EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FORUM FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES

During disasters, Persons with Disabilities, especially the young ones, are seen to be more disadvantaged due to their limitations on mobility and awareness. it is because of this that SM Cares, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings, will once again hold an Emergency Preparedness Forum on July 9, 2018 at Hall 3 of the SMX Convention Center, MOA Complex, Pasay City. This year’s focus will be on Children and Youth with Disabilities, between 10-30 years old.


The forum aims to provide substantial information about the reality of a potential earthquake scenario in Metro Manila, as well as making them better prepared for disasters and calamities. The attendees will be comprised of young people who are blind, deaf, with physical/orthopedic impairments, with Down syndrome, Autism, and those with rare disorders.

There will be an estimated attendance of 1,000 people from different PWD organizations and learning institutions.

Resource persons include Dr. Renato Solidum, In, Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), and Dr. Ted Esguerra, Operational Medicine instructor of the International Disaster Response Network. UNICEF Philippines Country Representative Ms. Lotta Sylwander will also be one of the guests in the forum.