Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2020, 8, 17-23 https://www.scirp.org/journal/jss ISSN Online: 2327-5960 ISSN Print: 2327-5952 DOI: 10.4236/jss.2020.83003 Mar. 6, 2020 17 Open Journal of Social Sciences Emergency Preparedness of Novo Ecijanos Gener S. Subia, Gladys P. Mangiduyos, Judge Benjamin D. Turgano Wesleyan University Philippines, Cabanatuan, Philippines Abstract This study utilized a descriptive research design to describe the emergency preparedness of selected Nueva Ecija residents working at different universi- ties in the province. The researchers found out that the respondents’ main sources of emergency information are television and social media sites. Al- though the respondents believed that a major calamity will take place in their areas within the next 12 months, a great percentage of them are not preparing for emergency situations because of their busy work schedules. More than half of the respondents did not prepare home disaster kits and 73.98% of them did not conduct an emergency drill at home for the last 12 months. Likewise, 63.78% do not have a preparedness plan to communicate and meet their fam- ily members when there is an emergency such as fire, flood, gas leak, earth- quake or severe weather. The result implies that most Novo Ecijano respon- dents are not prepared in any crisis that will happen in their localities. Keywords Calamity, Emergency Preparedness, Social Media Sites, Localities 1. Introduction The Philippines is one of the most high-risk countries in the world for expe- riencing natural disasters. The list of possible natural disasters includes earth- quakes, floods, mudslides, landslides, storm surge, typhoons, and volcanic erup- tions. Related to this, “National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) volunteers have been working watchfully with thousands of school teachers to cover issues such as proper reactions to emergency alerts, safety measures, preparing go-to bags (with clothes, medicine, and emergency sup- plies), and the right time to evacuate. This helps the people in schools become agents in saving others and themselves at times of disaster” (Swanson, 2012). How to cite this paper: Subia, G. S., Man- giduyos, G. P., & Turgano, J. B. D. (2020). Emergency Preparedness of Novo Ecijanos. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 8, 17-23. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2020.83003 Received: February 13, 2020 Accepted: March 3, 2020 Published: March 6, 2020 Copyright © 2020 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access