Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez has designated the agency's senior undersecretary to be his temporary reliever while he is on leave. Chavez disclosed to reporters on Thursday, Feb. 13, that he designated senior Undersecretary Emerald Ridao as the officer-in-charge...
A motorcycle rider is now detained and facing criminal charges after he hit an enforcer of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) while trying to escape for not wearing a helmet in Antipolo City. And it was indeed a bad day for Roger Ymas after he allegedly yielded sachets of shabu when he was turned...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has collaborated with VERA Files for a series of training to combat misinformation and disinformation and strengthen media literacy within state-run media outlets. Photos from PCO, VERA Files, Canva "This partnership marks a significant step in...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) ordered the revocation of the driver’s license of a motovlogger who survived the fatal road accident along Marilaque Road in Tanay, Rizal after performing the “Superman stunt” using his motorcycle. LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II said...
(File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised the public Tuesday, Feb. 11, to immediately inform authorities should they see rocket debris in their communities or seas. This, as China was scheduled to launch its Long March 8A rocket from the...
Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said it is focusing on three “priority actions” this year to further improve the country’s national civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management program. Undersecretary Ariel...
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Philippine government, through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), has provided critical support for individuals affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants provided a lull in the nearly two-year battle....
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is inching closer towards addressing all the backlog in motorcycle plates, the recent indication was the completion and distribution of all the remaining yellow license plates for registered tricycles in Marikina City. LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor D....
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II committee manpower and resources in escorting trucks that will deliver sacks of rice across the country in line with the declaration of national food emergency on rice by the Department of Agriculture. Mendoza said he...
(L-R) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno and Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman (Photo: OCD) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that its personnel conducted a five-day training exchange with counterparts from Canada to enhance...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A total of 50 hectares of land that were being cultivated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were among those destroyed in a nearly...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A grass fire struck Carasi, Ilocos Norte which has so far affected 300 hectares of land, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported. The grass fire occurred in a...
