The Department of National Defense (DND) expressed confidence Friday, July 22, that the capability of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to respond to calamities will not be affected by the transfer of additional task to lead the Covid-19 pandemic response....
To help transform national systems, strengthen capacity, and empower children to reduce the number of school days that learners lose due to the impact of hazardous events, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System (DRRMIS). DepEd /...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) insisted Wednesday, June 22, that it followed regular processes in utilizing its funds for disaster response and Covid-19 pandemic even as the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged them for their low budget utilization rate. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday renewed his call for Congress to prioritize the passage of the bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience after tropical storm ‘Agaton’ brought about massive flooding and landslides and left hundreds of thousands in Visayas and Mindanao...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide support to Filipino families affected by Typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said on Wednesday, Feb. 9, that it has approved a $2-million grant to support the emergency response to the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday said he supports President Duterte’s call to amend Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and streamline the government’s response to natural calamities. Go said it is more practical to amend the...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he would push for the construction of disaster-resilient evacuation centers around the country in preparation for future calamities should he be elected as president. During a radio interview with RMN-DXBC Butuan on Wednesday, Dec. 29, Domagoso...
The Office of the President (OP) will directly release funds to aid the victims of typhoon “Odette” in affected provinces, President Duterte said on Tuesday, Dec. 21. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) In his pre-recorded public address,...
The Japanese government has donated some P39 million worth of disaster response equipment to the Philippine National Police (PNP) in a bid to improve the disaster response capability of the police force. photo: PNP-PIO PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar said the donation will...
Senator Grace Poe has supported calls for the rightsizing of the Philippines' bureacracy to pave the way for the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Residents of Barangays Agoncillo, Boso-boso in Laurel, Batangas are forced to flee their homes on July 4, 2021, as Taal Volcano...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced that its multi-hazard, automated, and hyper-local early warning system "Project MENCHIE" (Mandaluyong Enhance monitoring of Natural hazards and Climate for Household Information and Education) got some upgrades as the city continuously boosts its...
Disaster response teams from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been activated as the magmatic unrest of Taal Volcano persists. Taal Volcano (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 826 personnel with 107...
