Office of Civil Defense (Philippines)
| Tanggapan ng Tanggulang Sibil | |
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| Formed | August 18, 1954 (as the National Civil Defense Administration) December 31, 1972 (as the Office of Civil Defense) |
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| Headquarters | Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Annual budget | ₱1.24 billion (2020)[1] |
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| Parent agency | Department of National Defense |
| Website | www |
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD; Filipino: Tanggapan ng Tanggulang Sibil (TTS)) is an organization within the Philippines' 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.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ Aika Rey (January 8, 2020). "Where will the money go?". Rappler. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Office of Civil Defense". Government of the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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