Filipinos have improved in disaster preparedness especially in the use of hazard assessment tools but more needs to be done to make the Philippines more resilient to disasters, Office of Civil Defense ...

THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has acknowledged improvements in the level of disaster preparedness among Filipinos but reiterated that much more needs to be done to build a resilient Philippines.

While we’ve made progress, the path ahead in disaster preparedness is vital. Let’s commit to a safer Philippines.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Loyzaga on Thursday said proponents of ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection began rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of acres in ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to ...

Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga has underscored the urgent need for a comprehensive flood management plan in the Manila ...

CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the city unmarked. Entire blocks of homes in Altadena were destroyed ...

WELL, CHANGES COULD BE COMING TO LOCAL BUILDING CODES IN YOUR AREA AS THE STATE HAS UPDATED ITS FIRE HAZARD ZONES. CAL FIRE IS ROLLING OUT NEW MAPS THIS WEEK, SHOWING THE ZONES THAT ARE UPDATED ...

Impacts are also expected in Central California, with meteorologists at the NWS office for the Bay Area naming rain, wind and floods as the major hazards ... map showed the areas under a flood ...

Wildfire smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires blankets Los Angeles County. Four wildfires released towering plumes of smoke and soot, some of them seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area ...