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DOH mobilizes regional offices to prep for health risks due to Kanlaon

Following the explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental on December 9, the Department of Health (DOH) identified potential health risks to exposed individuals. These include...

AFP-VISCOM disaster response teams on high alert for Kanlaon

In response to the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Visayas Command (VISCOM) placed its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster...

Marcos enacts 2 laws to soften blow of calamities

President Marcos signed two major pieces of legislation, both intended to better insulate Filipinos against inevitable calamities amid climate change and environmental neglect. During a...

Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast

A new artificial intelligence-based weather model can deliver 15-day forecasts with unrivaled accuracy and speed, a Google lab said, with potentially life-saving applications as...

Teodoro seeks more more funding to complete HADR warehouse

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. urged Congress and local government officials to allocate funding for the completion and maintenance of the Humanitarian Assistance and...

OCD advises public to assess disaster risks, hazards in their communities

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the public to take advantage of the sunny weather to assess disaster risks and hazards in their...

Estrada eyes food banks, hubs for quicker relief ops

To expedite the delivery of relief goods and supplies during crises and natural disasters, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada proposed the creation...

Typhoons hitting Philippines are fewer but stronger, says weather expert

The Philippines observed a "decline in the frequency" of tropical cyclones forming and entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to a weather...

People affected by recent typhoons in PH nearly 4 million

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that nearly 4 million people were affected by tropical cyclones Nika, Ofel, and Pepito. In...

Teodoro mandates disaster agency members to implement IACC 

In a significant move to strengthen disaster preparedness and response efforts, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has issued a memorandum mandating all disaster agency...

9 dead from slew of typhoons that hit Philippines, NDRRMC says

Nine people died as a result of the impact of tropical cyclones Nika, Ofel, and Pepito, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...

Government agencies seek enhanced delivery process of relief supplies

In light of the devastation caused by Typhoon Pepito and previous storms, key officials from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and...

Philippines on highest alert as super typhoon approaches

The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday, as Super Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) barreled towards its already disaster-ravaged...

Imee Marcos laments Philippines’ low disaster preparedness rating 

Senator Imee Marcos expressed concern over a recent report indicating a low score in disaster response in the Philippines. Marcos referred to the Harvard Humanitarian...
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