OCD capability gets boost with 20 portable satellite kits

SATELLITE KITS. Some of the 20 portable satellite communication kits donated by DFNN, Inc. to the OCD on Monday (Aug. 14, 2023). OCD administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said these donated items are very important as a reliable and resilient communication system is a critical component of humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations. (Photo courtesy of OCD)

THE EMERGENCY communications capability of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) got a much-needed boost following the donation of 20 portable satellite communication kits by publicly listed company Diversified Financial Network Inc. (DFNN, Inc.) to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Monday.

U.S. releases P53M to support project for disaster risk and response

THE UNITED States Agency for International Development (USAID) said it is providing P53 million ($900,000) for the second phase of an information management system project to enhance the Philippines’ capacity to identify disaster risks and support disaster response operations. 

Barangay officials need to do more in Covid response

BARANGAY OFFICIALS in Zamboanga City have to level up their efforts in combating the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus, especially in the implementation of the public health protocols among others.

Special Covid teams now in Zambo

THE REGIONAL Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (RIATF-MEID) has deployed special teams in Zamboanga City as part of an effort to help the local government address and mitigate the surge in Covid-19 cases here.

Fight Covid, stay safe!

WHILE THE number of Covid-19 cases is decreasing, Mayor Beng Climaco reminded locals not to be complacent as the deadly respiratory virus continues to pose grave risk to everyone, especially now that the country has recorded more patients with the Delta variant, the most contagious among all variants to date.

Covid vaccines purchased by Zambo arrives

SOME 11,800 doses of Covid-19 vaccines purchased by Climaco administration from the British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have arrived in Zamboanga City.

Zambo's Covid-19 response ‘very commendable and impressive’

THE REGIONAL Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) Team commended Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco who heads the local Covid-19 task force for her active role in addressing the health crisis.

Zambo to get more Covid vaccines

 ‘Mayor Beng’s pandemic response commended’ 

THE NATIONAL Government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) said it will send more Covid-19 vaccines to Zamboanga City in an effort to further augment and support the local government’s response to the pandemic.

ALeRTO Early Warning System to benefit Zambo region

PAGADIAN CITY – Various government agencies have collaborated and are working closely with the Ateneo de Zamboanga University for the so-called “ALeRTO” project for Zamboanga Peninsula.

OCD holds virtual training course

PAGADIAN CITY – Nearly three dozen participants from various government agencies and public utilities sector graduated from a 3-day (online) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Training Course conducted here recently by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Region 9.

Zambo fire victims receive aid from OCD, other agencies

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Over 400 families displaced by a huge fire here received aid from the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Mindanao.