Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue a woman using a basin as deep floods caused by heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon (habagat) hit Zamobanga City on July 14, 2024. (Photo: PCG) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Two persons were reported killed as heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon...
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...
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircrew covers his face due to the stench of the volcanic ash fall during the conduct of a rapid damage assessment and needs analysis in Negros Occidental on June 4, 2024 following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. (Photo by PAF) Residents in Western Visayas (Region 6) and...
Mt. Kanlaon (File photo) Close to 800 individuals were forced to flee their homes when an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Oriental on Monday, June 3, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported. In a situational report on...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) More than 16,000 persons who were forced to flee their homes due to typhoon “Aghon” were still staying in evacuation centers as...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The agricultural region of Calabarzon (Region 4A) – which includes the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas (middle) leads a press conference on the impact of tropical cyclone "Aghon" with other officials from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on May 26, 2024. (Courtesy of...
(Courtesy of PAGASA) More than 3,000 passengers were stranded in various seaports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao due to the effects of tropical depression “Aghon”, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday, May 25. The PCG said the temporary stoppage of maritime voyages due to bad...
Government personnel practice the "duck, cover, hold" position as they participate in the First Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 25, 2024. (Photo by OCD) Recognizing the fact that natural disasters could strike at any given time, the Office of...
(File photo) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday, March 12, that it was taking decisive actions to address the impact of El Niño to the country's agriculture sector. The damage to agriculture due to the weather phenomenon has already reached...
Defense Secretary and NDRRMC chairman Gilbert Teorodo presides an emergency meeting that tackled the amendments that seek to expand the access of the Local Government Units to the NDRRM Fund. (photo: NDRRMC) The national government has provided more local government units (LGUs) access...
Relief packs from the national government will be ferried by this United States Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft to the landslide victims in Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The death toll from the tragic landslide that struck Barangay Masara in...
