Ariel Nepomuceno welcomed his appointment by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the new administrator (Level III) of the Department of National Defense s Office of Civil Defense (OCD), stressing he is up for the challenge.
Former Bureau of Customs (BOC) executive Ariel Nepomuceno took the helm of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), a post which he used to head more than a decade ago.
Nepomuceno replaced Raymundo Ferrer in a turnover ceremony held on Thursday, Dec. 29. at the Department of National Defense (DND) offic
The death toll due to flooding and intense rains brought by a shearline during the Christmas season has reached 25 on Wednesday, Dec. 28, as top disaster officials flew to Northern Mindanao (Region 10) to extend assistance to one of the hardest-hit regions.
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The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing, the national disaster response agency said Wednesday. Nearly 400,000 people were affected, with over 81,000 still in shelters and nine others injured, the…
There is no doubt that Filipinos are naturally resilient that’s why they are capable to withstand the calamities and disasters that hit the country. But resilience is simply not enough.
NDRRMC Chairman Jose Faustino Jr. speaks during the 22nd Gawad Kalasag (GK) Ceremony held at the Manila Hotel