Manila, April 13 -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has signed two key agreements to boost disaster resilience across Negros Island, partnering with the city government of Victorias and the Negros Association of Chief Executives (ACE).

The signing comes in the wake of the April 8 eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, which displaced more than 25,000 residents.

The memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Victorias City focuses on enhancing the city's disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) capabilities, allowing access to the OCD's technical resources, training programs and scientific data.

The second MOA, signed with the Negros ACE led by Victorias Mayor and group president Javier Miguel Benitez, expands the initiative to a provincial scale, ta...