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Faeldon takes oath as new BuCor chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 12:29 PM

(UPDATE) After facing controversy as Customs chief and a stint at the Office of Civil Defense, Nicanor Faeldon took his oath on Wednesday as the new director of the Bureau of Corrections. Read more »

Mga bato, pinangangambahang bumagsak sa Natonin ground zero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:04 PM

Pinangangambahang bumagsak ang mga naglalakihang bato mula sa bundok at tumama sa mga nagsasagawa ng search and retrieval operations sa ground zero sa Natonin, Mountain Province. Read more »

Rescuers pinaalis sa Itogon landslide area dahil sa banta ng bagong pagguho

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 08:34 PM

Pinaalis ng Office of Civil Defense-Cordillera ang mga rescuer, residente, at media mula sa landslide area sa Itogon, Benguet matapos makita ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau na may mga bitak sa isang bahagi ng bundok. Read more »

'Dahil sa Ompong': Gulay sa Benguet bagsak-presyo matapos ang biglang ani

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 10:24 PM

Dahil biglang dami ang supply, bumaba nang hanggang P10 ang presyo ng ilang gulay gaya ng patatas at wombok. Read more »

Faeldon, handang magpakulong kung walang bisa ang amnestiya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 02:09 AM

Isa si Faeldon sa mga kasama ni Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV sa Oakwood mutiny. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte government slashed disaster fund without explanation

Raissa Robles
Posted at Aug 13 01:19 AM

Disaster is part of life in the Philippines. Read more »

COA flags disaster-response items exposed to deterioration in warehouses

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 01:16 PM

The Commisison on Audit has called the attention of the Office of Civil Defense to information materials and other non-food items which remain idle and undistributed, exposing the items to “obsolescence, deterioration and the risk of waste of government funds.” Read more »

Government eyes death declaration for those missing since 2013 Yolanda devastation

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 05:28 PM

Government is now looking for ways to secure a formal and legal declaration of death for people still missing nearly five years since Super Typhoon Yolanda devastated several areas of the Visayas. Read more »

Government needs P51.6 billion for Marawi rehab

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 04:45 PM

The government will need P51.6 billion to rehabilitate the entire Marawi and adjacent areas in the wake of the 5-month siege in the predominantly Muslim city, an official said Friday. Read more »

Faeldon can still perform tasks while in jail - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 01:56 PM

MANILA - Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Nicanor Faeldon can still continue with his work even while in jail, the President's spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

NDRRMC holds emergency-response meeting without Faeldon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 11:19 PM

The new deputy director of the Office of Civil Defense is still detained at the Senate, and the Senate president said he will be set free on one condition. Read more »

Pagtalaga kay Faeldon sa bagong puwesto, binatikos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 08:34 PM

Banat ng ilang senador, hindi nararapat na italaga si dating Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon sa bagong posisyon dahil nabigo itong pigilan ang pagpasok ng shabu sa bansa noong nasa Customs pa ito. Read more »

New appointment shows Duterte continues to trust Faeldon, Palace says

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 07:33 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said Duterte decided to give Faeldon the “presumption of innocence.” Read more »

Senators hit Faeldon's appointment to Office of Civil Defense

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 05:02 PM

Senators on Thursday criticized the appointment of former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). Read more »

Duterte assigns Faeldon to Office of Civil Defense

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 02:12 AM

Former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon gets assigned to the Office of Civil Defense as the country is hit by a string of disasters.  Read more »

Duterte appoints Faeldon to Office of Civil Defense

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 09:26 PM

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon to the Office of Civil Defense. Read more »

Nasa 6,500 bakwit mula Marawi, makababalik na

Dexter Ganibe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 04:52 PM

Makababalik na ang nasa 6,500 na bakwit mula Marawi sa siyam na barangay na hindi gaanong naapektuhan ng bakbakan sa lungsod.   Read more »

Marawi rebuilding may take 2 to 3 years – OCD

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 05:42 PM

Rebuilding war-ravaged Marawi City might take two to three years, the Office of Civil Defense said Friday as government prepared to restore the once bustling city while the conflict with Islamic State-linked terrorists neared its end.  Read more »

PH readies contingency plans after N. Korea's nuclear test

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 04:33 PM

MANILA – The Office of Civil Defense on Monday assured the public that contingency measures are now being set up in case the crisis in the Korean Peninsula escalates, following North Korea's detonation of a hydrogen bomb Sunday, its biggest nuclear test to date. Read more »

Preparing for the 'Big One': MMDA sets new shake drill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 10:10 AM

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will spearhead another region-wide earthquake drill from July 14 to 17 in preparation for a huge quake that may hit the country's capital, a disaster official said Monday. Read more »