Underneath a pile of rubble from a collapsed building in Turkiye, the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) extricated two bodies and a mutilated right leg as they continued their search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations a week since the occurrence of a devastating magnitude...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is studying the possibility of sending a second batch of emergency responders to earthquake-hit Turkiye that would replace the initial 82-man inter-agency response team tasked to assist in search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations. Assistant Secretary Bernardo...
The inter-agency response team deployed by the Philippine government to Turkiye officially commenced Friday, Feb. 10, its search for survivors in the southern province of Adiyaman in the aftermath of the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that has since killed 21,000 individuals. The Philippine...
Japanese disaster management experts have presented their best practices and plans in responding to natural calamities to their Philippine counterparts during a dialogue on resilience building. The Philippine delegation is led by National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Chairperson (NDRRMC)...
The inter-agency response team headed to Turkey to assist in conducting search and rescue operations brought with them relief aid to alleviate the suffering of the victims of the magnitude 7.8. earthquake. Photo by Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN The 85-man team was scheduled to depart Terminal 3...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is preparing for the possible deployment of emergency teams that will help in search and rescue (SAR) operations in Turkey following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Monday, Feb. 6. Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of a...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said no significant damage or casualty was reported after a magnitude 7.3 offshore earthquake hit Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18. (PHIVOLCS) Diego Agustin Mariano, head of OCD joint information center, said only "weak" intensities were...
More than 12,000 individuals have been forced to flee their homes due to heavy rains brought by the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Tuesday, Jan. 10. Heavy rains due to the trough of a low pressure...
Former Bureau of Customs (BOC) executive Ariel Nepomuceno took the helm of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), a post which he used to head more than a decade ago. Nepomuceno replaced Raymundo Ferrer in a turnover ceremony held on Thursday, Dec. 29. at the Department of National Defense (DND) office...
Seven more people were added to the government’s list of people who died due to intense rains and flooding brought by a shearline and the northeast monsoon (amihan) during the Christmas weekend which brought the death toll to 13, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, Dec. 27. Philippine...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised the public to prepare for the effects of a new low pressure area (LPA) monitored at 610 km east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on Friday, Dec. 9. Satellite image courtesy of DOST-Pagasa Himawari-8 IR1 Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, OCD deputy...
The Muntinlupa City government received the highest “Beyond Compliant” award at the 22nd Gawad Kalasag Seal for Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils and Offices (LDRRMCOs) organized by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) through the Office of...
