(Courtesy of NDRRMC) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) was placed on red alert status as severe tropical storm “Carina” continues to intensify while enhancing the effects of southwest monsoon (habagat). Red alert mandates all NDRRMC personnel to be on duty...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recognized...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue a woman using a basin as deep floods caused by heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon (habagat) and low pressure area hit Zamboanga City on July 14, 2024. (Photo: PCG) A second low pressure area (LPA) being monitored by the state weather bureau in the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. holds a video teleconference with Australian Defence Force (ADF) led by its newly installed chief, Admiral David Johnston, on July 18, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The Philippines and Australia renewed their commitment to maintaining their...
Foreign and defense ministers of Japan on Monday, July 8, described as a significant milestone the signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Tokyo and Manila, a pact that would allow the joint exercises and improve interoperability between troops of both nations. Japanese...
Office of Civil Defense Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno (Photo: OCD) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is eyeing to reinforce its partnerships with various stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of its disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) efforts. OCD Administrator...
After its suspension last year, Malacañang has officially revoked the policy grating Career Executive Service (CES) ranks to graduates of master’s studies of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), citing the need to synchronize the standards and procedures for the conferment of...
A metal debris bearing Chinese markings is found by a fisherman in the open sea water of Morong, Bataan on June 5, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised residents in Ilocos Norte and Cagayan on Saturday, June 29, to take precautionary measures...
Participants perform duck, cover and hold during the second quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earethquake Drill (NSED) in Pasig City on June 28, 2024. (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense livestream) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) successfully tested the efficiency of a harmonized plan to mitigate...
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año (Sullivan's X account / Año file photo) The national government should resolve its maritime dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through peaceful means, key security advisers of Manila and...
Due to the confidential nature of the details behind the resupply missions to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, it remains unclear why it took the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) more or less 12 hours to rescue the injured Navy personnel. In the middle of the hearing of...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said that the recent Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal incident was a "deliberate aggressive action" and not a misunderstanding or accident. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Tuesday, June 25, 2024,...
