Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A total of 50 hectares of land that were being cultivated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were among those destroyed in a nearly...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A grass fire struck Carasi, Ilocos Norte which has so far affected 300 hectares of land, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported. The grass fire occurred in a...
Describing the confusion brought by the policies of United States President Donald Trump as “growing pains” of a new administration, President Marcos on Thursday, Jan. 30, expressed hope that he could thresh out the details of these orders when he meets with the newly installed Chief Executive....
Members of the Philippine Army and United States Army enhance interoperability during the Balikatan exercise. (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is optimistic that President Donald Trump's decision to suspend the United States’ foreign development...
A metal debris bearing Chinese markings is found by a fisherman in the open sea water of Morong, Bataan on June 5, 2024. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) cautioned Palawan and Basilan after China’s planned rocket launch on Saturday, Jan. 25, as debris...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno (Courtesy of OCD) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) stood in solidarity with Taiwan on Wednesday, Jan. 22, after it was struck by a destructive 6.4-magnitude earthquake. “Our sincerest sympathies are with the earthquake victims...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez on Wednesday, Jan. 22, assured that the Philippines will continue to have a strong partnership with the United States under President Trump. (From left) Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez and...
(Courtesy of DND) The Philippines and Canada will establish a security roadmap that will enhance their combined deterrence capabilities against common threats. This, as the Department of National Defense (DND) hosted the inaugural Defense Cooperation Working Group (DCWG) Meeting in Manila on...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense is eyeing Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental as pilot tent city for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees. MAYOR Raymund Tongson (right) inspects tents being set up in Sitio Bingig, Barangay 3, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of Himamaylan City...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense is preparing for the potential evacuation of up to 100,000 residents when the alert level of Kanlaon Volcano is raised from Alert Level 3 to Level 4. THE Office of the Civil Defense led by Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno meets Negros...
The submersible drone marked “HY-119”, discovered off the coast of San Pascual, Masbate is Chinese-made, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group told a Senate panel. The Philippine Navy said the forensic analysis on a submersible drone discovered off the coast of San Pascual,...
(Courtesy of Manila General Information Systems Center/Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office) The “National Rally for Peace” organized by religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Monday, Jan. 13, attracted a mammoth crowd but the event went smoothly as no untoward event...
