STONE HOUSE. A newly renovated stone house in Antique province is considered an important cultural property. Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Broderick Train said on Saturday (July 30, 2022) they would be conducting an infrastructure assessment to ensure the safety and resilience of government facilities.(PNA file photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's (PDRRMC) response cluster will conduct an infrastructure integrity assessment to ensure their safety and resilience in times of high-intensity quakes. "The PDRRMC response cluster will be prioritizing the assessment of government buildings for they are being considered to be critical facilities," PDRRM Officer Broderick Train said in an interview on Saturday. The PDRRMC response cluster will meet next week to discuss the infrastructure inspection, Train added. "Our province is expe
INSPECTION NEEDED. The Iloilo City Diversion Road in Mandurriao District. The Office of Civil Defense 6 (Western Visayas) has ordered local disaster risk reduction and management councils to assess the structural integrity of infrastructures in their areas after a magnitude 7 quake jolted parts of northern Luzon on July 27, 2022.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 6 (Western Visayas) has ordered local disaster risk reduction and management councils (DRRMCs) to assess the structural integrity of their infrastructures to ensure their safety and resilience. OCD-6 Director Jose Roberto Nunez issued Memorandum 63 on July 27 shortly after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck parts of northern Luzon, information officer Cindy Ferrer said in an interview on Thursday. "For now it is needed, especially (because) we have old churches and high-rise buildings in highly urbanized cities and even in component cities," she said. The assessment will be coordinated
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
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
'UNDAS' PREPARATIONS. Members of the Regional Incident Management Team (RIMT) of the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas visit Dumangas, Iloilo on Oct. 15, 2021 to discuss with local officials their preparation for this year's observance of the All Saints' and All Souls' Day on November 1 and 2, respectively. OCD information officer Cindy Ferrer, in an interview on Monday (Oct. 18, 2021), said local government units are encouraged to submit their contingency measures not later than Oct. 28, 2021. (PNA photo courtesy of OCD-6) ILOILO CITY - Local government units (LGUs) through their local disaster risk reduction and management council (LDRRMC) are advised to put in place their contingency plan in preparation for "Undas" 2021, or the commemoration of All Saints' and All Souls' Day on November 1 and 2, respectively. In an interview on Monday, Cindy Ferrer, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) information officer and spokesperson for the regional DRRM