Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The organized Metro Manila Shake Drill’s hashtag #MMShakeDrill trended on Twitter — both nationwide and worldwide — even before the simulated quake at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (July 30).
Netizens, mostly employees and students, who participated in the event posted photos of them doing the “drop, cover, hold” pose or evacuating out of their offices and taking part in the drill.
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@MMDA #MMShakeDrill at #GATowers pic.twitter.com/RbTVro39Qz
— Nemo Fidel (@nemojhay) July 30, 2015
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At our office #MMShakeDrill
#mmda
#MMDAShakeDrill
pic.twitter.com/YncXhQ8Wvg—
Oliver Yung (@oliveryung) July
30, 2015
Students
of Our Lady Guadalupe Colleges (OLGC) evacuates outside school grounds #MMShakeDrill
@MMDA @MandaluyongC3
pic.twitter.com/NuF1LEnGSi
—
jhoy ü♥ (@jhoyanoya) July
30, 2015
Awesome
kids of HEMC school also participated on #MMShakeDrill
@MMDA pic.twitter.com/U4kdEUKoWe
—
Ara Dino (@ara_dino) July
30, 2015
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) earned praises from many netizens.
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for our government for their effort to give the public information on how to be safe during an earthquake. Good job! @MMDA #MMShakeDrill
— Fred Lozano (@fredglozanojr) July 30, 2015
Iba
na ang handa! Very good tayong lahat na lumahok sa #MMShakeDrill
good job din @MMDA & all their
partner govt agencies.
— rizza diaz (@diaz_rizza) July
30, 2015
Some even asked the MMDA to conduct more of these drills to train people how to properly prepare in case “The Big One” strikes.
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@MMDA a big clap clap for #MMShakeDrill
hope it would be an annual event so people would familiarize
— iamice (@dara_ice) July 30, 2015
Kudos,
@MMDA for the #MMShakeDrill.
I hope this becomes a regular thing now.
— Melissa Borlaza (@mebellagranger)
July
30, 2015
We
should do this at least every 3 months. #MMShakeDrill
—
Stephen (@stephensanti) July
30, 2015
Some netizens, however, took the opportunity to post their selfies, either while ducked under a table or simply while laying in bed when the 30-second audio recording signaled the start of the drill.
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Nakuha pa nilang mag selfie ha! #MMShakeDrill
— Joran (@joranbalmonte_) July 30, 2015
#mmshakedrill
pero kung makapag SELFIE wagas ansasaya pa nila. Magawa kaya nila yan pag
tunay na lindol na
— Master Yuan (@dramaprince21) July
30, 2015
Many even posted tweets of their heartaches and pick-up lines — making a connection to earthquakes — and even used the hashtag #MMShakeDrill.
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Ang earthquake parang breakup, iniwan ka na nga, nawasak pa lahat ng pinaghirapan mo, at ang worst, may aftershock pa #MMShakeDrill #hugot
— KEVIN ♚ (@KeanKardashian) July 30, 2015
Nung
earthquake drill isa lang naman ang hinihintay kong mahulog sa akin:
Ikaw.
#MMShakeDrill
—
BENJ (@yogibenj) July
30, 2015
Cover
your head daw for falling debris. E paano 'yung heart for falling in love?
#MMShakeDrill
—
Kenneth Manuel (@kennections) July
30, 2015
Ang
sabi iwasan ang lahat ng pwedeng mahulog.
Eh pano naman ako?
#MMShakeDrill
#Hugot #Buset
—
Darwin Aquino (@drwinaquino_) July
30, 2015
The MMDA earlier explained the value of the drill: “This will increase the metro’s chances of better recovery and implementation of contingencies in the event of earthquakes.”
