Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Alfredo Baloran said on Friday that they will be conducting earthquake reorientation in schools in Davao City in coordination with the Department of Education 11 (DepEd 11).
This is after 28 students in three schools in Davao City reportedly fell ill due to the series of earthquakes in Davao de Oro that affected Davao City on March 7, 2023. The students fainted and experienced difficulty in breathing.
“Mao na ang effect kung mag rattle sila. Katong mga eskwelahan nga naay mga estudyante nga naay difficulty of breathing nag coordinate dayon ko sa DepEd nangayo ko ug schedule sa ilaha nga mag reorient mi aning ma eskwelahan kay basin si teacher ang nag una una ug kahadlok. Kung mag rattle si teacher pati mga estudynate mag rattle during sa ground shaking,” Baloran said over Davao City Disaste Radio (DCDR) on Friday.
Baloran said they want to include the students during exercises so they know what to do during earthquakes.
Based on initial reports of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) of Davao de Oro, the successive earthquakes also caused several students to faint while 10 others were reported injured.
PDRRMO in the Municipality of Kapalong monitored reports of 12 pupils who passed out, and they were recognized as students of Kapalong National High School, Luna National High School, and Sagana Integrated School.
