Pres. Marcos Jr. (middle) confers the Gawad Kalasag Seal to John Niño Suarez and Emer Jhune Donaire 24 th Gawad Kalasag National Awarding Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Dec. 13, 2024. The two students were honored for their bravery in saving a...
Evacuation efforts were initiated in Negros Island in response to the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday, Dec. 9, with around 54,000 people projected to be affected, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. The OCD convened an emergency meeting at the National Disaster Risk Reduction...
At least three people died in Camarines Sur as rains from the shearline affected more than 18,000 people in Bicol Region, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The shear line brought heavy to intense rainfall of 100 to 200 millimeters...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno leads the launching of "Panatag Pilipinas", the agency's disaster risk communications campaign which seeks to enhance the country’s disaster preparedness, Nov. 25, 2024 in Quezon City. (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong /...
Ms. Analiza Solis, chief of PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section, speaks at a media seminar-workshop on disaster communication held at the PICC in Pasay City on Nov. 23, 2024. She says there is a downward trend in the frequency of typhoons forming and hitting the Philippines but the...
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has ordered the institutionalization of active disaster response among all government agencies following the series of weather disturbances that hit the country, which weather experts described as unusual. The Philippines was hit by six successive weather...
Aftermath of Super Typhoon "Pepito" in Barangay Cabugao, Bato, Catanduanes (Photo courtesy of Cabugao Bato LGU) The national government is working double time to rehabilitate areas that were devastated by Super Typhoon “Pepito” as the death toll increased to nine, the National Disaster Risk...
Residents of Barangay Ligaya in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija clean debris left by Super Typhoon "Pepito" on Monday, Nov 18, 2024. (John Louie Abrina) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 19, that Super Typhoon “Pepito” has killed seven people in...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) OIC Asst. Sec. Cesar Idio reports updates on the impact of Severe Tropical Storm "Pepito" during a press conference at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Nov. 18, 2024. (Courtesy of...
Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel conduct pre-emptive evacuation in vulnerable areas in Bicol on Nov. 16, 2024 amid the threat posed by Super Typhoon "Pepito". (Photo: 9th Infantry Division) Super Typhoon “Pepito” pounded Luzon and affected more than 852,000...
The Philippines is getting a taste of how climate change is affecting the world as Filipinos brace for Super Typhoon “Pepito”, the sixth storm to hit the country in less than a month, baffling even scientists and experts from the United States-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
Tropical Storm Man-Yi is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Nov. 14, 2024 and will be named Tropical Cyclone "Pepito", based on the forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense...