Manila, Sept. 4 -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the World Bank further strengthened their partnership in advancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) following a high-level meeting on Wednesday.

The meeting, held in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, was led by OCD administrator Undersecretary Harold Cabreros and other senior agency officials, the OCD said in a statement.

The agency said the meeting focused on promoting DRRM awareness to the public while exploring ways for OCD to strengthen its ability to disseminate information during time-sensitive events such as tsunamis.

"We deeply value the World Bank's more than a decade of partnership with the Philippine Government in disaster risk reduction management through de...