Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, October 13, urged schools and other educational institutions to take advantage of the two-day class suspension and conduct a full inspection and disinfection of classrooms and facilities. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the call...
Following the powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the province of Cebu last month, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has ordered the conduct of a city-wide simultaneous earthquake drill in Manila 's barangays as part of the city government 's expanded preparations for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Local and national government personnel and the business sector joined the third quarterly earthquake drill here on Thursday, Sept. 11. At the sound of the siren, City Hall employees went out of their offices and executed the duck, cover, and hold move while moving to open spaces...
(File photo) It’s all systems go for the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) as it is set to hold this year’s first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, March 14, and the focus will be on Laguna’s ability to integrate its response capabilities with Metro Manila in...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Three-hundred Police Regional Office 3 personnel and employees participated in the 2nd Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill here on June 28. PRO-3 staff participates in the June 28 earthwuake drill. (PRO-3 FB) PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen....
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...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the mitigating measures implemented by Taiwan over the years bore fruit which was evident in the contained impact of a powerful earthquake there recently. OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said Taiwan’s preparedness has “improved a lot through the...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 gauged its readiness in an earthquake during the 1st Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Monday, March 25. The activity started with the sounding of a siren followed by scenarios that included...
Government personnel practice the "duck, cover, hold" position as they participate in the First Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 25, 2024. (Photo by OCD) Recognizing the fact that natural disasters could strike at any given time, the Office of...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Legazpi and a popular mall here successfully held a fire drill on Wednesday, March 13, in line with Fire Prevention Month. Madonna Rempillo, chief of operations of BFP-Legazpi, said the event sought to raise awareness about the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands participated in the fourth quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) here on Thursday morning, November 9. EMPLOYEES of the Zamboanga City Hall participate in the fourth quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill in Zamboanga City on Thursday,...
(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...
