Latest in Disaster ResponseThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Charitimba, a disaster relief kit packaged in a sturdy multipurpose pail, has reached its third generation of design. It is now capable of being sat on, stacked 10 units high without cracking, used as a food container, a water basin, and an…
When a powerful earthquake struck Cebu in September 2025, the provincial governor made a single call to every mayor in the province. Because every municipality now had a PCSO patient transport vehicle, every single one was able to send an ambulance to the disaster site. This produced what PCSO…
The Marcos administration has begun regularizing social workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), with 5,000 new regular positions created this year, giving frontline welfare workers job security for the first time after years of contractual arrangements, Social Welfare…
The Marcos administration has built the largest disaster food pack stockpile in Philippine history, with 4.9 million family food packs now pre-positioned in 1,010 warehouses nationwide, up from only about 200,000 when the administration began, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said Saturday.…
The Marcos administration has overhauled the quality of disaster response, going beyond food distribution to ensure that evacuees retain their dignity and receive care tailored to their specific needs, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said Saturday. Gatchalian made the statement in an…
Reservist applications for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have tripled in recent intake, with doctors, lawyers, and cyber specialists now serving alongside traditional roles as “force multipliers” in a redefined concept of military service that extends well beyond combat, the military…
The Senate is pushing for the swift release of executive funds for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of earthquake-hit areas in Mindanao, with Senate President Win Gatchalian computing that around ₱180 billion remains available for response and reconstruction efforts. Gatchalian made the…
More than 199,000 residents in Albay were affected after Mayon Volcano unleashed thick ashfall on Saturday, May 2, with farmers bearing the brunt of the disaster as crops were destroyed and livestock killed across the province. In Camalig, vegetables wilted under the weight of the ash while cattle…
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday noon, January 9, reported that the number of major injuries recorded during this year’s Traslacion has already exceeded comparable figures from last year, even before the procession reached its later stages. PRC Secretary General Dr. Gwendolyn Pang said…
Serving during the Traslacion is a rare honor that carries immense responsibility, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said as he sent off police officers, firefighters, first responders, and medical teams ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Domagoso delivered the message…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Wednesday, November 5, extended the city government’s solidarity with the people of Cebu and other areas hit by Typhoon Tino, announcing a ₱1 million donation to the provincial government and urging residents to contribute to relief efforts. In…
When did we become a country so quick to suspend classes at the faintest hint of inconvenience? Local officials today seem to wield the power to cancel school like a social media stunt, a button pressed for applause, hearts, and fleeting praise from students who will forget about it by the next…
At least four people died in the Bicol region while six others were reported missing in Eastern Visayas as Severe Tropical Storm Opong battered parts of the country, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Friday, September 26. OCD Bicol regional director Claudio Yucot confirmed that one…
The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has raised its operations center to red alert status on Sunday night, August 24, in preparation for the possible impact of a low pressure area (LPA). Claudio Yucot, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol director and RDRRMC…
When China invades Taiwan, it is expected to neutralize perceived adversarial forces in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and possibly as far as Guam and Hawaii through cyberattacks before going kinetic. It can’t be clearer than that. Time is short to get ready. The President himself has sounded the…
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