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New OCD administrator Raymundo Ferrer assumes office

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Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Civil Defense PH/Facebook" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/08/02/20220802-civil-defense-ph-fb.jpg"/><figcaption>Raymundo Ferrer took his oath as new Civil Defense administrator on Aug. 2, 2022. <em>Photo courtesy of Civil Defense PH/Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Retired Army Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer took his oath on Tuesday as the new administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).</p><p>Ferrer was sworn in by Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Jose Faustino, Jr, along with other officials, the OCD said.</p><p>Ferrer was selected by Faustino to lead the OCD, vice Ricardo Jalad who held the post during the last six years.</p><p>&quot;USec. Ferrer brings to OCD his vast experience in emergency operations, being an army veteran and as a management specialist,&quot; OCD Public Affairs chief Mark Timbal told reporters.</p><p>&quot;He assumes office today as OCD continues to manage the impact of the Abra Earthquake. He will hit the ground running and attend to all the functions of a civil defense administrator and as executive director of the NDRRMC,&quot; added Timbal.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/02/22/luzon-quake-infra-damage-reaches-p12-b-ndrrmc">Infra damage of Luzon earthquake reaches P1.2 billion: NDRRMC</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/31/22/luzon-earthquake-death-toll-climbs-to-10-ndrrmc">Luzon earthquake death toll climbs to 10, says NDRRMC</a></li></ul><p>Faustino had said his recommended officials are &quot;highly qualified for their respective positions in light of their technical expertise, competence, and strong leadership qualities which are vital and necessary in the successful pursuit of the mandate of the department.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/20/22/dnd-oic-faustino-names-picks-for-deputies">Defense OIC Faustino names his picks for DND undersecretary posts</a></li></ul><p>Ferrer was a former commander of the AFP Western Mindanao Command.</p><p>The OCD is the implementing arm of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRM) and &quot;shall have the primary mission of administering a comprehensive national civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management program,&quot; according to its website.</p><p>In his press conference last July 5, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he gave his Cabinet officials &quot;a relatively free hand in deciding&quot; who they want to hire and how they want to re-structure their departments.</p><div><strong>RELATED NEWS</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2088882" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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New OCD administrator Raymundo Ferrer assumes office

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published Aug 02, 2022 04:47 PM PHT

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