4. By the President of the Philippines
EO No. 66 dtd January 9, 2012
• Prescribing rules on the
cancellation or suspension of
classes and work in Government
offices due to
typhoons, flooding, other weather
disturbances and calamities

5. • PAGASA- Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services
Administration
• National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management
Council

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Source: NDCC Memorandum No. 9, s. 2007

7. Dated May 28, 2012
Guidelines on the
Implementation of
EO No. 66

8. • Storm Signal No. 1:
Public and Private Preschool
and Kindergarten Classes in
the affected areas shall be
automatically cancelled or
suspended

9. • Storm Signal No. 2:
Public and Private
Preschool, Kindergarten, Eleme
ntary and Secondary Classes in
the affected areas shall be
automatically cancelled or
suspended

10. • Storm Signal No. 3:
Work in all DepEd offices in
the affected areas shall be
automatically cancelled or
suspended

11. • Depending on signal numbers
declared at 10:00 PM – 4:00 AM
(Whole day classes)
• Depending on signal numbers
declared at 11:00 AM
(Afternoon classes)

12. • In the absence of typhoon
signal warnings from PAGASA,
localized cancellation/
suspension of classes in both
public and private schools and
work in government offices
may be implemented by LOCAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVES

13. • LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES is the
Chairpersons of the Local
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (LDRRMC)
• Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Act of 2010 (dtd May 27)

14. • School Heads (SH)
May only cancel or suspend
classes in cases where urgent
action is needed to prevent
loss of life or bodily harm.

15. • Local Government Executives
as Chairperson of the
LDRRMC, in coordination with
the National DRRMC

16. • Regional and Division shall
active their Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management
Offices (DRRMO) to monitor
the situation and keep lines
of communications

17. • Standard reporting
procedures between
Regional and Division
DRRMOs with the Central
Office DRRMO applies

18. • Automatic cancellation/
suspension of classes after
it is officially published by
PAGASA

19. • In cases where the PAGASA has
not raised any storm signal
warning or declared presence of a
tropical cyclone, the Regional and
Division DRRMOs to
communicate with RDRRMC and
LDRRMC for decision to cancel or
suspend classes in their
respective Locality

20. • The parents have the
ultimate responsibility for
determining whether their
children should go to
school, even if NO order for
cancellation/ suspension
has been issued

21. • Parents and Teachers:
That the required number of
school days for the SY shall
be considered specially in
holding MAKE- UP classes
to offset the days when
classes are cancelled/
suspended

22. • MAKE- UP CLASSES
Shall be held on Saturdays or
on Weekdays beyond the
originally set school
calendar in both public and
private schools

23. • SCHOOL DESIGNATED AS
EVACUATION CENTERS
School officials, DRRMCs are
requested to render service
even when classes are
suspended

25. A. Contingency Plan
1. Situation
2. SWOT Analysis/ RISK Identification
3. Evacuation Plan
4. Coordinating Procedures
• Organization
• Work Plan – July (National
Disaster and Preparedness
Month)
• Accomplishment Reports

26. • Republic Act 10121
• Executive Order No. 66,s.2012
• DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2012
• DepEd Order No. 26, s. 2012
• DepEd Order No. 28, s. 2005
• NDCC Memorandum No. 7, s. 2006