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OCD, JICA commit to stronger partnership for enhanced PH disaster resilience
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening their partnership to bolster disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) strategies and ensure the safety of communities across the country.
Ben Tulfo seeks creation of separate gov't agency on disaster, emergency
Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo is eyeing for the establishment of a Department of Disaster and Emergency, which would oversee the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC).
Nationwide earthquake drill puts spotlight on Laguna’s readiness for ‘Big One’
It’s all systems go for the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) as it is set to hold this year’s first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, March 14, and the focus will be on Laguna’s ability to integrate its response capabilities with Metro Manila in case of the “Big One”.
OCD seeks enhanced civilian participation in disaster resilience
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) underscored the critical role of civilian involvement in enhancing the country’s national resilience during a recent workshop in Taiwan.
Here’s what to do to mitigate health risks amid heat wave
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday, March 4, urged nationwide vigilance to mitigate the health risks related to rising heat index in various parts of the country.
Future remains bleak for Kanlaon eruption victims as OCD approaches 3rd month of response
It has been nearly three months since the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) responded to the explosive eruption of the Kanlaon Volcano and the future appears bleak for affected residents, with thousands of them still in evacuation centers, relying on government assistance to survive daily, and many children’s education suffering as schools were turned into evacuation centers.
OCD ready to head national task force for Kanlaon response
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said it was prepared to lead a national task force that would address the immediate and long-term needs of communities affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island.
OCD teams up with Israel to boost disaster preps against CBRN threats
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Saturday, Feb. 21, that it has partnered with Israel to discuss how the government can enhance its disaster preparedness capabilities against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats.
OCD working with Negros Occidental LGU to address concerns on evacuation sites
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas is working closely with the municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to resolve concerns about evacuation sites for residents to be affected by a major eruption of Kanlaon Volcano.
OCD identifying projects affected by US aid freeze
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is determining programs that were affected by the pause in foreign assistance of the United States.
AFP, OCD urge public to report sighting of Chinese rocket debris
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised the public Tuesday, Feb. 11, to immediately inform authorities should they see rocket debris in their communities or seas.
OCD bares priorities this 2025: Creating NDRRMC execom, improving warning system, educating the mass
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said it is focusing on three “priority actions” this year to further improve the country’s national civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management program.
PH sends aid to war-torn Gaza
“We stand in solidarity with all those impacted by this tragedy and recognize the urgency of the situation,” OCD Administrator, USec. Ariel Nepomuceno said.
OCD, Canada train on search and rescue operations
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that its personnel conducted a five-day training exchange with counterparts from Canada to enhance their interoperability during search and rescue operations.
50 ha of land under DENR’s reforestation program destroyed in nearly 24-hr grass fire in Ilocos Norte
A total of 50 hectares of land that were being cultivated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were among those destroyed in a nearly 24-hour grass fire that hit Carasi, Ilocos Norte over the weekend.
Grass fire ravages 300 hectares of mountainous land in Ilocos Norte
A grass fire struck Carasi, Ilocos Norte which has so far affected 300 hectares of land, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported.
OCD alerts Palawan, Basilan over rocket debris from China
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) cautioned Palawan and Basilan after China’s planned rocket launch on Saturday, Jan. 25, as debris could fall in their coastal areas.
OCD extends sympathies to quake-hit Taiwan; urges PH to continue preparing for ‘Big One’
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) stood in solidarity with Taiwan on Wednesday, Jan. 22, after it was struck by a destructive 6.4-magnitude earthquake.
OCD eyes Himamaylan City as tent city for Kanlaon evacuees
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense is eyeing Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental as pilot tent city for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees.
OCD prepares for evacuation of 100,000 residents around Kanlaon Volcano
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense is preparing for the potential evacuation of up to 100,000 residents when the alert level of Kanlaon Volcano is raised from Alert Level 3 to Level 4.
Hope for healing as INC’s peace rally draws mammoth crowd
The “National Rally for Peace” organized by religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Monday, Jan. 13, attracted a mammoth crowd but the event went smoothly as no untoward event occurred, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).
OCD assures adequate supply of relief for displaced residents in Bicol due to shear line
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that there are enough food, water and other relief items for thousands of people who were forced to flee their homes in Bicol Region due to heavy rains caused by the shear line.
Shear line kills 2; affects over 78K people in Bicol – OCD
Two people were reported killed while more than 78,000 individuals were affected by heavy rains caused by shearline in Bicol (Region 5), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed Saturday, Jan. 11.
‘Canlaon will be buried’: OCD bares plan to transfer evacuees amid continued volcanic unrest
Fearing the entire city of Canlaon in Negros Oriental will be buried under a thick carpet of pyroclastic surges and ashfall deposits, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is preparing to evacuate thousands of displaced individuals as Kanlaon Volcano again emitted ash on Wednesday morning, Jan. 8.
All set for ‘Traslacion’ 2025 – OCD
Security measures are in place to ensure a peaceful, safe, and orderly conduct of this year’s Feast of Jesus Nazareno, including the highly anticipated “Traslacion” or the procession of the revered image of Jesus Nazareno from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church in Manila on Thursday, Jan. 9.