TACLOBAN CITY – The Tacloban City Council declared this city under a state of emergency Thursday following the limited access to San Juanico Bridge that connects the provinces of Samar and Leyte. According to the City Information Office, the move aims to mobilize resources quickly and ensure...
In anticipation of health-related incidents requiring immediate response, the Department of Health (DOH) has raised a Code White Alert for Labor Day on Thursday, May 1. DOH / MB Visual Content Group In a statement, the DOH said the alert will be in effect from May 1 to May 2. “By order of...
Malacañang has warned politicians over alleged use of the emergency cell broadcast system (ECBS) for political campaigning, saying it must not be abused. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro pointed out that...
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) strongly denounced the “inappropriate” use of the Emergency Cell Broadcast System (ECBS) for political campaigning by some candidates in the upcoming elections. OCD Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said the...
Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan had to experience three emergency landings before he could meet supporters in Tiaong, Quezon on Monday, March 31. Senatorial candidate Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Kiko Pangilinan) Pangilinan’s helicopter ride from Pili, Camarines Sur to...
The San Juan City Emergency Go Bag The San Juan City government will soon distribute Emergency Go Bags to public school students and teachers as part of its expanded efforts in ensuring the safety of San Juaneños when disasters and calamities strike. According to San Juan City Mayor Francis...
ILOILO CITY – Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the Department of the Interior and Local Government has proposed the creation of a unified 911 system for faster emergency response in Western Visayas region. Remulla held a Feb. 21 command conference with key officials of DILG-attached agencies and...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas will now be able respond to emergencies as quickly as possible with the help of technology. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Friday, Feb. 14, launched the Emergency Alert Button app that the public can use to seek immediate police...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A Philippine Air Force (PAF) helicopter made an emergency landing in Purok 5, Barangay Manawan, Camalig town, this province on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 6, due to bad weather. Police Major Karlo P. Dy, Camalig Municipal Police Station chief, said that an MD-529MG...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government launched on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 911 Emergency Response, a program designed to provide real time response to emergency calls. MAYOR John Dalipe shakes hands with an operator of the 911 desk during the launching of the emergency response system in Zamboanga...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it is closely monitoring typhoon-hit regions and will immediately offer loans to eligible members and pensioners once an area is declared under state of calamity. “GSIS is monitoring other areas in the Bicol Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA,...
CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol has opened another emergency response operation center. The eighth substation of the Telephone and Radio Systems Integrated Emergency Response (TaRSIER117) officially began its operations in Inabanga recently. AUMENTADO (FB) Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado...
