As part of the Philippine territory, the Municipality of Sarangani Island, Davao

Occidental, formerly part of Davao del Sur is not exempted from these

problems. Sarangani Islands experienced typhoon Juan and Inday dated

August 8, 2006, that triggered landslide at Sitio Babantol and Barangay Konel,

Sarangani, Davao del Sur. Six were found dead and were not recovered. There

was a municipal wide storm surged with the total damage assessed to

Php8,166,000.00 in crops, properties, utilities, and facilities. This brought

heavy rains and strong winds, causing storm surges and toppling trees,

localized flooding and forcing people to seek refuge in emergency shelters. The

typhoon hit the entire municipality which resulted in the destruction of some

schools especially nearby coastal areas and facilities (MDRRMC, 2006).

The elementary schools of Sarangani District are mostly located in the coastal

area and are more victimized by storm surges during typhoons. This becomes a

major concern that school administrators, teachers, and local government

units have to address. School administrators and teachers immediately

coordinate with the district, division, LGUs, Municipal DRRMC and other

disaster agencies. However, many of the teachers are not residing in the Island.

Most of them were from Digos City or nearby districts of Davao Occidental,

such that whenever typhoon comes, the school administrators and teachers are

stranded in the mainland, leaving behind the school facilities and the school

children. Given this scenario, it is imperative therefore to establish a Disaster

Risk Reduction Management Program (DRRMP) to systematically mitigate any

destruction that a certain phenomenon may bring about. Moreover, a DRRMP

may then potentially save lives and casualties.

To effectively achieve the expected response in times of emergencies and

calamity, school administrators and teachers must take the time to understand

the kind of disasters threats. They have to practice and internalize the risk

reduction measures to eventually make a habit of being prepared before,

during and after a calamity, be it a natural or a human-made induced hazard.

It is on these eventualities that the researcher is prompted to determine the

challenges of school administrators and teachers in implementing the DRRMP

In the 26th of March 2015, the Philippines welcomed the adoption of the Sendai

Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 20130. The Philippine delegation

actively took part in the negotiations for the Sendai Framework, which has

global targets as new features to ensure means of implementation and

measurability in reducing disaster risks. The Philippines, together with several

countries, pushed for the strengthening of international cooperation and global

partnership in the Sendai Framework.