Military personnel from the Philippine Navy (PN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and United States Navy (USN) exchange insights during a pre-sail conference aboard JS Samidare at Pier 15 in Manila on December 4, 2024. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) leads a multilateral...
(File photo) (UPDATED) The “Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act” signed by President Marcos Jr. on Friday, Dec. 6, will help the country address the lack of dedicated spaces for Filipinos affected by frequent disasters such as typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes among others. This was the...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno advises OCD personnel and staff to keep Christmas celebrations and year-end assessments simple. (File photo: MANILA BULLETIN) Be mindful. Be simple. This was the reminder of Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator,...
Once the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippine government gets the concurrence of the Senate, it would then pave the way for joint military exercises. Sec. Gilbert Teodoro of the Department of National Defense deems it necessary to enter into an agreement with...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno leads the launching of "Panatag Pilipinas", the agency's disaster risk communications campaign which seeks to enhance the country’s disaster preparedness, Nov. 25, 2024 in Quezon City. (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong /...
Ms. Analiza Solis, chief of PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section, speaks at a media seminar-workshop on disaster communication held at the PICC in Pasay City on Nov. 23, 2024. She says there is a downward trend in the frequency of typhoons forming and hitting the Philippines but the...
Aftermath of Super Typhoon "Pepito" in Barangay Cabugao, Bato, Catanduanes (Photo courtesy of Cabugao Bato LGU) The national government is working double time to rehabilitate areas that were devastated by Super Typhoon “Pepito” as the death toll increased to nine, the National Disaster Risk...
Residents of Barangay Ligaya in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija clean debris left by Super Typhoon "Pepito" on Monday, Nov 18, 2024. (John Louie Abrina) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 19, that Super Typhoon “Pepito” has killed seven people in...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) OIC Asst. Sec. Cesar Idio reports updates on the impact of Severe Tropical Storm "Pepito" during a press conference at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Nov. 18, 2024. (Courtesy of...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) assured Filipinos that government assets and personnel are ready to respond to Super Typhoon Pepito’s impact. TYPHOON PREPARATION — A Manila Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) personnel prepares rescue equipment at their headquarters in...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Eastern Visayas reported that a total of 41,820 families or 129,000 individuals fled super typhoon “Pepito” in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Biliran on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Department of Social Welfare and Development has...
The Philippines is getting a taste of how climate change is affecting the world as Filipinos brace for Super Typhoon “Pepito”, the sixth storm to hit the country in less than a month, baffling even scientists and experts from the United States-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
