Bataan attends cascading workshop on risk mapping
The National Resilience Council, Zuellig Family Foundation and the Manila Observatory met with Bataan Province, following the October 2018 training on Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA). As part of the post-CDRA activities, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (DRRMOfficers) from Bataan municipalities attended a cascading workshop on risk mapping, data gathering & consolidation to […]
BPSU undergoes academic partner orientation
The National Resilience Council and Zuellig Family Foundation met with the core group from Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) for an orientation on the Resiliency Leadership Program and the BPSU runway as an NRC academic partner for Bataan Province. As an academic partner, BPSU undergoes capacitating activities of the NRC so it can pave the […]
NRC executive director presents scorecard at UNDRR events
National Resilience Council (NRC) Executive Director Ms. Malu Erni represented the organization at the ISDR-Asia Partnership (IAP) Forum and the Regional Consultative Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies, both held in Bangkok, Thailand. The 2018 IAP Forum, held from 11-12 December 2018, served as a platform to assess the implementation of the Sendai Framework and […]
Taiwan’s NCDR visits Iloilo City as part of DRR collaboration
On 30 November 2019, Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) visited Iloilo City as part of its ongoing partnership with the local government unit. The visit follows a signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between NCDR and Iloilo City, where the city is set to adopt Taiwan’s risk assessment platform and […]
2018 Top Leaders Forum: Strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE) in the Philippines, in partnership with SM Prime and the National Resilience Council (NRC), held the 7th Top Leaders Forum on 29 November 2018 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. “Disasters derail progress,” said SM […]
Iloilo to work with Taiwan for disaster risk reduction
On 18 October, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) was signed between the Taiwanese Government—through the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR)—and Iloilo City, in partnership with the National Resilience Council (NRC) and the Manila Observatory (MO). The MoC will provide Iloilo City an opportunity to learn about and adopt Taiwan’s best practices […]
ARISE Philippines and NRC hold Forum on Understanding Risk and Resilience
Fifty-eight representatives from the government, private sector, academe, professional organizations, non-government and civil society organizations gathered at the Forum on Understanding Risk and Resilience last 12 October 2018 at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Taguig City. The Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE) in the Philippines, SM Prime and the National Resilience […]
For resilience: NRC partners attend first phase of climate and disaster risk assessment course
From 8-12 October 2018, the National Resilience Council’s (NRC) eight partner local government units (LGUs) and six partner academic institutions participated in the 1st phase of the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) Certificate Course for the NRC Resilient LGU Program. Held at the Manila Observatory (MO) in Quezon City, the 5-day event aimed to […]
Lessons from Typhoon Ompong
By Amb. Roberto R. Romulo Of the 95 fatalities so far reported as a direct result of Typhoon Ompong that slammed into Northern Luzon last week, 16 people perished from the wind and flooding that it brought. The majority of those who perished – 79 so far – was the result of a landslide that […]