Employees executed the "Always Ready" procedure to emulate what to properly do during an earthquake incident on the 1st Quarter 2023 National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill earlier today, March 9, 2023.

NSED is a quarterly activity led by National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) that seeks to educate the public on disaster preparedness against earthquakes, steer competence of the government during disaster response, and test the contingency plans of local disaster risk reduction and management councils (LDRRMCs).