The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is preparing for the possible deployment of emergency teams that will help in search and rescue (SAR) operations in Turkey following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Monday, Feb. 6. Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of a...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said no significant damage or casualty was reported after a magnitude 7.3 offshore earthquake hit Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18. (PHIVOLCS) Diego Agustin Mariano, head of OCD joint information center, said only "weak" intensities were...
More than 12,000 individuals have been forced to flee their homes due to heavy rains brought by the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Tuesday, Jan. 10. Heavy rains due to the trough of a low pressure...
Former Bureau of Customs (BOC) executive Ariel Nepomuceno took the helm of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), a post which he used to head more than a decade ago. Nepomuceno replaced Raymundo Ferrer in a turnover ceremony held on Thursday, Dec. 29. at the Department of National Defense (DND) office...
Seven more people were added to the government’s list of people who died due to intense rains and flooding brought by a shearline and the northeast monsoon (amihan) during the Christmas weekend which brought the death toll to 13, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, Dec. 27. Philippine...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised the public to prepare for the effects of a new low pressure area (LPA) monitored at 610 km east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on Friday, Dec. 9. Satellite image courtesy of DOST-Pagasa Himawari-8 IR1 Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, OCD deputy...
The Muntinlupa City government received the highest “Beyond Compliant” award at the 22nd Gawad Kalasag Seal for Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils and Offices (LDRRMCOs) organized by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) through the Office of...
The proposed transfer of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to the Office of the President (OP) makes sense for House Speaker Martin Romualdez, saying it would "simplify the flow of responsibilities" among concerned agencies. House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) commemorated the ninth anniversary of Super Typhoon (ST) “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the most powerful storm to make landfall in the recorded history of the Philippines. Senior Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. (left), chairman of...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Damage to agriculture from severe tropical storm “Paeng” was pegged at P99 million in the South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos (SOCCSKSARGEN) region. MAP of the Philippines with Region 12 highlighted. The Office of the Civil Defense-12...
Tropical Storm “Neneng” dumped rains over Cagayan province in Cagayan Valley (Region 2), bringing flood that reached the roof of many houses and trapping residents, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Sunday morning, Oct. 16. Parts of Allacapan, Cagayan...
Super Typhoon “Karding” is comparable to two equally strong typhoons that hit the country in the past two years – “Ulysses” in 2020 and “Odette” in 2021 – the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) revealed on Friday, Oct. 7. Brgy. Salangan in San Miguel, Bulacan still submerged in flood on...
