THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has acknowledged improvements in the level of disaster preparedness among Filipinos but ...

Filipinos have improved in disaster preparedness especially in the use of hazard assessment tools but more needs to be done ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that its personnel conducted a five-day training exchange with ...

ILOILO CITY – Sourcebooks on earthquake and volcanic hazards written in Hiligaynon developed through the DANAS (Disaster ...

The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...

In a bid to save lives and property during natural calamities, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has pitched ...

A LAWMAKER has filed a bill that that mandates the development and issuance by the government of a national disaster map as a means to help save lives and mitigate losses from natural calamities.

Up to a month's worth of school days have been lost so far in school year 2024-2025 due to disasters, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education ...

N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next ... “And in the case of these maps, we have increased the hazard in many areas because we have added ...

On January 22, ash plumes again emanated from Taal—but, this time, not from an eruption (seen above). According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), strong low-level ...