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   Schools in the country conduct earthquake drills every year. Earthquake preparedness is a set of measures taken by everyone to minimize the effects of earthquake. Measures can range from securing heavy objects, structural modifications and storing supplies, to having insurance, emergency kits and evacuation plans. 

     Preparedness can consist of survival measures, preparation that will improve survival in the event of an earthquake including mitigation measures that seek to minimize the effect of an earthquake.

    Common survival measures include food and water storage efor an emergency, getting under a table or a bed during the occurrence of earthquake. Everyone has been told and educated that Drop, Cover and hold on are appropriate actions to reduce injury and death during earthquakes. Everyone must learn to protect one's self after the first jolt. Don't wait to see if the earthquake shaking will be strong. 

     Where you are, protect yourself. It is important to think what you will do to protect yourself. In addition, you are much more likely to be injured by falling objects than to die in a collapsed building. Drop, Cover, and Hold on offer the best overall level of protection in most situations. 

      As with anything, practice makes perfect. To be ready to protect yourself immediately when the ground shakes, practice drop, cover and hold on as students do in school every year. And practicing these methods will save lives. 

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Quality Education Amidst Pandemic

 

Amidst this pandemic, different issues start to grow.one of these problems is the quality of education for learners and educators. The number of cases infected with COVID-19 is still rising, the Department of Education was left with no choice but to open classes last October 5. DepEd shifted to distance learning because president Rodrigo Duterte didn’t approve the face-to-face classes. There are lists of issues that DepEd is still facing.

1. Technology Access. Online learning was one of the options for students. But many of them can’t access the internet, and some of them can’t afford the technology for learning. Hence, this problem raised a lot of concern among families.

2. Printing of Modules. Most students resorted to modular learning, most especially the students who couldn’t afford tools for online learning. But the printing of modules got delayed because of insufficient budget and supplies.

3. The safety of teachers and parents is distributing and retrieval of modules. Most parents are concerned with their safety while retrieving and gathering modules. That’s why safety protocols are strictly observed.

4. Budget. There were a few adjustments from the budget.

5. Mental health of students. Some students are now committing suicide because of distance learning.

These are the problems DepEd is still facing. We can’t wait for face-to-face classes to happen. We can’t wait for the vaccine. But we have to be patient to graduate. We don’t have a choice but to be patient until a vaccine comes to light.

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Warfare

This pandemic has been taking all over the world. It affected us wit
h our health and also our economy.

Many people died because of this Coronavirus disease. Our economy shuts down because of community quarantine. Many people are starving, and many of us lost our jobs. But regardless of what we believe, we must follow the safety protocols. Observing social distancing wherever you go, wearing your face mask, and disinfecting every inch of your body are the protocols that could prevent the transmission of the virus. Providing false contact details will only worsen our situation. Improper movements may risk everyone.

When you are observing these protocols, you can save your life and other’s lives as well.

However, during the country’s struggle against the coronavirus disease many problems came to an advance. Corruption, education, typhoon damages, and other problems made its way into a red carpet. Many officials got suspended and faced charges because of the alleged corruption in PhilHealth. The National Bureau of Investigation created a task force, and they are still investigating Philhealth. Meanwhile, many officials got suspended by the Ombudsman and are now facing charges.

 And there are issues in the system of education in the Philippines that need to be solved. This includes access to technology for students that remains a problem but parents continue to stand and wait for their child’s printed module. The Department of Education lacks sufficient budget for the students’ distance learning that’s why they were adjusting. And parents and teachers are worried when retrieving and gathering learning materials, but safety protocols are strictly observed. And recently, typhoon Rolly left 5.8 billion pesos in infrastucture damage. The Anti-Terror law is still a subject of debate for Filipino Democracy. Most people believe that this law was preventing or prohibiting our freedom of speech and expression instead of serving its purpose to eradiacte terrorism. But petitions have been filed against this law. These are the common problems the Philippines is currently facing. These are the common problems our country is currently facing, but ensuring the freedom of people, valuing our ideals and aspirations, and promote a just and humane society can establish a more resilient country.

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