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Ensuring swift and efficient disaster response is crucial in a country prone to natural calamities. Senator Joel Villanueva reaffirmed this commitment by leading the turnover of 15 mobile kitchens, 2 mobile water tankers, and 2 mobile water treatment units to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in a ceremony at the DSWD National […]
In a significant step towards enhancing disaster resilience, 1,800 barangay officials and civic volunteers from 45 highly vulnerable municipalities across Regions I and II, as well as the Cordillera Administrative Region, graduated from the AGRIDAM-Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) Training of Trainers program. Agridam, an Ilokano word meaning “to be alert,” was launched […]
Local government unit (LGUs) executives of disaster-struck areas are to take charge of distributing donated relief goods in inaccessible areas in their respective localities, under a measure passed unanimously by the House of Representatives that accords free freight or transport services for the delivery of such handouts to cities and municipalities under a state of calamity, Camarines Sur Rep. and […]
Less than 24 hours after the explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental, the Department of Health (DOH) outlined the health sector response to the natural disaster. In a Memorandum addressed to Regional Directors Razel Nikka Hao (Negros Island), Adriano Suba-an (Western Visayas), and Jaime Bernadas (Central Visayas), OIC Undersecretary Gloria Balboa advised on […]
Disaster resilience advocate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go lauded the signing of the newly enacted Republic Act No. 12076, or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act, underscoring its critical role in ensuring the safety and well-being of Filipinos during natural calamities. Republic Act No. 12076, or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act, mandates the establishment of safe, permanent, […]
The biggest city in the country needs 100% telco service in order for the city government to reach 100% of its constituents––especially when natural calamities hit Davao City. This according to former Civil Service Commission Chair Karlo Nograles, who on Thursday said that improving telecommunications coverage in Davao City would be one of the steps […]
Following the severe impact of the southwest monsoon, exacerbated by Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi), the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) extends its full support to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent directive urging local government units (LGUs) to concentrate disaster response efforts on isolated areas affected by the typhoon. “ULAP recognizes the […]
Twelve years and counting. That’s how long the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) have been teaming up to respond to disasters and mass casualty incidents. They renewed their partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the PRC headquarters in Mandaluyong. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick […]
Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan has proposed a simple, yet crucial step in ensuring preparedness and prompt action during emergencies: Disseminating information in easy-to-understand formats, and translating their contents to Filipino and regional languages appropriate to the affected communities. Yamsuan has filed House Bill (HB) 9947 to make this a requirement for all national and […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga partnered with local executives to integrate the use of hazard maps in decision-making to avert disasters and safeguard lives and livelihoods. “A hazard does not have to become a disaster,” Loyzaga explained during a radio interview. The environment chief sounded off the appeal […]