PHL Rolls Out Nationwide Safety Drill After School Shootings - BusinessWorld Online
Officials said the drill rehearsed lockdowns, evacuations and first aid after two recent school shooting incidents.
- On Thursday, Philippine schools conducted nationwide safety drills, with about 3,000 students at Carlos F. Gonzales High School in Bulacan province participating in a 12-minute lockdown exercise.
- The Department of Education mandated these drills to strengthen security following two recent school shooting incidents that shook the Philippines in past months.
- Under a scripted scenario, school officials activated warning systems and placed classrooms under lockdown, while around 250 school staff and teachers coordinated with police without hyper-realistic role-playing.
- Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla, who observed the drill, said, "I am very confident that we will respond better ," though some parents expressed concern about student psychological impact.
- While teacher Roy Fama noted the drill is "a step to lessen that fear," mental health advocates warned such exercises can cause lasting psychological harm, and Karina Mallonga advocated strengthening guidance programs.
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Schools nationwide hold safety drill
SCHOOLS throughout the country on Thursday held the National Simultaneous School Safety Drill to train students, teachers and staff to respond to violent incidents on their campuses.Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla and Department of Education (DepEd) officials led by Undersecretary Malcolm Garma attended the drill at Carlos F. Gonzales High School in San Rafael, Bulacan."We want our schools to be places where a learner's biggest concern is an u…
PHL rolls out nationwide safety drill after school shootings - BusinessWorld Online
The Philippines rolled out a National Simultaneous School Safety Drill across public and private schools on Thursday, following security concerns prompted by rising school violence and threats nationwide. “It is important that we can see how ready the school is, and they know what they will do if there is an incident like this,” the […]
The Philippines conducted its first nationwide drill to respond to armed threats in schools following two school shootings in recent months.
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BULACAN (Philippines), Sept 3 — As an alarm reverberated throughout a Philippine high school today, students scrambled behind locked doors and police swept corridors in a drill...
Philippines holds drills to safeguard students from armed intruders
About 3,000 junior and senior high school students at Carlos F. Gonzales High School north of Manila barricaded their classroom doors with tables and chairs, drew curtains and switched off the lights before crouching under tables to protect themselves. The nationwide drills are part of a broader push by the Department of Education to strengthen security following two rare school shooting incidents that shook the Philippines in the past months. …
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