EARTHQUAKE DRILL. The Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) conducts the earthquake drill in an isolation facility in Barangay Loong, Concepcion, Iloilo on March 10, 2022. OCD-6 is pushing for the conduct of the face-to-face drills since the majority of the provinces and highly urbanized cities in Western Visayas are under Alert Level 1, said information officer Cindy Ferrer on Wednesday (July 27, 2022).(Photo courtesy of OCD Western Visayas FB page) ILOILO CITY - The Office of the Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) is ready to send any assistance to areas in Northern Luzon affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake which struck on Wednesday morning. "We are more than willing to extend help for whatever support that they need. Previously we even augmented personnel in areas where a response is needed. We will just wait for any advice," OCD-6 information officer Cindy Ferrer said in an interview on Wednesday. Back in 2018, OCD-6 sent personnel to the Cordillera
SHELTER AID. Representatives of the Province of Negros Occidental led by Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division, receive the donated lumber from Iloilo Province during the turn-over rites held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Friday (May 13, 2022). The assistance was facilitated by the Office of Civil Defense in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas.(Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government received on Friday some 42,400 board feet of lumber from the Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas (OCD-6) that will be used for the shelter needs of Negrenses affected by Typhoon Odette. The lumber came from felled mahogany and gmelina trees at the national government's dam project site in Calinog, Iloilo. Cindy Ferrer, information officer of OCD-6, said they facilitated such kind of assistance for the first time
ASSESSMENT. A geologist from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Western Visayas conducts a rapid geohazard assessment on landslide affected areas in the municipality of San Dionisio in Iloilo due to Tropical Depression Agaton. Cindy Ferrer, information officer of the Office of Civil Defense and at the same time Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) spokesperson, on Saturday (May 7, 2022) said MGB has recommended the updating of geohazard map to include new areas affected by the landslide.(Photo courtesy of MGB VI Facebook page) ILOILO CITY -The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Western Visayas (MGB 6) has recommended the updating of its geohazard map to include areas and places that experienced flooding and landslide during Tropical Depression Agaton in April. The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) during its full council meeting held in this city on May 4 was supportive of the move of the MGB, said Cindy Ferrer, information
ENDORSED. The Western Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC 6) convenes Wednesday (May 4, 2022) to tackle issues related to the impact of Tropical Depression Agaton. The council re-endorsed the development of the Panay River Basin, one of the major rivers in Capiz.(Photo courtesy of Office of the Civil Defense 6) ILOILO CITY - The Western Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) is pushing for the phase-by-phase implementation of the Panay River Basin Development Project in Capiz as one of the long-term solutions to address the flooding problem of the province. Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) information officer and spokesperson for the RDRRMC 6 Cindy Ferrer, in an interview Thursday, said the full council meeting on Wednesday has passed Resolution No. 9 re-endorsing Resolution No. 1 passed in 2018 calling for the fast-tracking of the PHP19.78 billion project proposed by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). The ne
RELIEF ASSISTANCE. Volunteers help in the repacking of relief goods at the warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to be provided to families affected by Tropical Depression Agaton. DSWD has already extended over PHP42 million worth of various assistance to families affected by the weather disturbance. (PNA photo courtesy of DSWD Western Visayas FB page) ILOILO CITY - The national government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far extended over PHP42.7 million worth of assistance to families affected by Tropical Depression Agaton in Western Visayas. The assistance includes financial, food and non-food items as reflected in the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) of the DSWD and submitted to the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) as of 11 p.m. on April 17. "DSWD has an exemption from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so it can readily provide assista