The number of Filipinos affected by typhoon "Kiko" more than doubled to 23,000 on Monday, September 13, but the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said no casualty has been recorded so far. An electric post is toppled due to the strong winds brought by typhoon Kiko....
Seventeen people have already died due to the effects of typhoon "Jolina" while typhoon "Kiko" spawned heavy rains and brought strong winds that affected more than 11,000 individuals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Sunday, Sept. 12. The Philippine...
National and local government agencies that have budgets to address disaster risk management have failed to implement 90 percent of recommendations made by the Commission on Audit to address adverse audit findings the agency made in 2019. Yolanda disaster This was revealed in the recently-released...
More than 746,000 people are projected to be affected by typhoon "Kiko" before it leaves the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday night, Sept. 10. NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad speaks at a...
President Duterte has signed Proclamation No.1218, which effectively extended the State of Calamity previously declared throughout the Philippines in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The directive enforces an extension of...
Twelve fishermen were rescued by the authorities while five others were still missing in Samar province amid the onslaught of typhoon "Jolina," the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Wednesday, Sept. 8. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defense...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) urged the public on Tuesday, Sept. 7, to keep vigilant and take precautionary measures as typhoon "Jolina" brings heavy rainfall and destructive winds in Luzon and Visayas. FLOODING. A flooded highway in the northern part of...
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), engaged in a verbal tussle with Bacoor, Cavite Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla over the supposed non-release of funds for the...
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, the administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), has been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it was confirmed Friday, Aug. 27. Undersecretary Ricardo...
The non-stop rains brought by southwest monsoon (habagat) have already affected more than 200,000 individuals in six regions, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, July 26. Flood along Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
Three persons were killed while five others were injured in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Ilocos (Region 1) due to incidents related to non-stop rains and strong winds brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)...
The evacuation of residents in Batangas and nearby provinces were on-going amid the continuous volcanic activity of Taal. In a meeting with President Duterte late Tuesday night, July 6, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who also chairs the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
