President Marcos welcomed Malaysia’s offer for more cooperation in disaster response and rescue efforts as the Philippines led the ministerial conference for disaster mitigation in the Asia Pacific region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister...
President Marcos has enjoined the Asia-Pacific region to advocate for stronger international legal frameworks that would guide countries on disaster prevention and response. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk...
Japanese tech firm Spectee Inc.'s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered crisis management information system is expected to enhance disaster response in the Philippines, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, JICA Philippines said its senior representative...
"Our vision is clear: to reduce disaster risks and losses, and in doing so, protect lives, livelihoods, and the social and economic assets that underpin our societies." This was President Marcos' clear objective as he expressed his desire for a more resilient Asia-Pacific Region that he believes...
Over the next four days, President Marcos is set to lead discussions that will center on concrete actions that reduce disaster risks and losses in lives, livelihood, and health. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File Photo/Manila Bulletin/Noel Pabalate) Acting Communications Secretary...
Malacañang has suspended work in government offices and classes in all levels in the cities of Manila and Pasay on Oct. 14 to 15 due to the expected volume of participants traveling within the cities for the 10th session of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) to utilize fully their Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (DRRMF) to fulfill the purpose for which the fund was created. The reminder was issued by the COA in its 2023 annual audit report on the municipalty of Leon in...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Two ranking members of the House of Representatives has slammed Vice President Sara Duterte’s “apparent incompetence” in utilizing the Department of Education’s (DepEd) 2023 Disaster Risk...
Being the lead agency overseeing regional power utilities, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) urged the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) to procure insurance cover for their critical assets – especially the facilities that are vulnerable to damage or technical glitches when...
President Marcos has raised the importance of updating the country's flood hazard maps and seeking new strategies to address flooding, noting that the course of floodwaters has changed over time. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this following the onslaught...
The Philippines is expected to have an opportunity to strengthen its bilateral cooperation with other Asia Pacific countries in terms of disaster risk reductions. Typhoon Carina aftermath (MB File Photo/Noel B. Pabalate) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Assistant Secretary...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas play a crucial role in disaster mitigation. THE recent Visayas leg of Handa Pilipinas: Innovation in Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide Exposition organized by the Department of...
