Stressing disaster preparedness must start in the community, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso tasked the chairmen of the city 's 100 zones to come up with their respective community-based preparedness plans and hold regular disaster preparedness exercises to ensure the safety of...
More than 150,000 individuals participated in a city-wide earthquake drill in Marikina City on Monday, Oct. 20, to ensure the city government and the public 's readiness during disasters, particularly the long-anticipated magnitude 7.2 quake that may hit Metro Manila anytime, dubbed as "The...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered officials of the Mendiola Consortium Schools which is comprised of St. Jude Catholic School, Centro Escolar University, San Beda University, and La Consolacion College, to conduct random earthquake drills to ensure their readiness in times of...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported that the death toll from the doublet earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental last week has risen to nine after one additional fatality was logged on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 twin earthquakes that struck Manay, Davao Oriental on Oct. 10...
A teachers’ group on Monday, October 13, criticized the government’s recurring reliance on class suspensions amid public health concerns and disaster preparedness drills, calling it a sign of chronic neglect of the education sector. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, October 13, clarified that preventive class suspensions are part of its proactive measures to safeguard students, teachers, and personnel during disaster preparedness activities and health safety initiatives. In a public statement released by Chief...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, October 13, urged schools and other educational institutions to take advantage of the two-day class suspension and conduct a full inspection and disinfection of classrooms and facilities. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the call...
Following the powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the province of Cebu last month, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has ordered the conduct of a city-wide simultaneous earthquake drill in Manila 's barangays as part of the city government 's expanded preparations for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Local and national government personnel and the business sector joined the third quarterly earthquake drill here on Thursday, Sept. 11. At the sound of the siren, City Hall employees went out of their offices and executed the duck, cover, and hold move while moving to open spaces...
(File photo) It’s all systems go for the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) as it is set to hold this year’s first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, March 14, and the focus will be on Laguna’s ability to integrate its response capabilities with Metro Manila in...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Three-hundred Police Regional Office 3 personnel and employees participated in the 2nd Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill here on June 28. PRO-3 staff participates in the June 28 earthwuake drill. (PRO-3 FB) PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen....
Participants perform duck, cover and hold during the second quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earethquake Drill (NSED) in Pasig City on June 28, 2024. (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense livestream) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) successfully tested the efficiency of a harmonized plan to mitigate...
