PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. finally created a new task force placing the government’s disaster response and crisis management operations under the Office of the President (OP). Under his Executive Order (EO) No. 24, the President will select the chairperson and vice chairperson of the Disaster Response and Crisis Management Task…
Bohol 3rd District Rep. Kristine Alexie Tutor MANILA - Bohol 3rd District Rep. Kristine Alexie Tutor has filed a bill seeking to establish a community-centric, human resource-oriented, science-based emergency and disaster response, resilience, adaptation, and mitigation strategy that "will address gaps in disaster management." House Bill (HB) 7505, which Tutor filed on Monday, establishes a Zero Disaster Casualties and Services Continuity Strategy Framework that is community-centric to enable cities and municipalities nationwide to effectively address emergencies and disasters primarily through basic and scalable human resources contingents, funds, logistical resources, and decision-making authority primarily vested upon mayors and barangay councils. "This bill seeks to further empower communities, local governments, and their local chief executives and legislative bodies to enable them to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies striking their
To further streamline government’s disaster response, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is inclined to transfer the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) from the Department of National Defense-Office of Civil Defense (DND-OCD) to the Office of the President (OP). In an interview during the 9th commemoration ceremony of…
Damage to infrastructure of the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Abra on July 27 is now close to P1.6 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that he is supportive of a proposed measure that would create the Department on Disaster Resilience, following the strong earthquake that hit northern Luzon this morning.