The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, September 13, said it is closely monitoring a Low Pressure Area (LPA) within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) that may bring heavy rains over parts of Luzon and Visayas this weekend. As...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned on Tuesday, September 2, that a Low Pressure Area (LPA) east of Northern Luzon and the Southwest Monsoon (habagat) will continue to bring rains across the country. As of 3 a.m., PAGASA said the LPA was...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is set to organize a nationwide youth brigade that will serve as frontliners in promoting disaster preparedness and assisting communities during emergencies. OCD Officer-in-Charge Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV signed a memorandum of understanding...
Critical flood-control works in Marikina under the Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project remain on track for completion by 2028 despite funding delays, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Aug. 11. “We anticipate finishing the widening and revetment works...
One of the most-applauded portions of the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) would have to be when President Marcos mentioned the flood control projects—and how so many of them were failures, riddled with substandard work, or worse, figments of the imagination. His plan to investigate...
Proactive disaster risk reduction and a whole-of-government approach in responding to increasingly frequent and intense natural calamities are key pillars under the administration of President Marcos Jr. Thus, said Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary and National Disaster Risk Reduction...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, May 23 lauded the signing into law of the PHIVOLCS Modernization Act of 2025 or Republic Act No. 12180 saying the newly-enacted law will help the Philippines strengthen its disaster risk management programs. “By modernizing PHIVOLCS, we are making a bold...
Senator Loren Legarda has called on Filipinos to challenge the status quo in disaster risk reduction as the negative effects of climate change and disasters continue to threaten human existence. Legarda, pointed this out during her keynote address at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on...
Stockholm, Sweden – JTI Philippines is optimistic about the prospects of its Nordic Spirit oral nicotine product, which offers adult consumers an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Karin Tan, JTI Philippines ' Reduced Risk Products (RRP) Category Director, stated that the Philippines is...
Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo is eyeing for the establishment of a Department of Disaster and Emergency, which would oversee the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo (MB file photo) Currently, the NDRRMC operates under the Office of Civil...
The stage is set for a new round of debates and negotiations on tackling the climate crisis – and the promise of host country Azerbaijan is for the process not succumbing to a fault-finding frenzy. While Azerbaijan’s hosting of the COP29 climate diplomacy summit came as a last-minute decision...
Marciano Octavio Garcia Da Silva, resident ambassador-designate of East Timor to the Philippines, appeals to officials of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to help his country in enhancing their disaster risk reduction and management capabilities during a meeting at the The Democratic...
