Who we are

Our Team

Executive Management

Rene Meily

President

Guillermo Luz

Chief Resilience Officer

Veronica Gabaldon

Executive Director

Arnel Capili

EOC Director

Cheryl Cabal-Revilla

Chief Finance Officer

Mark Martinez

Corporate Secretary

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Rita Peña-Antonio

Asst. Corp. Secretary

Program Staff

Operations Unit

Philline Neille Cruz

Senior Cluster Coordinator

Claudine Yvette Talaran

Cluster Coordinator

David Paul Mendoza

Project Officer

Miguel Adrian Garcia

Planning Officer

Gerson Hubert Aquino

Information and Operations Associate

Ernest Aldrin Espino

GIS / ICT Officer

Jesus Canlapan

Procurement and Finance Supervisor

Jaymee Lhyn Coronel

Communications Officer

Learning & Development Unit

Germaine Fay Ramirez

Learning and Development Program Supervisor

Jeanne Michelle Bayhonan

Learning & Development Supervisor, MSME Resilience

Rhiz Manarpaac

Project Officer

Hannah Escamilla

Learning & Development Supervisor, Special Projects

Wayne Vincent Galela

Project Officer

Development Programs & Innovation Unit

Anna Katrina Aspuria

Head

Rudyard Jose Nano IV

Research and Innovation Officer

Mark Lester Rodrigo

Senior GIS Officer

Alex Czar Masiglat

Project Manager - Climate Resilient Cities Project

Ciara Gabriela Villanueva

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Mark Luther Opeña

Finance and Admin Officer

Narryl Cabuena

Project Officer

Paulith Ann Aguilar

Resilience Officer

Maria Victoria Aribbay

Consultant

Information Management Unit

Isabel Almenteros-Maravilles

Senior Communications Officer

Shared Services

Joyce Diwa-Balaguer

Administrative Officer / Executive Assistant to the President

Fatima Rafanan

Finance Officer

Enrique Ruiz

IT Supervisor

Letter from the President

It is not new to us Filipinos that the Philippines is a hotbed of disasters, from tropical cyclones to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Every year, the country is visited by more than twenty tropical cyclones, around four to five of which are massively destructive. We are situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the site of 90% of the world’s earthquakes. Lives are disrupted or lost and the economy suffers, along with the livelihood and education of many. With preparations in place, recovery is much faster and the casualties are significantly lessened. Knowing this, shouldn’t we aim to become a pioneer when it comes to disaster preparedness?

That is what the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation envisions: a strong, resilient, and disaster-ready Philippines. PDRF launched the first national private sector Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the world in April 2018. Anchored on disaster prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and rehabilitation, the EOC functions as a 24/7 self-sufficient operations hub for disaster preparedness training and coordination of relief and recovery efforts.

Through our strategic partnerships with companies, government agencies, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders, we synergize and mobilize efforts towards building disaster resilient businesses in communities across the nation. With your help, these efforts will better contribute to the sustainable development and general welfare of the Filipino people.

Join us, and together we will build a more disaster resilient Philippines.


Rene S. Meily 
President
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation