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...
Senator Chiz Escudero on Tuesday, August 2, called for the creation of a new department or an agency dedicated for ensuring timely and immediate government response, which is also free of red-tape, during times of disasters and natural calamities. Escudero made the call following appeals from...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go strongly appealed for the passage of a measure that would make the creation of permanent, safe, and properly equipped evacuation centers mandatory in every municipality, city, and province across the Philippines. Go, chairman of the Senate Health and...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has stressed the need for the government to institute a more proactive approach when dealing with natural disasters. Go issued the statement after he accompanied President Rodrigo Duterte during the inspection of an evacuation centers] in Mataasnakahoy,...
Expect Vice President Leni Robredo to be on the ground to coordinate and facilitate disaster relief and recovery operations whenever there’s a typhoon battering the country under her presidency. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “Ako (Me, I’ll) definitely very hands on ako. At hindi lang...
The Philippines has secured fresh contingent funds from the World Bank to strengthen the country's institutional and financial capacity in managing risks from disasters and disease outbreaks. In a statement, the Washington-based multilateral institution said on Thursday, Nov. 18, that it earmarked...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma A global summit – the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – is ongoing in Glasgow, Scotland to address global concerns on the continuing threats posed by unabated global warming. The Philippines will likely...
Several Japanese and Philippine institutions are teaming up to conduct a study on water-related disaster risks and enhance flood management in the country, particularly in the Pampanga River basin and Pasig-Marikina River and Laguna Lake basin. Kick-off virtual meeting of HyDEPP and SATREPS...
As Tropical storm “Dante” is forecast to bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Romblon, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, and northern portion of Negros Occidental in the next 24...
