Proposed Emergency Management Plan for

Miriam College High School

Prepared by Cell Group 5

Section: Felix

Members

Dela Cruz, Christine Mae Cortez

Lahom, Ma. Sophia Yvonne Cagujas
Perez, Julianne Mercado
Segunial, Patricia Louise Velasco
Talagtag, Maxine Erasga

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1. School Profile
1.1 Name of School: Miriam College
1.2 Address: Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
1.3 Telephone Number/s: (02) 930 6272
1.4 E-mail address: info@mc.edu.ph
1.5 Name of President: Dr. Rosario O. Lapus
1.6 Name of Principal: Nancy C. Roman
1.7 Names of Assistant Principals (with designations): Alfred R. Sanchez
1.8 Total Population
1.8.1 Teaching Staff: Total: 111 Male: 44 Female: 67
1.8.2 Non-Teaching Staff: Total: 41 Male: 6 Female: 35
1.8.3 Students:Total: 1825
1.8.4 Distance from Main Road: 254.31 meters
1.8.5 Nearby infrastructure/s: Condominiums, Satellites, Billboards, Malls, and Church
1.8.6 Evacuation Officer/s: James Marc J. Catundan

2. Location of School
2.1 Region: National Capital Region
2.2 City: Quezon City
2.3 District: District 3
2.4 Barangay: Loyola Heights
2.5 Latitude and Longitude: 14.6429°N, 121.0776° E

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3. School Emergency Management Committee
No. Members
1 Chair
2 Secretary
3 Head Teacher
4 Student leader 1
5 Student leader 2
6 Community leader 1
7 Community leader 2
School Emergency
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Committee Head 1
School Emergency
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Committee Head 2
Position (Title)
Nancy C. Roman
(Principal)
Alfred R. Sanchez
(Assistant Principal)
Evelyn S. Salvilla
(Grade Level Coordinator)
Lila Yin F. Decena
(Student Council President)
Ma. Andrea E. Baltazar
(SC Vice President)
Ana Liza D. Bentulan
(Social Action Coordinator)
Fedrick B. Buenaventura
(Social Action Coordinator)
James Marc J. Catundan
(Administrative Officer)
Ma. Ana Marianne C. Delfin
(Science Supervisor)
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4. Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders/Members of the Committee
4.1 Chair
4.1.1 Before Emergency
a) Checks the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan: it should be evaluated, developed and
updated every year.
b) Ensures that each school staff member is fully aware and familiar of the Disaster Risk
Preparedness Plan of the school.
c) Ensures that disaster emergency drills are conducted smoothly and regularly.
4.1.2 During Emergency
a) Has the overall authority: Coordinates with school staff and student leaders to verify
information and advices on evacuation at the circumstance/event of the
emergency/disaster.
b) Responsible for setting in emergency evacuation places for informing the parents of the
students.
4.1.3 After Emergency
a) Ensures that the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan is updated.
b) Ensures that a needs assessment is done and carried out.
c) Ensures that regular classes is resumed as soon as possible.
4.2 Secretary
4.2.1 Before Emergency
a) Facilitate and conduct the delivery of Disaster Awareness Programs and emergency
drills to the school staff and students.
4.2.2 During Emergency
a) Informs the parents of the students about the emergency evacuation place that is approved
by the Chair.
b) Receives instructions from the Chair/Principal about the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan
and shares it with the school staff and student leaders to be executed appropriately.
4.2.3 After Emergency
a) Assists the Principal in ensuring that the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan is updated.
b) Gives psychosocial support to the school staff, leaders, parents, etc.
4.3 Head Teacher
4.3.1 Before Emergency
a) Consults the student leaders on the completeness of disaster risk preparedness kits that is
stored in the classrooms.

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4.3.2 During Emergency
a) Ensures that the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan is coordinated smoothly and
appropriately.
4.3.3 After Emergency
a) Reports accidents, issues for records, etc.
4.4 Student Leaders
4.4.1 Before Emergency
a) Checks if each section/class has a complete disaster risk preparedness kit.
b) Fully understands the emergency plan and explains it carefully and effectively to their
schoolmates.
4.4.2 During Emergency
a) Carefully checks if anyone is injured or hurt. If someone is, they will report it immediately
to the head teacher or to any responsible authority that is
4.4.3 After Emergency
a) Notify teachers of any accidents/issues/emergency situations when necessary.
4.5 Community Leaders
4.4.4 Before Emergency
a) Must be familiar with how to use safety equipment. b) Must be familiar with evacuation
centers and routes.
4.4.5 During Emergency
a) Assists with the conduction of emergency plan and helps students evacuate orderly and
safely.
b) Makes sure that exits are clear of hazards for easy and fast evacuation of students and
staff.
4.4.6 After Emergency
a) Notify school emergency heads/head teacher with any issues that concerns the students.
4.6 School Emergency Heads
4.4.7 Before Emergency
a) Prepares the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan (including: the guidelines and procedures
for both the student and the teacher) and to develop, update it regularly.
b) Helps the Chair to ensure that every school staff member and students are fully aware and
familiar with the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan.
c) Advices the chair on disaster management equipment that is necessary for emergency
situations.

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 d) Has a direct contact to the NDRRMC to disseminate information or materials: tips,
posters, etc.
4.4.8 During Emergency
a) Assists in conducting and facilitating the emergency plan.
b) Must be alert at all times to any situation that arises.
c) Knows basic first aid and treatment when needed.
4.4.9 After Emergency
a) Evaluate the Disaster Risk Preparedness Plan and checks if there are
aspects/guidelines/procedure that can be improved/developed.
b) Develop a recovery plan for the mental health of the staff and students.
c) Assesses the damages and ensures that it is fixed as soon as possible.
d) Conduct a needs assessment.

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 5. Hazard Identification and Safety Assessment
5.1 Hazard Identification (2): Pre-Disaster

Likelihood of the Vulnerability Hazard

hazard Frequency
Hazard Who is/are at Resources at Reduction
occurring (High, or Timing
risk? risk? Measures
Medium, Low)
Earthquake High. Students, All campus Last Implementing
The school’s faculty, staffs, buildings and disruptive resilient programs
location is near and structures. occurrence: that educate the
the active administrators. These are April 22, community about
Marikina Fault They are susceptible 2019 earthquakes.
Line. exposed to an to an
earthquake’s earthquake’s Reinforce all
possible varying buildings.
occurrence. intensity.
1 Secure firmly all
hanging objects of
the ceiling and
potentially
unstable furniture
to the wall.

Prepare fully-
effective
emergency bag.
Flood Medium. Students, Ground level Last Implementing
The school is faculty, staffs, of St. Joan of disruptive resilient programs
running a river and Arc Hall, and occurrence: that educate the
nearby that may administrators St. Therese Typhoon community about
rise however, it in the ground of Lisieux Ondoy, flood.
depends on the level. They are Hall. These September
2 strength of the exposed to the are 24-30, 2009 Amend functional
typhoon. river’s susceptible drainage systems.
possible water- to the direct
level rise that stream of Elevate and store
causes flood. flood. important
materials on safe
higher floor levels.

5.2 Hazard Identification: During Disaster

5.2.1 Earthquake causes halls or corridors to be blocked by debris or various clutter as the shaking
results to falling of objects.
5.2.2 Earthquake causes unsafe and dangerous pathways as the rough oscillation forms structural
problems leading to crumbling and degradation.
5.2.3 Earthquake causes unwanted electrocution as the electrical connections may be severed.

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 5.2.4 Flood causes disguise of dangerous obstacles as the floodwater can conceal the surface due to
its color and depth.
5.2.5 Flood causes contamination of resources as the floodwater carries unsanitary erosion
especially if not elevated in a safe place.
5.2.6 Flood causes slippery pathways as the floodwater drenches the floors and roads.

5.3. Safety Assessment (1 building)

What are the safety

Infrastructure, Is the building,
features of the
Equipment & equipment, resource Actions
equipment, buildings
Resources safe or unsafe?
or resources?
Saint Bernadette There are multiples fire Earthquake Conduct safety
Building exits. assessment twice a
Safety factors: year.
There are at least two  Structurally sound
fire extinguishers and safe based on Replace faulty
equipped in security Angel Lazaro and equipment upon notice
posts. Associates and refrain from using
International’s it.
There are emergency inspection last
lights on the main halls, April 22, 2019. Protect and supervise
primary stairways, and  Immediately electrical wirings
several classrooms. accessible to the running through the
SMJ Field campus.
There is an emergency evacuation site.
box supplied with Reinforce effective
enough necessary Unsafe factors: drainage systems.
needs.  Lockers and
hanging facilities Install power
inside the room are generators for
not secured. responsive emergency
announcements.
Flood

Safety factors:
 Considerably
elevated and far
from flood-prone
areas.

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6. Inventory of the Resources Available in the School

No. Required
1 There are 50 first aid boxes in the
clinic, 2 in the science laboratories
and 1 in the gymnasium.
2 Nurses
3 Identify as many as you can
4 There is 1 Automatic Emergency
Light in each classroom, hallway and
faculty rooms
5 There is at least 1 person inside the
classroom that has the knowledge of
first aid
6 In each classroom, there is a food
storage/cabinet/pantry with food
good for 30-40 people
7 Each student has a personal “iwas
disaster supplies kit” which consists
of: food (biscuits, canned goods,
etc.), water, masks, battery operated
flashlight, extra batteries, first aid kit,
a set of extra clothes, whistle, swiss
knife etc.
8 In each classroom, there is a disaster
risk preparedness kit which consists
of: food, water, radio, candles,
matches, sleeping bags/tent,
emergency chargers, compass, etc.

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7. Emergency Warning Systems
It is possible that signals and electricity will be down, and we cannot rely on emergency texts or public
address speakers that still use wires. The best way to notify our school community is by having an alert
system that will work with or without electricity. We will put up a wireless PA system with a panic
button alert for everyone’s safety and convenience.

7.3. Earthquake Alert System

Earthquakes are unpredictable, we will only know if there is an earthquake if we feel it. We are near
the active west valley fault line and if there is an earthquake occurring, the PA system will alert
students, staff, administrators, and faculty members, indoors in outdoors by pulses of siren.
7.4. Flood Alert System
Floods can be rapid, we can be informed about it immediately before it strikes our area. Since we
are near the creek flood levels will rise easily. In an upcoming flood, the whole MC Community
will be notified by a prolonged siren both indoors and outdoors until everyone is out of the risk
areas.

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8. Dissemination of the Plan to Everybody in the School
We have three goals in disseminating our EMP. Number one is to raise awareness of possible disasters
that can happen anytime, second we want to inform the school community about the guidelines and
basically our plan, and lastly, we want to engage with our school community for further suggestions to
make sure everyone will understand and the plan will be smoothly implemented. Instead of making
posters, giving out flyers, or posting an infographic in any social media platform, we think that the best
way to disseminate our plan is by having an actual talk that will only take a few minutes of everyone’s
time. We will conduct a conference to present previous disasters, not to threaten but to let the
community be aware of horrendous possibilities and show them effective ways, and guidelines for
possible disasters. After delivering our plan, our team will be open for suggestions, and questions
because without cooperation, our plan won’t work well. We will have this conference with the whole
MC community.

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9. Conduct Regular Emergency Drills
Emergency drills must be conducted regularly to ensure the students and the teachers know what to do
in times of disaster. These also serve as a basis of whether the administration should revise or improve
specific steps or responses.

Emergency drills have to be held four times per school year. These emergency drills, however, must
be specific to the disasters the school is at risk of. It must cover all disasters surrounding the area. The
school must conduct fire, earthquake, and bomb threat drills. The drills must also take place in different
places or situations to train everyone of the proper response. Disasters don’t respect time or schedule,
neither should emergency drills. Because of this, the school must also hold unannounced drills to test
whether everyone knows what to do. Emergency drills are conditioning for real conditions, and include
weather conditions too.

During earthquake drills, students and staff must duck, cover, and hold until the earthquake stops. And
for all disaster drills, students must turn off all electronic instruments, bring their go-bags, and head to
the evacuation area as quickly as possible. Teachers and class officers in each class are responsible in
ensuring students' safety. It is advised to follow the emergency fire exits to avoid any casualties or
dangers

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10. Evaluation and Updating of the Plan to Improve Effectiveness
During drills, there are observers and evaluators situated at the evacuation sites. They are to check on
the school’s response to disasters. Teachers are also requested to help analyze. From these observations,
the student council and school administration updates and changes a few things in the EMP to ensure
the safest procedure. This is done every time a drill was held. If there will be 4 drills in a school year,
the EMP must be updated every three months.

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