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This document outlines a proposed study to assess disaster risk reduction (DRR) awareness and practices among senior high school students in Tarlac West, Philippines. It notes that the Philippines is highly vulnerable to natural hazards and discusses the country's efforts to implement DRR education. The study aims to 1) describe student demographics and DRR knowledge, preparedness, adaptation, awareness, and risk perception, 2) compare levels between public and private school students, and 3) identify implications for the district's DRR management system. A cross-sectional survey design is proposed to collect data using a questionnaire administered to randomly sampled Grade 11-12 students.

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Title Proposal DRRM 1

This document outlines a proposed study to assess disaster risk reduction (DRR) awareness and practices among senior high school students in Tarlac West, Philippines. It notes that the Philippines is highly vulnerable to natural hazards and discusses the country's efforts to implement DRR education. The study aims to 1) describe student demographics and DRR knowledge, preparedness, adaptation, awareness, and risk perception, 2) compare levels between public and private school students, and 3) identify implications for the district's DRR management system. A cross-sectional survey design is proposed to collect data using a questionnaire administered to randomly sampled Grade 11-12 students.

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Republic of the Philippines

PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY


SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

DRRM AWARENESS AND PRACTICES OF SENIOR


HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF TARLAC WEST:
AN INPUT TO DRRM SYSTEM

Rationale
The Philippines is a country with high vulnerability to natural hazards. According to the

2014 report of the International Bank for the Reconstruction and Development of the World Bank,

the Philippines ranked third out of 173 countries vulnerable to disaster risks. This evaluation was

based on the potential of a natural hazard to cause heavy human casualties, damage to properties

and infrastructures, and decline of human welfare such as health status and livelihoods. Aside from

the impact of disaster risks, the country is also vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

The Philippines is a disaster‑prone country because of its geographical location. The

archipelago is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, making it prone to geological natural disasters

such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The location of the Philippines is also highly

susceptible to various meteorological hazards. The country is located in the path of tropical

cyclones that can be categorized as tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm,

typhoon, and super typhoon. According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and

Astronomical Services Administration, there area of responsibility. With this location, the country

has high susceptibility to flooding, storm surges, and strong winds. The 36, 289 km coastlines of

the Philippines also contribute to the high susceptibility of the country to coastal flooding and

storm surge. The significant and catastrophic impacts of natural hazards led countries and nations

to prioritize disaster risk reduction (DRR).

In January 2005, 168 countries adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) during

the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held at Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture Japan. This

action‑oriented response has a goal to integrate effectively disaster prevention, mitigation,

preparedness, and vulnerability reduction to the policies, plans, and programs of sustainable

development (Saño, 2010) Governments all over the globe implement DRR, which is an organized
and step‑by‑step approach to identify, assess, and reduce the risks inflicted by disasters. It is an

integral effort in managing disasters by strengthening the capacities of communities toward the

risks and adverse impacts of natural hazards. The Philippines is one of the countries who agreed

on the implementation of HFA.

The Philippine government is committed to promote and implement measures and

guidelines for DRR. To strongly implement this international standard of DRR, the Fourteenth

Philippine Congress passed the Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine DRRM Act, also known as

the DRRM Act. This Republic Act was formally signed by Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May

27, 2010. This law strengthens the Philippine DRRM system by institutionalizing the National

DRRM Plan. The DRRM Act mandates the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Council to develop a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework, which serves

as the principal guide to conduct efforts on DRRM all over the country. This law also provides a

proactive approach in addressing disaster risks, wherein the people become presently prepared for

the imminent risks and threats of natural disasters.

The DRRM Act also requires the integration of DRR Education in the school curricula of

both basic and tertiary levels. It was opportune to incorporate DRR education because the

Philippines’ Department of Education (DepEd) recently implemented a new basic education

system known as the K‑12 Basic Education Curriculum which follows the rules, regulations, and

guidelines of Republic Act 10533, also called as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. This

educational program added two more years to the 10 years of basic education in the Philippines.

Specifically, these 2 years are known as senior high school education, an added educational level

to Kindergarten, 6 years of elementary, and 4 years of junior high school. In the curriculum of

senior high school, DRR education is integrated in Earth and Life Science, a core subject offered

to all tracks, and to a specialized track subject Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction.

With the provisions of DRRM Act, comprehensive, and integrated knowledge building

about disaster education is intensified among students under the K‑12 Education Program. The

youth are empowered to be proactive members of community on DRR and sustainable

development. It is relevant and significant to assess the capacity of students on DRR to ensure that

the senior high school education of the K‑12 curriculum is substantial on the culture of safety and
resilience toward disaster risks. Furthermore, an assessment about the DRR knowledge of senior

high school students will be a significant report on the impact of disaster education in senior high

school level in the Philippines. Hence, this study was conceptualized to determine the DRR

knowledge of selected Senior High School students in the Division of Tarlac Province.

Specifically, it aimed to assess the disaster‑related knowledge, preparedness and readiness,

adaptation, awareness, and risk perception of senior high school students.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the level of awareness and practices of Senior High School

students in both public and private schools of Tarlac West.

Specifically, it aims to answer the following questions:

1. How may the students be described in terms of:

a. age;

b. sex;

c. type of school; and

d. track being taken?

2. How may the students be described in terms of their knowledge regarding disaster risk

reduction in terms of:

a. disaster-related knowledge;

b. disaster preparedness and readiness;

c. disaster adaptation;

d. disaster awareness; and

e. disaster risk perception?

3. Is there a significant difference between the level of awareness and practices of students

form the public and private schools in terms of:

a. disaster-related knowledge;

b. disaster preparedness and readiness;

c. disaster adaptation;

d. disaster awareness; and


e. disaster risk perception?

4. What are the implications of the findings of the study to the district disaster risk reduction

management system?

Methodology

This research will use a cross‑sectional study design wherein it attempts to assess the

disaster‑related knowledge, preparedness and readiness, adaptation, awareness, and risk

perception of senior high school students.

A survey questionnaire based on different studies of the same nature, will be adapted as

the instrument for this study.

Locale and Population of the Study

This study will be conducted in Tarlac West which is composed of ___ number of public

schools and ____ numbers of private schools. The respondents will be Grade 11 and 12 senior high

school students. A stratified random sampling technique will be used to obtain the respondents for

each school.

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