Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...
A young boy braves the flood in Carmen, Davao del Norte to get food and water delivered by the troops from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by 27IB) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) vowed to support measures to mitigate flood risks particularly in highly...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) The list of government agencies expressing their firm opposition to a proposal to separate Mindanao from the rest of the country grew even longer as the Department of National Defense (DND) reiterated its commitment to...
Rescue personnel search for survivors after a landslide hit Brgy. Rotten, Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Feb. 2. A 98-year-old woman died while three others were hurt in the landslide. (Photo courtesy of Monkayo LGU) The death toll from devastating landslides and widespread flooding across Davao Region...
CAMP ROMUALDO C. RUBI, Butuan City – Agusan del Sur was placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday, January 31, following non-stop downpour that has displaced 9,875 families or 34,947 individuals in 45 barangays the (villages) in the province and Surigao del Sur. Provincial board member Edwin...
(L-R) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno and Next Generation Advocate Foundation PH Inc. Treasurer, Princess Go sign a memorandum of agreement to enhance the government's disaster response capability at the OCD Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will engage in more activities with its military allies this year in the West Philippine Sea and other parts of the country in order to further improve defense partnerships and interoperability, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said. Teodoro said...
The mother of a Filipino Israeli Defense Force soldier mourned his death in the war between Israel and Hamas. GARIN (Imelda Garin FB) Sergeant First Class (Reserves) Cydrick Garin was killed in a massive explosion perpetrated by Hamas militants in Gaza on Monday, January 22. Garin’s mother,...
​A reservist of Filipino descent serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was killed in a massive explosion perpetrated by Hamas militants in Israel, the Israeli Embassy in Manila said Wednesday, Jan. 24. Sergeant First Class (Reserves) Cydrick Garin was one of the 21 ID soldiers who died...
(MANILA BULLETIN/ Mark Balmores) The proposed Philippine Self-Reliant Defense Posture Program--one of four remaining bills on the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) list--has been overwhelmingly approved on third and final...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Davao is set to meet local government officials and concerned government agencies next month to craft solutions to make the region disaster-resilient. OCD-Davao chief Ednar Dayanghirang said on Monday, January 22, that his office will organize a...
Military personnel from the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army rescue an elderly woman from her flooded house in Davao on Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by 1001st Infantry Brigade) The damage to agriculture and infrastructure in Davao Region (Region 11) and Caraga (Region 13) due the effects of...