IN PHOTOS: Did your school or office join the nationwide quake drill?

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IN PHOTOS: Did your school or office join the nationwide quake drill?
The drills aim to raise the public's awareness on earthquake preparedness and test different government agencies' capacities to respond to major earthquake scenarios

MANILA, Philippines – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) conducted the nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill for the second time in 2015 to raise the public’s awareness on earthquake preparedness.

The exercises also tested different government agencies’ capacities to respond to major earthquake scenarios.

While the main staging area was conducted in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, cities and municipalities nationwide conducted their own duck, cover, and hold exercises. (WATCH: Taguig leads nationwide earthquake drill)

MovePH gathered photos of earthquake drills from LGUs that participated in its Project Agos workshops across the country. 

Metro Manila

Students perform the duck, cover, and hold exercise.

Muntinlupa City Hall employees evacuate the building for the drill.
Photo by Mhadja Mhadj

Laguna

Students from Southville Elementary School evacuate their classrooms.

Photo by Enelyn Badillo

Southern Leyte

In Maasin City, police officers conduct a Unity Walk in observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month.

Photo from Southern Leyte Police dictrict
Cops in Maasin City calmly perform the duck, cover, and hold exercise.

 

Police officers in Southern Leyte evacuate to safety during their own earthquake drill. Photo from Southern Leyte police

Bukidnon

In the town of Libona in Bukidnon, various public schools evacuate their classrooms at exactly 10 am Thursday, signalling the start of the drill.

Kinawe National High School in Lisbon town. Photo from the school
Students take cover under a table during the earthquake exercise.
Students from Camp 9 Elementary School in Libona, Bukidnon do the duck, cover, hold in their classroom. Photo by Miriam Tuyor
In Kiliog Elementary School, teachers practice first aid on “victims.”
Photo by Evelyn Tuyor

San Jose Elementary School in Libona also conduct their own drill at 10 am.

Photo by Cynthia Berlamino

Davao City

The army’s East Mindanao Command in Camp Panacan, Davao City also hold a drill with students.

Photo by Jerson Solon

If your school or office participated in the nationwide earthquake preparedness drill, share your photos. – Rappler.com

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