BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) has stepped up preparedness following renewed activity from Kanlaon Volcano. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno said that their preparedness plans have been coordinated with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will expand the focus of the upcoming first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) beyond the usual “duck, cover, and hold” response as it will test how families, government offices, and businesses continue functioning after the shaking stops....
A heap of garbage collapsed at a privately owned landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, prompting search and rescue operations to find three missing scavengers who were believed to have been buried alive, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 22. The collapse at the Rizal Provincial...
The widespread flooding that left eight people dead in three provinces in Davao Region (Region 11) has been blamed on supposedly incomplete and unconnected flood control and drainage projects, a ranking official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed on Sunday, Feb. 22. Dir. Ednar...
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone “Basyang” climbed to 12 on Sunday, Feb. 8, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed, as floodwaters began to recede, paving the way for clearing operations and damage assessments in affected areas. Most of the fatalities were reported in Northern Mindanao...
The death toll from former Tropical Cyclone “Basyang” has climbed to eight, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported early Saturday, as authorities continue validating fatalities linked to landslides and drowning across Northern Mindanao (Region 10) and Caraga (Region 13). In its update as of...
A family of four died after a landslide buried their home in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental as Tropical Storm “Basyang” battered Mindanao, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Friday, Feb. 6. The fatalities included two adults and two children whose newly constructed home at...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has ordered nationwide preparedness measures as Tropical Depression (TD) “Basyang” threatens the eastern part of Mindanao. In a memorandum order issued by NDRRMC Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Davao Region on Wednesday released the identities of four passengers of MBCA Amejara. OCD-Davao Region chief Ednar Dayanghirang identified the bodies as those of Porferio Lanorias Jr., Ranil Florino, John Julius Alcazar, and Hector Emberga. Dayanghirang...
DAVAO CITY – Four of the six recovered bodies believed to be from the ill-fated MBCA Amejara have been identified, the Office of Civil Defense in Davao Region said Tuesday. OCD-Davao Region chief Ednar Dayanghirang said that they were identified by their families. Two of them have been released...
Tropical Storm “Ada” displaced nearly 300 individuals and paralyzed sea travel across several regions that left around 8,800 passengers stranded in ports nationwide as weather conditions worsened on Saturday, Jan. 17. Authorities were also validating two reported deaths in Matnog, Sorsogon...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Friday, Jan. 16, formally activated an emergency response task group solely focused on ensuring the peaceful and orderly conduct of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings hosted by the Philippines this year. The OCD said...
