In preparation for sudden earthquake, an earthquake drill is

necessarily practiced in schools. Earthquake drills must be thoroughly

instilled in the minds of the pupils.
The correct procedures should be followed so that in
emergency cases there is preparedness to each one of us. Once the
drill is announced, all teachers and pupils will conduct the DROP
Procedure (duck, cover and hold). This procedure consists of
everyone dropping to their knees, taking cover under a table or
desk, protecting their head with arms if not under a table or desk,
and face away from windows or mirror. The ultimate goal of this
activity is to highlight the importance of advanced earthquake
planning and practicing. It provides guidance for conducting and
preparing an emergency response plan and drill regimen in a
school. However, contributing factors, such as a school's locality and
its structural strength, play an important role in determining the most
effective emergency response plan for the school. For this reason, it
provides a complete or appropriate guidance to emergency plan
preparation for every school. It may be best to conduct this activity
before or after school, when there are few other school students
present to disrupt or distract from the activities. In some cases, this
may be completed during class time when there are no pupils in the
hallways, but it must be done quietly.
Moreover, the drill should be coordinated with the knowledge
of school officials to prevent falsely alarming other pupils or
educators that may be present. Repeated drills with varying
circumstances over an extended period of time will prepare pupils
and teachers to deal with unexpected emergencies quickly and
safely.

The objectives in conducting an earthquake drill :

 to ensure the safety of the school occupants during and
after a damaging earthquake
 to help school administrators and their disaster action groups
to design specific response plan of the school for
earthquake ;
 In line with the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Memorandum No. 14, s. 2018 and Deped Regional
Memorandum No. 401, s. 2018 , Bitan-agan Elementary School
participated in the Third National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
(NSED) on August 16, 2018 at 2:00 pm.

Grade and Section Number of Enrollees Classroom Adviser

Kindergarten 33 Elsie Yabo
Grade One—Okra 24 Mary Hazel C. Beniga
Grade Two— 26 Mary Rose A. Lopez
Grade Three— 34 Fedy- Jane Genis
Grade Four— 26 Ritchel Jalique
Grade Five— 22 Cindy Mae Catamban
Grade Six— 28 Glaiza Diane Francis B. Bag-o
TOTAL 193

Before conducting the earthquake drill, Mr. Danilo G. Ceniza

instructed all the pupils and teachers and even present parents in
attendance of what to do in case of disaster like an earthquake.
Mr. Danilo G. Ceniza, the school head, led the activity with the
teachers Mrs. Elsie M. Yabo with the Kindergarten pupils, Ms. Mary
Hazel C. Beniga with the Grade-I pupils, Ms. Mary Rose A. Lopez with
the Grade-II pupils, Ms. Fedy-Jane V. Genis with the Grade-III pupils,
Mrs. Ritchel C. Jalique with the Grade-IV pupils, Ms. Cindy Mae L.
Catamban with the Grade-V pupils, Mrs. Glaiza Diane Francis B.Bag-
o with the Grade-VI pupils together with Mrs. Junaliza P. Alipio , the
implementing teacher and the present parents in the school.

On that day, at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon a sound blurted

for one minute as a signal that an earthquake is currently
happening. Everyone in their respective classes did the DROP
procedure, duck, cover and hold. After that, the teachers led their
advisory classes in heading to the designated evacuation area, the
oval. They were grouped together according to the class where
they belong. Then, all classroom teachers did a headcount to make
sure that all pupils are present and safe.

The earthquake drill was done simultaneously and smoothly. All

the pupils done the said activity and they are now equipped on
what to do with this kind of natural disaster.