WALA LANG Now at Madrid’s Museo del Prado until March is an exhibit on the art of Fernando Zobel, the Filipino-Spanish artist, who pioneered in the study of Philippine religious imagery, founded the Ateneo Art Gallery and the Museum of Abstract Art in Cuenca, Spain, and masterpieces that the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it has collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of China to further improve the Philippines' healthcare waste management. On Friday, Dec. 16, the UNDP turned over to the DOH the project called "Learning Experience...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has distributed 84 ambulances to various local government units (LGUs) across the country. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the new ambulance units will further empower LGUs in providing high-level emergency response and rescue services...
Sophos , a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, recently announced the general availability of Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with new industry-first threat detection and response capabilities. Sophos is the first endpoint security provider to...
Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
The Makati City local government was once again cited for its disaster risk reduction initiatives as the city continues to develop new ways in not just protecting the lives of its residents, but also in sharing its disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) efforts with other regions in the...
There is no doubt that Filipinos are naturally resilient that’s why they are capable to withstand the calamities and disasters that hit the country. But resilience is simply not enough. NDRRMC Chairman Jose Faustino Jr. speaks during the 22nd Gawad Kalasag (GK) Ceremony held at the Manila Hotel...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he supports moves to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in schools as the program can play a significant role in strengthening the country’s national security and crisis management efforts. Go, however, said there must be a...
A non-commissioned poll conducted by the independent OCTA Research group showed that at least 70 percent of adult Filipinos are satisfied with the current administration’s performance on programs relating to education, disaster response, and health care. Through its Tugon ng Masa survey held from...
Senate President Pro-Tempore Loren Legarda has stressed the importance of equipping all local government units (LGU) with geo-hazard and multi-hazard maps for disaster preparedness and management. Legarda stressed the loss of lives and livelihood could have been avoided if critical information on...
A total of 164 newly-elected mayors and local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) participated in the first Newly Elected Officials Plus (NEO+) Training Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the...
The Silang, Cavite local government announced on Saturday, Nov.12, the arrival of its newly purchased emergency response vehicles as part of its efforts in improving the town's disaster response and management capabilities. According to Silang Mayor Kevin Anarna, the eight ambulances, a donated...
