Ex-Westmincom commander Raymundo Ferrer is new OCD chief

Former Armed Forces official Raymundo Ferrer is the new administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).

Ferrer, who holds the rank of undersecretary, took his oath as OCD chief before Department of National Defense officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr., according to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Mark Timbal on Tuesday.

Ferrer will also serve as the executive director of the NDRRMC.

Timbal said Ferrer would contribute his experience in emergency operations, the Army, and management to the OCD and NDRRMC.

“He assumes office today as OCD continues to manage the impact of the Abra earthquake,” Timbal said.

Prior to his compulsory retirement in 2012, Ferrer served as commander of the military's Western Mindanao Command. —VBL, GMA News