Exploring the DRRM Landscape of the
University of the Philippines Diliman:
How prepared are university students incase of a disaster?
Danielle Parreño and Yra Calamiong
Department of Psychology
University of the Philippines Diliman

World Bosai Forum 2019

Sendai International Center

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Background● The Philippines is a disaster-prone country● Typhoon Haiyan, flooding, storm surges, recent earthquakes● Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act (R.A. 10121)● Section 14 - DRRM in the school curricula○ In UP Diliman, this is present in the:○ National Service Training Programs (NSTP)○ Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)○ General Education course ( Disaster Risk Mitigation,Adaptation, and Preparedness Strategies - DRMAPS)
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West Valley
Fault System

The University of thePhilippines Diliman is
one of the universities
near the West Valley
Fault.
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CONCEPTS
involved
Based from the studies ofDisaster Risk
Perception
DisasterPreparedness
andReadiness
Behavior

Tuladhar, Yatabe, Dahal,and Bhandary (2014; 2015)

DisasterAwareness

Disaster Knowledge

DisasterAdaptation4

Research Question
Is there a significant difference between
UP Diliman undergraduate students
with and without DRRM training in termsof their disaster-related knowledge,disaster preparedness and readinessbehaviors, disaster adaptation, disasterawareness, and disaster risk perception?
5Our Methodology
Online Survey

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FGDs andInterview

Review of Related
Literature
Questionnaire with 5components and 20 items
from Tuladhar, Yatabe,Dahal, & Bhandary (2014;2015)

Data Gathering

7867

UP Diliman undergraduate
students with DRRM training
vswithout DRRM training

Statistical (MannWhitney Test andfrequency distribution)

ThematicAnalysis

Results

Used SPSS 23 and Qualyzer

Consolidation +Recommendations

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Our Results
Key DRRM Issues

Statements

USigEffectDescr.

Disaster-Related
Knowledge

I have participated in disaster risk
education training or workshop.

2425.00

.000

0.004

small

DisasterPreparedness andReadiness

I used to listen to experts or Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR) leaders who work or do
activities for disaster management.

3567.50

.000

.099

small

Disaster Risk
Perception

none7

Key DRRM Issues

Disaster Adaptation

Disaster AwarenessStatements

USig

EffectI have information about whichgovernment office needs to be contacted
after the disaster.

2878.00.014.008

I have knowledge about an evacuationarea during a disaster.

3260.00.004.045

I used to participate in voluntary activities
for disaster awareness campaigns.

3141.00

.016

0.03

I used to prepare an emergency bag fordisasters.

3327.00.003.055

I give priority to disaster awareness in local,regional and national level.

3295.00

.003

0.05

Descr.
small

small

small

small

small

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Results: Overall Percentage of Response9Results: Overall Percentage of Response10Results: Overall Percentage of Response11

Results: Overall Percentage of Response12Results: Overall Percentage of Response

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Conclusion● DRRM training is present in some university students, but
this is still not sufficient.
● Despite knowing importance of DRRM issues and concepts,
these do not seem to translate to actions most of the time.
● There is a need to revisit the DRRM programs in UP andevaluate whether there is a need to improve them.
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Recommendations
Policies should bedisseminatedto all stakeholders in
UP and should bestrictly enforced.

Revisit how trainings onDRRM are conducted
to UP students, evaluate
their effectivity, and reviseaccordingly.

Explore other means Encourage studentsof training students
to be more proactive
such as involving them in knowing the DRRM
in the creation of the policies in their localities
programs and(whether in UP or
considering other forms
outside UP).
of simulation-basedmodels of training.
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Thank you!
Danielle and Yra

For questions, please send an email todaparreno@up.edu.ph16

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