CITY OF SANTA ROSA, Laguna – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) is on blue alert status in preparation for super typhoon “Mawar” which is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday night, May 26, or Saturday...
All eyes are on Northern Luzon as the government prepares for the impact of super typhoon “Mawar” (international name) when it hits the country this weekend. (The Armed Forces of the Philippines transports relief goods to Batanes on May 25, 2023 in preparation for the effects of super typhoon...
Malacañang has assured that the government is doing the necessary preparations for the possible effects of typhoon Mawar on the country, which has reintensified as a super typhoon. (Photo courtesy of PAGASA) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil cited the statement of...
The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) advised the public Wednesday, May 24, to prepare for the possible impacts of Super Typhoon “Mawar” off the Pacific Ocean which is poised to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and be given the local name “Betty”. (Search and rescue teams...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said there was no casualty nor significant damage recorded in the aftermath of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that hit Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday midnight, April 29. (Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology / Phivolcs) However, the...
A storage of non-food items of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in Clark, Pampanga was flooded on Sunday, April 23, due to a damaged faucet. ( File photo shows a personnel of the Office of Civil Defense [OCD] facilitating the hauling of various non-food items...
A mobile water filtration truck was deployed by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to Oriental Mindoro on Saturday, April 22, to ensure that residents affected by the oil spill will have potable water. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense - Mimaropa) The OCD regional office in Mimaropa (Region 4B) said...
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring the quality of drinking water in Oriental Mindoro amid the massive oil spill in the province that has since spread to other areas. (Office of Civil Defense Administrator, Assistant Secretary Ariel Nepomuceno speaks during a coordination meeting of the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. directed government agencies to come up with a “whole-of-nation” and “whole-of-government” approach in preparing for the El Niño phenomenon that could hit the country this year. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at a sectoral meeting...
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC)-Region 4-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) is gearing up for the Holy Week or “Semana Santa.” RDRRMC 4-A chairperson and Office of the Civil Defense 4-A Director Maria Theresa Escolano has issued Memorandum Order...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is pushing for the creation of a legislation that will ensure the safe operation of dams in the country and build the preparedness of the downstream communities against flood hazards. Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense The OCD convened the Technical Working Group...
The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) will conclude their special mission of assisting in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations in the earthquake-hit Turkiye on Friday, Feb. 24. Photo: Office of Civil Defense / OCD The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said it was preparing...
