November 10 2022, St. Dominic College of Asia has participated in the quarter four National Earthquake drill. Included in the exercise are students from the basic education, staff, administrators, and a few higher education students who were loitering around the campus at the time of the drill.

SDCA has coordinated with Bacoor Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (BDRRMO), Wilderness Search and Rescue (WISAR) Cavite Chapter, Barangay Talaba 4 for the routine. The drill was held at the SDCA grounds. The students were organised and kept a safe distance from the danger zones while the teachers and staff followed their protocols accordingly.

After the drill, there was a short meeting held at the GD1 second floor at Luigi’s island. Partaking at the meeting were the evaluators from WISAR, BDRRMO, Barangay Talaba 4, and drill managers from SDCA, One of the BDDRM evaluator noted how the teachers have taken the situation well. He stated, “The panicked kids were pacified effectively by the teachers. Good job on that.” He furthermore spoke of the drill and added that, “Overall a great drill. I can say that there are no 100 percent foolproof drills but this one gets a praise.”

The 4th Quarter National Simultaneous Emergency Evacuation Drill was an overall success. The students were overall cooperative, the school staff had been careful to guide the students to safety.

Written by LAIANN AGUILLON