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Relief goods na may personal na mensahe, ipadadala sa Batangas

Mylce Mella, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 12:43 PM

NAGA CITY – Isang grupo ang nagsimula nang magbalot ng relief goods para sa mga pamilyang naapektuhan ng pagsabog ng bulkang Taal sa Batangas.   Read more »

Duterte says ‘very satisfied’ with gov’t response to Taal eruption

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 08:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was “very satisfied” with the government’s disaster response efforts to the rumbling Taal Volcano as he noted that no fatalities have been recorded since the eruption began Sunday. Read more »

Palace says gov't on top of Mindanao quake disaster response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 11:31 AM

Malacañang on Sunday urged Filipinos to remain calm after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the southern island of Mindanao, as it assured the public that the government was on top of disaster response. Read more »

Aid group questions inclusion in military's list of 'communist fronts'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 11:44 PM

An aid group which works with the government in disaster response slammed its inclusion in the military's list of organizations allegedly serving as fronts for the communist movement.    Read more »

Worries over quakes not stopping Koronadal from helping in tremor-hit areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 06:50 PM

Residents of South Cotabato's provincial capital have channeled their restlessness to help in areas severely hit by a series of recent quakes, Mayor Eliordo Ogena said. Read more »

Good samaritans from neighboring provinces send help to Mindanao

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 01:25 PM

Residents from outside Cotabato have volunteered to prepare relief packs and distribute rations to quake-stricken towns. Read more »

'Real-life Angel': Actress Angel Locsin needs no superpowers to help out

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 03:39 PM

Notwithstanding the absence of a Darna costume, Locsin has been active in helping out people in need, particularly in times of calamities. Read more »

No water supply for residents in parts of quake-hit Cotabato as pipes, dams damaged

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 12:52 PM

People lining up around water tanks has become a usual sight in this town after a 6.5-magnitude hit Mindanao. Read more »

Quake victims in Cotabato beg for food, medicine on roadside

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 03:46 PM

Earthquake-affected residents here staying outside of evacuation centers, on Saturday, begged for help along the main highway. Read more »

Palace: Gov't on top of Mindanao quake disaster response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:05 PM

Malacañang called on Filipinos in Mindanao to remain calm after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Tuesday as it assured the public that the government is on top of the disaster response. Read more »

One for posterity

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:30 PM

Lumad students from various Bakwit schools have their photo taken during the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center’s 35th anniversary celebration at the University of the Philippines Diliman on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 26, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 12:11 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'Remember Ondoy'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 05:00 PM

Marikina residents remember Typhoon Ondoy, which unleashed a month’s volume of rain in just six hours 10 years ago, on Thursday.  Read more »

Amazon countries sign forest pact, promising to coordinate disaster response

Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 10:20 AM

Seven Amazonian countries on Friday signed a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest via disaster response coordination and satellite monitoring, amid recent fires that torched thousands of square miles of the jungle. Read more »

EU, New Zealand offer help to treat Manila water, improve disaster response

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 04:11 PM

Envoys from the European Union and New Zealand on Tuesday committed to help the Philippine capital improve its waste disposal system and disaster response programs. Read more »

Cisco sees disaster management as main contribution to PH

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 04:55 PM

Ensuring that communications systems continue to work before and after calamities is one of the most important tasks in disaster response, said Cisco Philippines managing director Karrie Ilagan. Read more »

Private sector wants new disaster response, preparedness agency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 08:09 PM

A privately-run disaster resilience group is urging the Philippine government to set up a new agency to take charge during disasters. The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation says the new body should be able to integrate and synchronize efforts from the private and public sectors as well as from the international community. PDRF's Chief Resilience Officer Bill Luz adds such an agency would be able to tap resources and management skills of the private sector.    Read more »