De La Salle Santiago Zobel School

Lasallian Formation and Mission Department-Social Action Office

University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

I. Title: DLSZ School-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program

II. Rationale

Located within the Pacific Ring of Fire and with the typhoon belt slashing across its central and northern domains, the Philippines is geographically and historically prone to natural
calamities. Because of urbanization, gaps in social classes and uninhibited industrialization, natural disasters are no longer just an environmental issue. It should not be seen as natural,
inevitable and unmanageable. It is also a development issue and is caused by social contexts and problems specific to countries and regions. A country’s development status is a factor to
climate change. The ability of state and non-state institutions to monitor these sectors and to implement mitigation initiatives depend on their organization, stability and influence.
Recognizing the need to broaden its perspective concerning disasters, the Philippines shifted its framework from risk-response oriented to community resilience, preparedness and
mitigation.

In the Philippines, The Climate Change Act of 2009 and Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act of 2010 are concrete policies that respond to climate change.
The latter outlines the organization and the operation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and its counterparts in the regional, municipal, city and barangay levels. It
also coordinates existing agencies and institutions to ensure resilience of communities to disasters would be considered in creating policies and implementing plans. While it is true that disasters
happen without warning, UNSIDR and AFPPD in their report in 2010 maintain that disasters are preventable and risk can be eliminated through concerted, collaborative and strategic efforts.

Ensuring emergency preparedness, prevention and disaster resiliency are not only the sole obligation of the state. As a vital component of a larger society, the role of educational
institutions to facilitate preparedness and manage emergency situations and disaster in order to reduce its impacts and risks schools is vital and must be considered as an important agenda and
responsibility of school community and stakeholders. Therefore, it is essential to build the awareness and culture of risk reduction and resiliency in schools. This is clearly outlined in the goals of
Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters namely:

 Goal # 3- Use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all level.
 Goal # 5- Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels.

Aware to the challenge towards disaster risk reduction and management, and its contribution to support the collaborative efforts of the government and non-government institutions, De La
Salle Philippines expressed its mission and commitment by creating the De La Salle Philippines- Lasallian Justice and Peace Commission’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Program
(DLSP-LJPC DRRM). To concretize this commitment, De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, as a member of the network of Lasallian Schools, organizes its own school-based disaster risk
reduction and management committee.

The commitments of De La Salle Santiago Zobel (DLSZ) anchored in the DLSP-LJPC DRRM are encapsulated into six things, namely:

1. Know the existing international and local standards and policies related to DRRM such as the Hyogo Framework for Action, the Climate Change Act, and the Philippine Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Law;
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Lasallian Formation and Mission Department-Social Action Office
University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

2. Integrate DRRM activities in school curriculum and programs

3. Develop materials to be utilized to raise the awareness and consciousness of the De La Salle Santiago Zobel community and the vulnerable partner communities in disasters;

4. Collaborate with various organizations, communities, and government institutions working on DRRM;

5. Motivate the community to actively involve in DRRM efforts, and

6. Contribute to the goal of building a culture of safety.

The role of De La Salle Zobel School in Disaster Risk Reduction Program does not exist in the school alone. As a member of a larger society, it serves its purpose by extending its
services to the following:

 Barangay Ayala Alabang Village

 De La Salle Philippines network of 16 La Salle Schools, and
 Partner communities (Bgy. Balibago, Calatagan, Batangas and Villa Paraiso, Sun Valley, Paranaque City)

III. Main Type of Intervention: Capacity Development

IV. Main Theme : Disaster Risk Reduction in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
V. Objectives:

Inspired by the desire to contribute to the improvement and upgrade the quality of managing disaster, De La Salle Santiago Zobel School hopes to achieve the following general
objectives:

1. Provide capacity building programs for DLSZ, its immediate surrounding community, De La Salle Philippine, and partner communities vulnerable to disasters.

2. Prepare an institutionalized DRRM program for DLSZ and standardize processes, procedures related to disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
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Lasallian Formation and Mission Department-Social Action Office
University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

Specifically, it aims to:

a. Mobilize empowered youth to respond during disaster, educate fellow youth and community partner and advocacy efforts.

b. Form effective and efficient committees, platforms, policies and guidelines and develop partnership with internal and external linkages.

c. Educate different groups to identify, assess and adapt monitoring systems to cope with disaster events.

d. Build empowered and resilient communities.

e. Unify standards, measures and process in addressing disaster based on safety and security standards as mandated by local and international laws.

f. Commit to continuous creation of vigilant and knowledgeable committees and collaboration with different stakeholders.

VI. Implementation Strategy

The Implementation of DLSZ Disaster Risk Reduction and Management program will be headed by the Social Action Office in collaboration with the Lasallian Formation and Mission
Department, Administrative Services Department and Campus Services Office. These groups will organize the DLSZ DRRM also known as Emergency Response Council. The members of the
council will come from the different sectors of the school community to ensure that specific functions and responsibilities will be carried out based on the skills/knowledge/expertise needed.

DLSZ as a basic education school will use “education” as its main strategy. The council will focus on educating the students, its employees and stakeholders, the children, youth and families
in the communities to capacitate them with essential knowledge, skills and practices related to DRRM. DLSZ believes that educating people most especially the young, will help them to become
aware of their situation and realize their capacities and capabilities to respond to whatever emergency/calamity/disaster that may come their way. Once they are aware of their potentials and
capacities, then they become empowered and rich resource to disaster prevention, preparedness and resiliency.

VII. Beneficiaries

a. De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (Students, Employees, Agency Hire Personnel and other stakeholders)
b. Barangay Ayala Alabang where DLSZ is located
c. De La Salle Philippines’ network of schools
d. Partner communities vulnerable to disasters ( e.g. Bgy. Real and Bgy. Balibago, Calatagan, Batangas and Villa Paraiso, Sun Valley, Paranaque City)

VIII. Duration: June 2012- June 2014

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Lasallian Formation and Mission Department-Social Action Office
University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City, Philippines
IX. Program
PHASE
DE LA SALLE ZOBEL
PRE-DISASTER
1. Creation of Disaster
Risk Reduction and
Management Working
Committee
a. Functions
b. Composition of
Membership
2. Identification of Disaster
3. Identification,
Assessment of Hazards,
Vulnerabilities and Risks
in School
a. Risk identification
b. Assessment of
vulnerabilities and
capacities
4. Managing Disaster
a. Environmental
STRATEGIC INTENTS TIME FRAME KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
BRGY. AYALA DE LA SALLE VULNERABLE PARTNER
ALABANG/MUNTILUPA PHILIPPINES (DLSP) COMMUNITY
(e.g. Coastal Village of
Barangay. Balibago,
Calatagan, Batangas)
Conduct Education Assist 15 La Salle Schools Conduct Participatory DRRM Manual which
Campaign in crafting their own DRRM Geological Information includes responsibilities of
Manual System Training , Workshop students, faculty and other
Publish Information and Actual Mapping employees during
Materials/Handbook and emergency and disaster
DRRM Manual Assist in the conduct of situations.
Trainings on
Conduct Capacity Building- - Disaster Preparedness Formulation of disaster and
Training and Workshop on: - Fire and Safety emergency preparedness
- Disaster Preparedness - Basic Water Survival manual for off-campus
- Fire and Safety - Basic First-Aid and activities.
- Basic Water Survival Disaster Medical Operations
- Basic First-Aid/Disaster - Search and Rescue
Medical Operations Operations
- Search and Rescue
Operations
DRR Orientation and
campaign for students and
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Lasallian Formation and Mission Department-Social Action Office
University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

Scanning youth in the community.

b. Assessment of
Vulnerabilities and Emergency Evacuation Drills
Capacities (Fire/Earthquake)
c. Hazard Analysis/
Events to Plan For Massive and comprehensive
d. Contingency Planning DRR
- Relief Operation orientation to faculty, staff,
- Medical Mission administrators, and partner
- Disaster/Needs communities.
Assessment
- Loss Recovery DRR Consciousness week
- Environmental
Management System Skills training and
- Physical Audit workshops on basic
- Activation of Quick water survival, emergency
Response Training and first-aid etc…
Search
- Volunteer Management Provision of first-aid and
- Stockpiling/Warehousing Disaster Kits

Mapping of all dlsz

stakeholders to easily
identify affected areas and
members of DLSZ
community

DISASTER/ EMERGENCY RESPONSE

1. Disaster Relief Relief Operation Center Lead School in One La Salle Conduct Immediate Relief
Operation Evacuation Center Relief Operation Efforts Operation to the affected
areas

2. Communication and Set Up Chid-friendly spaces

Public Relations in selected evacuation
centers
3. Resource Management
(Human, Finance, Conduct Medical Mission
Physical facility, materials
and equipments, Tie Up with Rappler to
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Lasallian Formation and Mission Department-Social Action Office
University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

transportation, community maximize the use of

mental health) technology to better respond
during relief operation
4. Dispatch, Delivery and
Relief Distribution

5. Documentation and
Inventory

POST DISASTER/RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION

1. Community assessment Crisis Management Assist in the Psycho-Social Conduct Community

Pscyho Social Intervention Intervention and Crisis
Management Services of the
DLSP
2. Reporting and planning
Assessment
Refer cases the needs
psychological interventions
to DLSP

3. Resource mobilization

4. Deployment

5. Evaluation and
monitoring

Conduct continuous capacity

6. Continuous capacity building for identified
building for volunteers and volunteers and people in-
other key charge of the Barangay
individuals/groups in DRRM
DRRM
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Lasallian Formation and Mission Department-Social Action Office
University Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

IX. Monitoring

To ensure that compliance to set DRRM functions and procedures are strictly followed (e.g. fire, earthquake, typhoons, flasfloods etc…), the DLSZ DRRM Council will undertake the following :

a. Continue to have regular meetings and monitoring

b. Documentation and Updating
c. Resource Mobilizations
d. Evaluation of all initiatives, interventions, and processes