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‘Unified 911 hotline can detect dubious AI calls’

THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday, Mar. 17, said the country’s modernized Unified 911 system can now detect and...

FIRE VOLUNTEERS.

Metrobank Foundation (MBFI) supports the San Andres Manila Fire and Rescue Volunteer Association Inc. (SAMFRVAI) with an 8,000-liter capacity fire tanker, enhancing their ability...

PCSO donates PTVs to Metro Manila LGUs

ALL 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila each received one ambulance-type Patient Transport Vehicle (PTV) from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)...

PNP eyes drones, data systems to boost response

The Philippine National Police (PNP), led by acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., is embracing drones, data analytics, and interconnected systems to...

Baricuatro expects better emergency response via Unified 911

CEBU— Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro welcomed the launch of the first Regional Command Center System of the new Unified 911 on Saturday, October 25, at...

Disaster Preparedness

Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office personnel, along with rescue units from the Bureau of Fire Protection and other agencies, conduct disaster-preparedness drill...

NZ eruption survivors tell of horror on day of inquest

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – An inquest heard on Friday of lifelong injuries and years of grief from survivors and family members of those who...

Pray for Cebu: 69 dead, rescue efforts ongoing

CEBU—Cebuanos are now appealing for prayers as rescuers race against time to save trapped civilians from collapsed buildings on Wednesday following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake...

Tribute to Emergency Responders, Resilience Advocates

The Office of Civil Defense wraps up this year’s National Disaster Resilience Month by conferring awards to the country’s top emergency responders and resilience...

New firefighting robots boost Makati’s emergency response

The Makati City government has acquired three units of the Rosenbauer Smart Firefighting Robot to enhance the city's modern emergency response capabilities. Mayor Abigail Binay...

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...

Typhoon-weary Filipinos hit 1.8 million

Typhoons 'Nika,' 'Ofel,' and 'Pepito' affected 1.8 million people nationwide, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDDRMC) reported on Tuesday. In its latest...
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