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Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, the administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), has been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it was confirmed Friday, Aug. 27. Undersecretary Ricardo
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad is among the 116 personnel of the Office of Civil Defense who have contracted COVID-19.
The Office of Civil Defense says Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad has mild symptoms
Courtesy: Phivolcs Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 24) — A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Calatagan, Batangas early Saturday morning, state seismologists reported, noting aftershocks were expected. There was no immediate report of damage. In an earthquake bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the tremor occurred at 4:49 a.m. at a depth of 116 kilometers. It was tectonic in origin, which means there was a movement in the Earth's crust. It was immediately followed by a magnitude 5.1 quake at 4:57 a.m., which struck at a depth of 107 kms. In a follow-up a...
Published July 24, 2021, 2:46 PM More than 13,000 residents were forced to flee in Marikina City after their homes were submerged in floodwater caused by monsoon rains and enhanced by typhoon “Fabian,” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported Saturday morning, July 24. More than 13,000 residents evacuate in Marikina City on July 24, 2021 after their homes were submerged in floodwater caused by monsoon rains and enhanced by typhoon “Fabian.” (Photo courtesy of Joint Task Force NCR) In a situational report, OCD spokesperson Mark Timbal said 3,077 families or 13,225 individuals were st...