Office of Civil Defense

NDRRMC to hold 3Q NSED face-to-face, encourages public to participate

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September 01, 2022

Chaired by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Technical Working Group on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Monitoring and Reporting (SFM-TWG) met yesterday, August 31, 2022, to discuss the initial results and findings of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework (MTR SF) in the Philippines and the Short-Term Review of the National DRRM Plan 2020-2030. This is in preparation for the submission of the Philippines’ National Report for Mid-term Review of Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF) in the country.

NDRRMC nanawagan ng kahandaan para sa Bagyong ‘Florita’

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August 21, 2022

Nagpaalala ang National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) ng ibayong pag-iingat sa mga residente ng mga probinsya na maaaring maapektuhan ng posibleng pananalasa ng Bagyong ‘Florita’ ngayon linggo, sa isinagawa nitong pagpupulong ngayong hapon.

Ayon sa ulat ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), namataan ang bagyong ‘Florita’ sa layong 540 kilometro Silangan ng Tuguegarao City, Cagayan na may lakas ng hanging umaabot sa 55 km/h at bugsong aabot sa 70 km/h.

Sa pagtaya ng PAGASA, makararanas ng mahina hanggang katamtaman at kung minsan ay malakas na pag-ulan ang Cagayan, Isabela, Batanes, at Aurora bukas ng umaga hanggang hapon.

OCD briefs new leaders of NDRRMC member agencies on PDRRM system

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August 12, 2022

Member-agencies of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council were briefed this morning on the country's disaster response and early recovery system by the Office of Civil Defense in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

Led by Civil Defense Administrator Usec Raymundo B Ferrer, the orientation is a refresher for the newly designated disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) focal persons who will be sitting as members of the response cluster.

Civil Defense Deputy Administrator for Operations, Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV discussed the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System.

Advancing DRRM capacity building, NDRRM Training and Research Institute activated

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August 09, 2022

To strengthen capacity building and training activities on DRRM for various stakeholders, the Interim National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Training and Research Institute (NDRRMTRI) has transitioned from provisional to full activation last June 15, 2022, The NDRRM TRI has three divisions: the (1) Training, Education, and Curriculum Development Division (TECDD) which serves as its training arm in preparation, administration, facilitation, and development of DRRM related training and education programs; (2) the Training and Education Research Policy and Standards Development Division (TERPSDD) which task is to formulate, implement, standardize, and develop DRRM research plans, programs, and activities, and all DRRM education-related studies; and (3) Knowledge Management System (KMD) which is in-charge with the development, management, documentation, and communication of all DRRM-related IEC materials and knowledge resources for public consumption.