DILG Sec. Juanito Victor (Jonvic) Remulla (center) leads a press conference on the possible impact of Severe Tropical Storm "Nika" held at the NDRRMC Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Nov. 10, 2024. (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense livestream / Zoom) Severe Tropical...
BRP Davao del Sur (File photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) Philippine Navy landing dock BRP Davao del Sur (LD 602) will sail to Batanes to deliver relief supplies for victims of recent calamities, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced Sunday, Nov. 10. “The naval vessel is currently...
Still reeling from the impact of recent typhoons, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) directed its regional office in Western Visayas (Region 6) to expedite preparations for worst-case scenario in case Kanlaon Volcano erupts while Tropical Depression (TD) “Nika” ravages the country. OCD...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, November 8, clarified that he never lent his protocol plates to anyone. Gatchalian issued the statement rejecting information linking him to the white Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle (SUV) which illegally passed through the EDSA bus lane. ...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has averted what could have been a serious printing problem of certificates of registration of motor vehicles similar to the challenge it faced on driver’s license. On Thursday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II heaved a sigh of relief after a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, November 7 said he does not condone traffic violations even if this is committed by a person linked to the company of a relative. “I do not condone the traffic violations committed by the management of Orient Pacific Corporation. As a public...
The Senate has retained the proposed P733-million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) that the House of Representatives earlier approved in its version of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance,...
NDRRMC Chairman and DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (front, middle) leads a a preparedness meeting involving national government agencies at the NDRRMC Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Nov. 5, 2024 as they prepare for the possible impact of Typhoon Marce. (Photo: Office of Civil...
Officials convene a meeting at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRM) Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Nov. 3 2024 to monitor the effects of Tropical Storm "Marce". (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) remembered individuals who...
Military response teams from Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia are recognized by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) led by PAF chief Lt. Gen. Stephen Parreño (front, fifth from right) in a ceremony at the PAF Gymnasium, Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo: PAF) The Philippine...
Photo shows flooded areas in Naga City, Camarines Sur due to Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine" during an aerial survey conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Oct. 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” and...
The six-month suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta had been cut short, and she is now poised to be back at the helm of the power industry’s regulatory body. A memorandum order from the Office of the Ombudsman dated October 22, 2024 stipulated that the...
