the Department of Education instructed every school, in
tandem with its Local Government Units (LGUs), to formulate Contingency Plan for Covid -
19 incorporated with the Basic Education- Learning Continuity Plan to roll-out effective
ways and efficient means of delivering basic education even this pandemic. In response to
this call, Unidos Elementary School School Contingency Plan for COVID-19 and similar
pandemics aims to provide timely and well-coordinated response mechanisms in the
occurrence of pandemics, thus, protect lives of learners, school personnel ,parents and ensure
the continuity of learning amidst disaster.

I-OBJECTIVES
This Contingency Plan aims to:
1. Aligned with the Harmonized National Contingency Plan for the CoVID-19 Pandemic of
the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC);
2. Established proper coordination and communication mechanisms among concern
agencies and stakeholders to ensure effective, efficient, timely communication and
linkages;
3. Determined the immediate roles and functions required in the event of pandemics;
4. Accounted all resources, be it manpower, learner’s necessary aid;
5. Provided immediate services to affected learner and personnel and;
6. Ensured continuity of learning.

II. OTHER SIMILAR PANDEMICS, AND ITS IMPACTS

A. SCENARIOS

Situation Bad Scenario Worse Scenario Worst Scenario

Descriptions 1% of the total 3% of the total 10% of the total
population of population of population of
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learners and learners and learners and
personnel contracted personnel contracted personnel contracted
the virus the virus with severe the virus with severe
condition condition and deaths
Impact on Human Lives The learning of the The learning of the The learning of the
affected learners will affected learners will affected learners will
be halted until full be halted until full be halted until full
recovery; recovery; recovery;
personnel’s services personnel’s services personnel’s services
will be vitally will be stopped will be stopped
limited which will which will give which will give
give additional additional burden to additional burden to
burden to those who those who will still those who will still
will still be reporting be reporting and be reporting and
and taking over the taking over all the taking over all the
tasks that cannot be tasks of the affected tasks of the affected
performed by the personnel; personnel; deaths
affected personnel; discrimination may will increase the
discrimination may be experienced anxiety of the school
be experienced community and
might cause further
effects the mental
health
Impact on Infrastructure, Infrastructures and Infrastructures and Infrastructures and
Facilities, and other facilities will other facilities will other facilities will
Environment not be maintained not be maintained not be maintained
very well due to very well due to very well due to
lesser time in lesser time in lesser time in
reporting to school reporting to school reporting to school
by the personnel by the personnel by the personnel
Response Capabilities Distribution of Distribution of Distribution of
learning modules learning modules learning modules
will be affected; will be greatly will be greatly
personnel and affected; personnel affected; personnel
learners tracking will and learners tracking and learners tracking
be difficult will be more difficult will be more difficult

Table 1. Estimated number of Dead, Probable, and Suspect cases

School Dead Probable Suspect Others
Learners 2 10 20
Teaching 1 3 8
Personnel
Non- 1 1
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Teaching
Personnel
Total 3 14 29

Table 2. Exposed Learners and Personnel

School Public School Public School Public School Non-
Learners Teaching Teaching Personnel
Personnel
Unidos ES 192 9 1

III. ACTIVATION, DEACTIVATION, AND NON-ACTIVATION OF

CONTINGENCY PLAN
The contingency measures in this document aligns with the 2019 NDRRMC Harmonized
National Contingency Plan (HNCP) for Covid-19. This will enable schools to have better
coordination horizontally to the concerned agencies and stakeholders.
A. Activation
The activation of DepEd’s Contingency Plan for COVID-19 is aligned with the
activation of the Harmonized National Contingency Plan. This include any of the
following triggers:
 Opening of classes comes October 5, 2020
 Parents’ Orientation/Conferences
 Weekly Distribution and Retrieval of Modules for Modular Distance Learning-
Print(MDL-P)
 Monitoring of the Implementation of MDL-P if home visitation is allowed.

B. Deactivation/Non-activation
This includes triggers situations when CP will be terminated or be removed of its
effectivity will be based on the declaration of the Municipal IATF, depending on the
nature of the hazard/event, the CP may be maintained as a “Continuing Plan” or a plan
that can still be utilized for future use in case the same hazard/event will occur or if it is
normalcy of the situation, transition to early recovery and demobilization of response
activities.

Below is the Process Flow Chart

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START

MUNICIPAL
IATF/RHU

PSDS/
School Head

1 1

PSDS/School Head convene at

District Level/School level to YES NO PSDS comes with the School Head
activate the Task group and CP is
ACTIVAT and SDRR Team, CP not activated,
activated. DepEd District and school E CP District and school concerned in
concerned is in RED ALERT
BLUE ALERT

School Head convene with the School Level meeting with SDRR
SDRR Team and activate Task 2 2 Team and activated the Task Group
Group and activate CP

Continuous monitoring with full

School Head act as IC and mobilize 3 3 assistance of Education Cluster and
Task Group following the CP all responders

NO Situation Situation NO
Normalize Normalize
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2 YES 3

Based on the recommendation of Local Based on the recommendation of Local

IATF/directive from PSDS/School Head
may continue activation/deactivation of
IV. COORDINATION,
CP and Task Group COMMAND,
IATF/directive from PSDS/School Head
may continue activation/deactivation of
AND CONTROL
CP and Task Group

A. Coordination
Name of Personnel
Mavic P. Quijada
HT-III/School Head
Marilyn B. Pazo
SDDR Team Leader
Functions in a Team Terms of Reference
Team Leader  Over-all lead and coordinator
of the disaster/emergency
response and recovery
 Appoints personnel to
compose the team for Covid-
19 Pandemic
 Gather information to
determine immediate needs
and actions
 Conduct Monitoring &
Evaluation of the situation
Assistant Team Leader  Assist the team Leader
 Make the ConPlan
 Lead the classroom advisers

Florenvic O. Suarez Members  Assist the assistant Team

Jocelyn P. Penaloza Leader
Claire Martha Y. Lugsanay  Monitor the physical
Modelyn C. Medrano distancing, proper hand
Marissa C. Baliar washing, wearing of face
April Rose B. Polinar mask/face shield of parents in
Maricel T. Ongy their respective classrooms
during distribution &
retrieval of modules
Arnold Madlos Watchman/Members  Complies with health
Watchman protocols(getting the body
temperature, sanitizing)
 Provision of security of
facilities
 Maintains inventory of
people visiting the school
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using the logbook system
and contact tracer

B. Command and Control

The Principal has the overall authority for the operations, determining of the objectives based
on Contingency Plan.
Incident Command System (ICS)

ICS Organizational Structure COMMAND STAFF

IC
School Head PIO
Florenvic Suarez
GENERAL STAFF

Operation Section Logistics Admin/Finance Planning Section

Section

School School School

Medical Unit Marissa C. Baliar SDRR Team Leader

Claire Lugsanay Marilyn B. Pazo
School
School

Ground Support
Unit
BOD Officers

Security
Arnold Madlos

V. Response and Early Recovery Measures

Timeline of Response, Rehabilitation and Early Recovery
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TIME LINE
Before During After
Preparedness Formulate Contingency Plan Follow the Revisit CP
Contingency Plan
Realign budget for Hand
washing Facility Constructions
Orients Parents/teachers on
Health Protocols such wearing
of facemask, social distancing,
proper hand washing/sanitizing
Realign budget for the purchase
of Face masks, thermal scanner,
alcohol for School Personnel
Response Include CP in the LCP Activate CP Deactivate CP
depending on the
recommendation of
IATF
Maintain cleanliness of the Follow
Classrooms DepEd/Health
Protocols
Disinfects classrooms
Post reminders to Covid-19
health Protocols in the most
conspicuous area and every
classrooms
Early Continuous mental
Recovery wellness activities
Measures Repair of damaged
infrastructures
Continuous
monitoring of the
Health conditions
Purchase more
disinfection supplies
and materials
Issuance of
memo/order for the
continuous
observance of health
protocols

Prepared by:
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School ID: 132955

MAVIC PIMENTEL-QUIJADA, MAED

HT-III/Tago-II District DRR Coordinator

Noted by:

RUFINO T. REYES
EPS/Division DRR Coordinator