MANILA, Philippines — Raising disaster risk awareness may start in schools. Sen. Loren Legarda had this in mind when she presented the idea during a dinner in Malacañang with UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) head Kamal Kishore, and Education Secretary Sonny Angara, among others. “I suggested that we develop a module for DepEd (Department of Education) schools for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and Secretary Angara was very excited,” Legarda said in an interview with Senate reporters on Thursday. READ: PH a ‘lighthouse’ in disaster risk reduction, says top UN officialThe module, she said, could be a part of the curriculum – a subject in schools or a part of Araling Panlipunan. Signed in 2008, the law mandates the promotion of environmental awareness by integrating environmental education into school curricula at all levels, whether public or private.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 18, 2024 01:42 UTC