Defense Secretary and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) chairman Gilbert Teodoro Jr. yesterday directed concerned local government officials to prepare early for the ...

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday reminded that local officials have the greenlight to initiate forced evacuations for residents when a calamity ...

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday ordered residents in areas on the path of Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) to evacuate immediately.

Regional directors responsible for filtering weather forecasts from the state weather bureau should not hesitate to make ...

Local government units were ordered to implement forced evacuation of individuals living in areas that responders cannot ...