The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) kicked off the month-long celebration of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) on Friday, July 1. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The theme for this year’s celebration was “Sambayanang Pilipino, Nagkakaisa Tungo sa...
Bulusan Volcano erupted anew in Sorsogon province on Sunday morning, June 12, forcing 103 families composed of 438 individuals to flee their homes. Bulusan Volcano erupts anew on June 12, 2022 in Sorsogon province. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Amid the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) opted to conduct the second quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) via virtual means on Thursday, June 9. 2nd quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (Courtesy of...
The phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon has affected 2,784 families composed of 13,920 individuals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, June 7. NDRRMC spolesperson Mark Timbal (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) NDRRMC Spokesperson Mark...
Fifty families composed of 180 individuals from Brgy. Puting Sapa in Juban, Sorsogon were evacuated due to the heavy ashfall and pungent odor brought by the phreatic eruption of Mt. Bulusan, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, June 6. Personnel of...
Several public buildings in Calatagan, Batangas sustained minor cracks after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit on Sunday morning, May 22. (Photo courtesy of Calatagn MDRRMO) Ronald Torres, chief of Calatagan municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDRRMO), said cracks were noted at...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) will be placed on “red alert” status on Monday, May 9, to ensure that the upcoming national and local elections will be free from the threat of Covid-19. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has begun the preparations for the establishment of a temporary housing program for the victims of Typhoon “Agaton.” National Disaater Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairman and Department of National Defense...
Unacceptable. That's how Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda described the growing number of casualties from typhoon "Agaton's" recent hammering of the country’s central islands. (Eutah Mizushima/ Unsplash) “That kind of casualty level is unacceptable. We knew this typhoon was coming. We knew...
The search and rescue operations for victims of Typhoon “Agaton” in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) continued on Easter Sunday, April 17, as rescuers refused to give up and expressed hope that they will find more survivors in the aftermath of the devastation. Search and rescue personnel from the...
Typhoon “Agaton” has now killed 167 people as search, rescue, and retrieval operations continue in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) which was badly hit by landslides and flashflood, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Black Saturday, April 16. President...
The death toll due to Typhoon “Agaton” has climbed to 137 and this is feared to further increase as over two dozens more are still missing in landslide-hit areas in Eastern Visayas (Region 8), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Good Friday, April...
