The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deploys various assets and resources strategically along the Pasig River on Jan. 7, 2025 as part of security preparations for the Feast of Jesus Nazareno and the "Traslacion". (Photo: PCG Malacañang). Security measures are in place to ensure a peaceful, safe, and...
DAVAO CITY – Office of Civil Defense-Davao region chief Ednar Dayanghirang said massive drainage problem is among the causes of the perennial flooding in different parts of the region. Even without the effects of weather disturbances such as shearline, Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), and...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has appealed to Filipinos to take seriously the warnings associated with the shear line and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) as these weather systems continue to significantly impact different parts of the country. File photo In an interview on Teleradyo...
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) After nearly a week-long search operation, authorities have finally found the body of the missing crew of MV Jerlyn Khatness, a cargo ship which sank off Lavezares, Northern Samar last Dec. 30. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the remains of the...
Office of Civil Defense Administrator, Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno alerts the public about the potential “destructive” effects of shear line and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), both of which cause incessant and excessive rains in many parts of the country recently and have since claimed the...
A big boulder damages this house in Sitio Mahaba, Barangay Basiao, Catbalogan City Samar following a rockslide incident that killed a two-year-old girl and injured three others on Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A two-year-old girl died after being pinned to death when a...
One person died while another was missing when a cargo ship transporting cement sank off Lavezares, Northern Samar on Monday, Dec. 30, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. MV Jerlyn Khatness was manned by a 15-member crew when it submerged due to rough seas around 2:30 p.m., according to a...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) directed its regional offices in Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), and Central Luzon (Region 3) to create a comprehensive tsunami evacuation plan in light of the movement of the Manila Trench that triggered an earthquake swarm. The OCD said Saturday,...
(L-R) OCD administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno and NDRRMC chairman and Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. discuss the effects of shearline and ITCZ during a meeting at the OCD building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo: OCD) One person was reported dead while nearly a quarter...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has recommended the inclusion of tsunami drills into the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) following the series of earthquakes offshore Ilocos Sur. Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, OCD administrator and executive director of the National Disaster Risk...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the public Sunday, Dec. 22, to be on high alert and take immediate steps to prepare for potential tsunami threats amid a series of earthquakes offshore of Ilocos Sur. OCD Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno directed the regional directors of civil...
The low pressure area (LPA) that formed in east of Mindanao may trigger rains which could increase the risk of lahar flow in Negros Island following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, Dec. 17. The LPA was spotted 155 kilometers east-southeast...
