Calamities In The Philippines Essay

Natural Calamities The Philippines is a tropical country being visited by a number of typhoons and storms every year. According to TIME.com, on the average, eight or nine tropical storms make a landfall in the Philippines each year, and even though we are always prepared and ready for these natural calamities, still, these natural disasters are affecting the economic growth and development of our country, and no one can deny the horrors and the bad effects that those calamities carry every time they visit the Philippines. According to the report of the Philippine Senate in 2013, from 2000 to 2012, the annual socioeconomic damage of natural calamities in the country was estimated at US$251.58 million. Calamities are not only affecting families and properties; they also cause a tremendous amount of

In addition, the education sector was also able to motivate millions of Filipinos to volunteer and donate during Brigada Eskwela activities that happen yearly, two weeks before the classes open in June.

Inclusive Education With the recent developments and improvements in our educational system, inclusive education has become more evident and is more felt now by the stakeholders, especially the students. The three recent laws that made inclusive education’s presence felt are the Early Years Act of 2013, the Kindergarten Act of 2012, and the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. All of these three laws contain provisions for inclusive education. The DepEd has also established and put more emphasis on Indigenous Peoples’ Education and Muslim Education (MADRASAH) to make education more accessible to all Filipinos in any part of the