Government personnel practice the "duck, cover, hold" position as they participate in the First Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 25, 2024. (Photo by OCD) Recognizing the fact that natural disasters could strike at any given time, the Office of...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno gestures during a meeting with technical experts and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 15, 2024. The officials tackled ways to improve flood mitigation in the...
Photo shows the extent of oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Princess Empress off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28, 2023. (File photo courtesy of President Marcos / X account) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) emphasized the need for better response during oil spill incidents as the...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has adopted a comprehensive regional action plan to mitigate the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon in Region 4-A or the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) area. "We in the...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has ordered all its personnel on the ground to start the massive inspection of houses, buildings and other infrastructures as a way of checking their integrity in cases of natural calamities. OCD administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said the inspection is...
Relief packs from the national government will be ferried by this United States Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft to the landslide victims in Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The death toll from the tragic landslide that struck Barangay Masara in...
Rescue personnel from the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army search for survivors near a mining site in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo courtesy of 1011st Infantry Brigade) The search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operation at the landslide-hit Barangay Masara in...
A young boy braves the flood in Carmen, Davao del Norte to get food and water delivered by the troops from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by 27IB) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) vowed to support measures to mitigate flood risks particularly in highly...
Rescue personnel search for survivors after a landslide hit Brgy. Rotten, Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Feb. 2. A 98-year-old woman died while three others were hurt in the landslide. (Photo courtesy of Monkayo LGU) The death toll from devastating landslides and widespread flooding across Davao Region...
CAMP ROMUALDO C. RUBI, Butuan City – Agusan del Sur was placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday, January 31, following non-stop downpour that has displaced 9,875 families or 34,947 individuals in 45 barangays the (villages) in the province and Surigao del Sur. Provincial board member Edwin...
(L-R) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno and Next Generation Advocate Foundation PH Inc. Treasurer, Princess Go sign a memorandum of agreement to enhance the government's disaster response capability at the OCD Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Davao is set to meet local government officials and concerned government agencies next month to craft solutions to make the region disaster-resilient. OCD-Davao chief Ednar Dayanghirang said on Monday, January 22, that his office will organize a...
