PDRF inaugurates world's first private sector-led national emergency operations center

Submitted by mcco on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 14:12
The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), one of the leading business networks in disaster management, opened the world’s first national emergency operations center (EOC) run by the private sector. The EOC acts as a self-sufficient operations hub geared towards training for disaster preparedness and the coordination of relief and response efforts during major disasters.

PLDT partners with UNICEF to help make Filipino children safer online

Submitted by mcco on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 16:00
Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, Inc. (PLDT), together with its wireless units Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. (Sun), has partnered with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to develop measures to help make Filipino children safe online.

The modern teacher: spreading learning in the classroom and beyond

Submitted by mcco on Thu, 10/05/2017 - 12:17
For National Teachers' Day, we spoke with Dennise "Jinkee" Gonzales, a formator at Xavier University in Cagayan De Oro City. Doing her share not only within the campus but also in her community, she is an example of an educator whose vocation is to shape young minds and make the world a better place.

PDRF to help in Marawi recovery; new Emergency Operations Center to open in Clark by early 2018

Submitted by mcco on Tue, 09/05/2017 - 19:18
The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), the country's major private sector coordinating body for disaster management, has pledged to further help in the recovery of Marawi, including assistance in planning the new city that will rise from the ashes of the ongoing conflict during its recent annual board meeting.