Preparedness For The Unknown

 

                In a world where everything comes and goes, full of unknowns and mysteries, crisis and difficulties are unexpected, preparedness is very much needed. Philippines is where we Filipinos’ live, and this beloved country of ours is situated in this pacific region called Pacific Ring of Fire. Knowing this, we must always be prepared for the worst calamities that’s why we disaster drills exist and occur.   

                A country being situated in the most dangerous part of the pacific region where almost all types of disasters forms and originates. One strong disaster have a potential to wipe thousands and millions of lives. Calamities like earthquakes have one of the most dangerous threat to humanity, earthquakes are land vibrations caused by a sudden slip on a fault. It is dangerous enough that it can destroy thousands of infrastractures and kills ton of people especially the strong earthquakes. It also causes other disasters like tsunami and landslide to occur.

 As a counter to these disasters, the government have created drills like earthquakes drills to avoid and reduce the risk of it and spread awareness about theses calamities. The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council is the one in charge on making these drills specifically the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill. Here they teach us precautionary and safety measures and also the DO’s and DON’Ts before, during, and after an earthquake.

Participating on these kinds of drill is very important and helpful, it have a lots of benefits and increases your chance of survival during an actual earthquake and reduces the risk and injuries as minimum as possible. These practices and exercises may one day save and help us from dangerous earthquakes and generally disasters. We must take these drills and dangerous disasters seriously, it can leads to the loss of thousands and millions of people’s live and even have the potential to wipe all of humanity.

We are in the modern era with all the advanced technologies and equipments out there but we should not solely rely on this objects, it cannot save us all the time. People since way before were able to survive and overcome these strong disasters without modern technologies. We cannot only be saved by earthquake drills but we can also help and save other people’s lives.

Preparedness is one of the key to our survival, always be ready and alert because we don’t know what tomorrow or the future have in for us. Disasters are unexpected and uncontrollable, it is unknown to us mankind, we cannot fight nor stop it but we can only endure and overcome it. Together, let's all be ready, aware and prepared.

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