Page 145 - பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் தி பிலிப்பைன்ஸ் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Rethinking evacuation centers for a post-pandemic world April 27, 2021 | 12:06 am By Reporter THE PUBLIC SCHOOL is among the humblest examples of government infrastructure not glamorous at all, in contrast to gleaming new highways or bridges; built on the cheap by contractors offering the lowest bids; and little changed for decades. But for all that, schools are their communities’ multipurpose heroes halls of learning in normal times, voting centers every few years and evacuation sites when disaster strikes. The late-2020 typhoons might have finally served as the catalyst for rethinking the role of public schools during pandemics, because, as constructed, they violate just about every single item in the COVID-containment playbook, being inadequate for sanitation, hygiene, and social distancing. But it’s one thing to design the ideal evacuation center, it’s another matter altogether to build a structure that will also serve the community well when no calamities are o

University of the philippinesQuezon cityMetro manilaPhilippines generalCagayan valleyCamarines surMark casheanFelinoa palafox jrMark anthonym gamboaRodrigo angeloRexlont gatchalianLuz wendyResearch groupPalafox associates founderManagement councilNational disaster risk reduction