Disaster Readiness & Risk Reduction Forum on Dec 3, 2016

DR&RR Forum held last 3 Dec 2016

The DRRM framework and the Mapping of Learning Modules (LM)

CESDR Subcenter for DRR-CCA conducted a forum on "Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction (DR&RR)" on Dec. 3, 2016 (9:000 - 12:00) at Room V512, Velasco Building. The forum highlighted the presentation of the draft learning modules on DR&RR being developed by the faculty and graduate students for the DR&RR course for Senior High School students which will be delivered next school year. There are ten learning modules (LM)  which follow the DepEd syllabus, course objectives, learning and performance outcomes.The module writers' pool is composed of CESDR DRR-CCA members, Dr. Tanhueco (Subcenter head), Dr. Oreta and Dr. Mutuc and PhD students (Joenel Galupino, Michael Almeida, Salvador Olaivar & Dr. Jospeh Juanzon) taking the Graduate Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID) under Dr. Oreta. Invited in the forum are CESDR members, COS faculty, DLSU SHS students and the Director of the DLSU SHS CONNECT-ED, Efren De La Cruz. CESDR members, Dr. Susan Gallardo, Dr. Lessandro Garciano and Dr, Maricel Paringit attended the forum.

After the forum, the learning modules will be edited and revised based on the feedback from the participants. A three to four day-seminar-workshop about the learning modules will be conducted during the 2nd term AY2016-2017 for the DLSU faculty and SHS teachers who will handle the DR&RR course. The learning modules are being developed to assist the DR&RR teachers in the handling of the courses.

DRR-CCA Subcenter faculty lectures in the MCDRM program of PPSC

Faculty members of the Civil Engineering Department and also members of the CESDR Sub-center for DRR-CCA delivered lectures to the graduate students taking the Master of Crisis and Disaster Risk Management (MCDRM) of the Philippine Public Safety College during their three day sessions at De La Salle University, Conference Room, Faculty Center on Nov. 14-16, 2016. There are  ten sessions of seminars on various topics on DRRM, Public Safety &Resilience and lectures in a subject under the MCDRM.

On Nov. 14, Day 1 of the sessions, Dr. Lessandro Garciano, CE Dept. Chair delivered a lecture on “Basic Extreme Wind Speeds and Earthquake Hazards Analyses” while Dr. Renan Tanhueco  shared his presentation on “Mainstreaming DRRM in the Philippine subnational physical framework & local land use plans and decision making processes.” On the 2^nd day, Dr. Andres Oreta  shared his lectures in his DLSU graduate course seminar, Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID) on the general topic, “Understanding Hazards and Disasters.” The CE faculty members delivered the lectures as a community-service to the PPSC and DILG.

The Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) offers a  Master in Crisis and Disaster Risk Management (MCDRM) this June 2016. The MCDRM is a one year scholarship program for highly qualified uniformed personnel in the interior government, and employees in government and private sectors preferably practitioners in crisis and disaster risk management of the local government units. Details of the curriculum can be viewed at  http://ppsc.gov.ph/contact-us/masters-degree/master-in-crisis-and-disaster-risk-management