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...
The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) officially stopped its search and rescue (SAR) operations in Adiyaman, Turkey nine days since its special mission in the earthquake-ravaged country started, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Monday, Feb. 20. Photo: Philippine...
Work and classes were suspended in Masbate following a 6.0 magnitude quake that hit the province early morning of Thursday, Feb. 16, and resulted in a province-wide power outage. Asst. Sec. Raffy Alejandro IV, spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said the move is part of the safety...
Two more dead people were retrieved by the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) as their search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations continued in the earthquake-battered Turkiye, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Wednesday, Feb. 15. Members of the urban search and...
Underneath a pile of rubble from a collapsed building in Turkiye, the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) extricated two bodies and a mutilated right leg as they continued their search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations a week since the occurrence of a devastating magnitude...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is studying the possibility of sending a second batch of emergency responders to earthquake-hit Turkiye that would replace the initial 82-man inter-agency response team tasked to assist in search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations. Assistant Secretary Bernardo...
The inter-agency response team deployed by the Philippine government to Turkiye officially commenced Friday, Feb. 10, its search for survivors in the southern province of Adiyaman in the aftermath of the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that has since killed 21,000 individuals. The Philippine...
Japanese disaster management experts have presented their best practices and plans in responding to natural calamities to their Philippine counterparts during a dialogue on resilience building. The Philippine delegation is led by National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Chairperson (NDRRMC)...
The inter-agency response team headed to Turkey to assist in conducting search and rescue operations brought with them relief aid to alleviate the suffering of the victims of the magnitude 7.8. earthquake. Photo by Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN The 85-man team was scheduled to depart Terminal 3...
