Amid the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) opted to conduct the second quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) via virtual means on Thursday, June 9.
2nd quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (Courtesy of ND
MANILA-The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday announced that the second quarter online National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) will be on June 9. "Muling inaaanyayahan ang sambayanan na makilahok sa second quarter online NSED, sa ika-9 ng Hunyo 2022, alas nuwebe nang umaga. Magsisimula ang programa ng alas otso (We are inviting again the public to participate in the second quarter online NSED which will be held on June 9 at 9 a.m. The program starts at 8 a.m.)," the agency said in a Facebook post. "Sabay-sabay tayong mag-duck, cover, and hold sa pagtunog ng sirena (Together, let us duck, cover, and hold once the siren starts)," it added. The OCD said the evacuation part of the second online NSED is still not allowed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first quarter online NSED for 2022 was held last March 10. The second quarter NSED can be watched live stream on Civil Defense PH and NDRRMC Facebook pages and YouTube channels. In 2021, the NSED for the firs
(File photo) MANILA - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that the fourth and last National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) for this year will be held on November 11. "Magsisimula ang programa nang alas otso nang umaga at isasagawa ang ceremonial pressing of the button nang ganap na alas nuwebe na hudyat ng ating pagda-duck, cover, and hold! (The program will start at 8 a.m. and we will conduct the ceremonial pressing of the button at exactly 9 a.m. which will signal the start of our duck, cover, and hold (exercises)," the agency said in a Facebook post on Monday night. In-person earthquake drills are still suspended due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The NSED for the first and second quarters of this year were held on March 11 and June 10, respectively, while the third was conducted on September 16. The event can be watched via livestreaming on the Civil Defense PH and National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council Facebook pages where
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Amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has announced that the second quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) will be held virtually on June 10.
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