The Mandaluyong City local government announced that its multi-hazard, automated, and hyper-local early warning system "Project MENCHIE" (Mandaluyong Enhance monitoring of Natural hazards and Climate for Household Information and Education) got some upgrades as the city continuously boosts its...
Disaster response teams from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been activated as the magmatic unrest of Taal Volcano persists. Taal Volcano (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 826 personnel with 107...
As the Philippines observes the National Disaster Resilence Month, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, July 3, stressed the need to strengthen the education sector's capacity to deliver education even in times emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a...
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and the Philippine Air Force will conduct the first air-to-air bilateral training on humanitarian and disaster relief on July 5 to 8, 2021 at Clark Air Base in Pampanga. In a statement, the Japanese government said the first air-to-air training between the...
ePLDT, the ICT arm of PLDT Enterprise, inaugurated its first disaster recovery facility in Cebu. 2021-06-28 11_23_47 Housed in the company's second data center, VITRO Cebu 2, in Mandaue City, the new disaster recovery facility enables Cebu-based enterprises to develop their own Business Continuity...
More local government units in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Region are expected to benefit from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) newly developed health index and vulnerability reduction system under its disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch on Tuesday, June 29, its coffee table book that highlights community resilience amid disasters and calamities. (DSWD Facebook Page) “The DSWD, through the Disaster Response Management Bureau, is inviting everyone to the digital...
The importance of the private sector's role in mitigating the adverse impact of climate change was once again highlighted during a recent virtual townhall discussion organized by Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi). Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (left) and Victor Andres "Dindo" Manhit...
A lawmaker representing one of the most disaster-prone provinces in the country called on President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as an urgent administration measure the bill proposing to create the Department of Disaster Resilience. Noting that the typhoon season in the country is fast approaching,...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has partnered with the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in a bid to boost the country’s emergency response and disaster preparedness. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a virtual ceremony on Friday, June 4, PhilSA Director General Joel Joseph...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Southeastern Mindanao on Tuesday, June 1, placed its disaster response and rescue teams on a heightened alert due to tropical storm (TS) “Dante” (international name “Choi-wan”). Commodore Allan Corpuz, PCG District Southeastern Mindanao district...
NEW YORK – “Gaza’s one million children are reeling from the mounting consequences of violent conflict with nowhere safe to turn. Lives have been lost, and families shattered. “In Gaza, at least 60 children have been killed and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days. Nearly...
