1. Attached is the DepEd Order No. 053, s. 2022 entitled Mandatory Unannounced Earthquake and Fire Drills in Schools for the information and guidance of all concerned. This is pursuant to Pursuant to Republic Act (RA) 10121 entitled The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, which promotes the development of capacities in disaster management at the individual, organization, and institutional levels, aligned with the Department’s commitment of ensuring the safety and well-being of its learners and school personnel.
2. In relation to this, all public schools are hereby required to conduct unannounced earthquake and fire drills every first and third week of the month. The school Heads with the assistance of the School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (SDRRM) Coordinators shall spearhead the planning, implementation and regular monitoring of these drills in their respective schools. These drills are to ensure that all learners are properly guided on what should be done during and after an earthquake
or occurrence of fire in schools.
3. Schools shall refer to DepEd Order No. 27, s 2015 entitled Promoting Family Earthquake Preparedness, for materials that may be used by learners and their families as guide in the preparation before, during, and after the occurrence of an earthquake.
4. Immediate dissemination of and compliance with this Memorandum is desired.
