Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Schools Division of Benguet
MIDAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Affected Population:A group of people who (1) lives in a disaster-affected area
and has sustained direct disaster impacts (e.g. casualties
and lost sources of livelihood); (2) lives within the disaster-
affected area and sustained indirect disaster impacts; or (3)
lives outside the disaster-affected area and sustained
secondary disaster impacts.
Casualty :A person who is injured, killed, or gone missing as a result of
an incident, mishap, or disaster.
Cluster :A group of agencies that gather to work together towards
common objectives within a particular sector or area of
concern in emergency response.
Contingency Plan :A scenario-based for specific and projected natural and/or
human-induced hazard. It aims to address the impacts of the
hazard to people, properties, and environment; and/or to
prevent the occurrence of the emerging threats through the
arrangement of timely, effective, appropriate and well-
coordinated responses as well as the efficient management
of resources.
Contingency
Planning
:A management process that analyzes specific potential
events or emerging situations that might threaten society or
the environment and establishes arrangements in advance to
enable timely, effective, and appropriate responses to such
events and situations.
Crisis :Also known as emergency; a threatening condition that
requires urgent action or response
Disaster :A serious disruption of functioning of a community or a
society involving wide widespread human, material,
economic, economic or environmental losses and impacts
which exceeds the ability of the affected community or
society to cope using its own resources.
Disaster Risk :Potential loss of life, injury or destroyed or damaged assets.
Disaster Risk
Reduction and
Management
(DRRM)
:The systematic process of using administrative directives,
organizations, and operational skills and capacities to
implement strategies, policies and improved coping
capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards
and the possibility of disaster.
Emergency
Operations Center
(EOC)
:A designated facility that is staffed and equipped with
resources to undertake multi-stakeholder coordination,
manage information, and facilitate resource mobilization in
Address: Midas, Ucab, Itogon, Benguet 2604
Contact number: +639298032191
E-mail:
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