Personnel of Office of Civil Defense and Response Cluster of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council coordinate relief efforts at the NDRRM Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Nov. 17, 2023....
A big crack on a road in Glan, Sarangani is seen after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense) (UPDATED) From an earlier report of seven fatalities, the death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that...
Vice President Sara Duterte (sitting in front, rightmost) presides over a meeting of the Response Cluster of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at the NDRRM Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Nov. 18, 2023 in the aftermath of a magnitude 6.8...
DAVAO CITY – Several infrastructure, including schools, in the Davao region were damaged following a magnitude-6.8 earthquake on Friday, November 17. Karlo Alexie C. Puerto, information officer II of the Office of the Civil Defense-Davao, said that the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management personnel monitor the effects of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that strikes off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Nov. 17, 2023 at the National Operations Center of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Camp...
Office of Civil Defense (File photo) (UPDATE) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said it was validating reports that seven individuals have been killed due to the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Friday, Nov. 17. OCD spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas said one of...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) personnel provide first aid to students who collapsed after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by PRC) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is not anticipating the occurrence of a tsunami in the aftermath of a powerful...
OCD Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno (File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) lauded on Friday, Nov. 17, the approval in principle of the Magna Carta for Public DRRM (Disaster Risk Reduction and Management) Workers by the House of Representatives. "This marks a significant milestone in...
Taal Volcano (File photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reminded the public against the dangers of exposure to volcanic smog or vog from Taal Volcano after it was monitored anew in several areas in Calabarzon (Region 4A). OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel...
The chemical spill in Bauan, Batangas that forced the evacuation of 53 families is already under control, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Wednesday, Nov. 8. OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said the chemicals that reportedly leaked from the nearby depot already dissipated, adding...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A seven-year-old girl died in a fire in Barangay Caingin here on Monday, November 6. The fatality was identified as Princess Olivar. Arson investigators said the fire started at 1:45 p.m. and more than 100 houses were razed. Fire out was declared at 3:56 p.m. The...
(File photo) The fourth quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) is set on Nov. 9 with a focus on enhancing the public's preparedness in responding to a tsunami scenario. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said...
