Residents of Vista Verde Executive Village in Cainta, Rizal use boats while some wade through floodwaters brought by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine on October 25, 2024. (Photo: Santi San Juan) Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” left a trail of destruction as it exited the Philippine Area of...
DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) The national government is finding ways to address the water and fuel shortage in Camarines Sur in the wake of the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine”. During a situation briefing led by President Marcos Jr. in Malacanang on Friday,...
The government is prepared to mobilize resources and deploy more reinforcement teams to assist in the operations in the Bicol Region following the severe flooding caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. OCD spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas (RTVM...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Director I Agnes Palacio gives updates on the impact of Tropical Storm "Kristine" during a situational briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Oct. 23, 2024. (Photo: RTVM livestream) Tropical Storm “Kristine” lashed Bicol Region (Region 5), causing massive...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas (Courtesy of The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has activated the highest level of emergency preparedness in seven regions in anticipation of the potential impact of Tropical Storm “Kristine”. In a virtual press conference...
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia Laura L. Updegrove (left) and DND Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning Ignacio B. Madriaga shake hands during a meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo: DND) The Department of...
Residents of Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila wade through floodwaters caused by heavy rains brought by Typhoon Enteng on Sept. 2, 2024. (Photo by Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the public on Monday, Oct. 21, to take early precautions amid the possible...
Pedestrians use their umbrellas to shield themselves from the heavy rainfall brought by tropical storm "Enteng" along EDSA in Quezon City, September 2, 2024. (File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised residents in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) on Sunday, Oct. 20, to prepare for the...
Marciano Octavio Garcia Da Silva, resident ambassador-designate of East Timor to the Philippines, appeals to officials of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to help his country in enhancing their disaster risk reduction and management capabilities during a meeting at the The Democratic...
OCD Administrator, Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno says the Filipinos should take disaster preparedness seriously "before it gets too late." (File photo) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno called on the Filipinos to prepare for calamities and take disaster...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero admitted on Thursday, Oct. 10, that it will be tough for the chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, or the measure that sought to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory. (Senate Public Relations and...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs into law Republic Act No. 12024 or the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Revitalization Act at the Malacanan Palace on Oct. 8, 2024 with DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (second from left), AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (second from right) and lawmakers....
