Office of Civil Defense (Philippines)
Tanggapan ng Tanggulang Sibil | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 31 December 1972 |
Preceding agency |
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Headquarters | Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Department of National Defense |
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD; Filipino: Tanggapan ng Tánggulang Sibil, TTS) is an organization within the Philippines's Department of National Defense (DND) and serves as the implementing arm of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). As such, it has the primary mission of administering a comprehensive national civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management program by providing leadership in the continuous development of strategic and systematic approaches as well as measures to reduce the vulnerabilities and risks to hazards and manage the consequences of disasters.[1]
Acquisition by PNP
On September 23, 2018 prior to Audiovisual Communicators and partnership with Philippine National Police acquired the defunct DZCA 1170 kHz AM Station and its an changed to call sign DWPN-AM to be broadcast.
References
- ↑ "Office of Civil Defense". Government of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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