When floods occur, people often point to flood control mechanisms as the culprit. Sadly, the annual flood has many causes. Although faulty or poorly designed flood control may at times be one of the ...

Floodwaters driven by torrential rains from Typhoon Wipha brought life in the Philippine capital to a halt on July 22 with ...

F rom earthquakes to volcanic eruptions, floods to droughts, each year natural disasters affect millions of people around the ...

For my column today, I’ve decided to recognize the valiant contribution of the personnel of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). This is the least I could do to honor my colleagues who worked with me ...

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has convened the members of the Regional Disaster ...

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...

Dennis Atto, chief of the OCD-7 Capability Building and Training Section, emphasized the importance of formulating a PSCP in all offices to ensure they are well-prepared to protect lives, sustain ...

SM Cares’ Emergency Preparedness Forum supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG 3: ...

The OECD’s 2025 report reveals critical gaps in natural hazard insurance and retirement savings across Asia, leaving millions ...

Not only was Jesus clear that disasters would occur, he was also clear about how we should respond. “We must manifest the ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Saturday. No immediate reports of casualties or damage have been reported so far.