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]
References[]
- ^ Aika Rey (8 January 2020). "Where will the money go?". Rappler. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Office of Civil Defense". Government of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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