Evacuation efforts were initiated in Negros Island in response to the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday, Dec. 9, with around 54,000 people projected to be affected, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. The OCD convened an emergency meeting at the National Disaster Risk Reduction...
(L-R) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno meets Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, the executive director of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon...
(File photo) (UPDATED) The “Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act” signed by President Marcos Jr. on Friday, Dec. 6, will help the country address the lack of dedicated spaces for Filipinos affected by frequent disasters such as typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes among others. This was the...
CEBU CITY – A civil engineering graduate of the University of Cebu will receive a brand-new car as reward for topping the November to December civil engineer licensure examination. Francis Charles Lauta topped the examination with a 93.25 percent rating. “UC has produced another...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno advises OCD personnel and staff to keep Christmas celebrations and year-end assessments simple. (File photo: MANILA BULLETIN) Be mindful. Be simple. This was the reminder of Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator,...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno leads the launching of "Panatag Pilipinas", the agency's disaster risk communications campaign which seeks to enhance the country’s disaster preparedness, Nov. 25, 2024 in Quezon City. (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong /...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong led awardees from this city in the Parangal para sa mga Katangi-tanging Lingkod Bayani ng Kordilyera by the Civil Service Commission-Cordillera Administrative Region at the Newtown Plaza Hotel here on Nov. 21. Magalong bagged the Presidential Lingkod Bayan...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that the application period for the March 2, 2025 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) will run from Nov. 19, 2024 to Jan. 3, 2025. The examination will be conducted across 92 testing centers nationwide, covering 16 regions to...
Ms. Analiza Solis, chief of PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section, speaks at a media seminar-workshop on disaster communication held at the PICC in Pasay City on Nov. 23, 2024. She says there is a downward trend in the frequency of typhoons forming and hitting the Philippines but the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez urged his fellow lawmakers to unite in advancing the passage of the proposed Magna Carta of Children—the landmark measure aimed at promoting a nurturing environment...
Aftermath of Super Typhoon "Pepito" in Barangay Cabugao, Bato, Catanduanes (Photo courtesy of Cabugao Bato LGU) The national government is working double time to rehabilitate areas that were devastated by Super Typhoon “Pepito” as the death toll increased to nine, the National Disaster Risk...
Residents of Barangay Ligaya in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija clean debris left by Super Typhoon "Pepito" on Monday, Nov 18, 2024. (John Louie Abrina) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 19, that Super Typhoon “Pepito” has killed seven people in...
