New OCD chief named

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. yesterday swore in Undersecretary Harold Cabreros as the new administrator of the Office of Civil Defense.

Cabreros replaced OCD officer-in-charge and concurrent deputy administrator for administration Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV.

Teodoro expressed confidence in the leadership and capabilities of Cabreros to steer the country’s civil defense and disaster resilience programs.

Cabreros previously served as director of the OCD’s Rehabilitation and Recovery Management Service.

The OCD is the primary government agency tasked to implement and administer policies, strategies as well as systems to reduce the country’s vulnerabilities and risks to hazards and disasters.