President Duterte has expressed his frustration over what he described as the "stupid laws" that prevent the national government from promptly responding to disasters, like the one caused by typhoon "Odette" the week before Christmas. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has stopped releasing updates of the casualties of typhoon "Odette" following a big discrepancy on the death toll it has been reporting compared to the data of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). As of Tuesday, Dec. 21, the PNP reported reported in its 6 a.m....
The death toll on the onslaught of tropical storm "Maring" has ballooned to 40 as more reports of casualties were reported in various areas affected by the weather disturbance. But the Office of Civil Defense said only 23 of the reported death toll was confirmed to be true and typhoon-related while...
The death toll on the widespread flooding in Northern Luzon and Palawan has ballooned to 30 as more situation reports from the affected provinces came in on Thursday, Oct. 14. But the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) said 11 of the reported casualties are still subject for validation while the...
Vice President Leni Robredo may be a public official, but she's a very private person. (Screenshot from Karen Davila's YouTube video) But Robredo was gracious enough to give broadcaster Karen Davila a "house tour", along with a sit-down interview that gave some details about the lady official that...
As tropical storm "Jolina" exited the country's area of responsibility (AOR), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) fielded rescue personnel and assets in areas that are expected to be affected by typhoon "Kiko" in northern Luzon as it continued to intensify...
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), has finally been released from his isolation room after recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), he disclosed Wednesday, Sept. 8. Office of Civil Defense Administrator Ricardo Jalad (File photo by NDRRMC /...
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), engaged in a verbal tussle with Bacoor, Cavite Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla over the supposed non-release of funds for the...
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, the administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), has been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it was confirmed Friday, Aug. 27. Undersecretary Ricardo...
The central office of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City was forced to temporarily shut down after more than a hundred of its workers tested positive for the coronavirus. OCD spokesman Mark Timbal said that of the 380 employees of the agency, 116 of them tested...
Local authorities in Davao Oriental and nearby areas are now conducting damage assessment after a 7.3 magnitude quake hit the province before dawn on Thursday, Aug. 12. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spokesman Mark Timbal, however, said that the initial report they received was that there was no...
More than 13,000 residents were forced to flee in Marikina City after their homes were submerged in floodwater caused by monsoon rains and enhanced by typhoon "Fabian," the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported Saturday morning, July 24. More than 13,000 residents evacuate in Marikina City on July...
