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Earthquakes are natural disasters which are prone to the Philippines. We have already experienced extremely strong earthquakes with high magnitudes or intensifies. If a 7.5 magnitude happen to hit the school during classes, will the student know what to do? Or will they panic and do stupid actions because of their lack of seriousness?

I find the earthquake drills to be very important and helpful, especially in improving our readiness and preparedness for earthquakes. But these are useless if the students or participants of the drill don't take it seriously. What if it was a real earthquake? Will they still laugh and act like children? Will they still act sluggish and show that they don’t care?

It’s amazing to see how the government pushes students to be prepared for disasters. And as students to be prepared for disasters. And as students, we should also show our seriousness in these kinds of authorities so that when the real earthquake strikes, we are mentally prepared.

There are countless of safety tips that are applicable to earthquake. Stay away from tall buildings and evacuate to an open area. Apply “duck, cover, and hold” and be calm but alert. Make sure you have a med kit and survival kit always with you.

           I encourage my fellow students to take this drill seriously. We never know the impact and danger of an earthquake unless we are facing it already. Drop the heard headed mindset, maniana habits, and ningas kogon from our culture. Be safe and be prepared!

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