Alejandro named OCD OIC after Nepomuceno moves to BOC

Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV has been appointed as officer-in-charge of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) after former Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno was named the new Bureau of Customs chief.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed Alejandro's appointment during a press briefing at Malacañang on Wednesday, emphasizing that he will serve temporarily until an official appointment is made by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

Alejandro currently serves as OCD's deputy administrator for administration and will oversee the agency responsible for national civil defense and disaster risk reduction programs.

The OCD also functions as the executive arm and secretariat of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, working in coordination with it to manage disasters.

Nepomuceno took his oath as BOC chief before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, having previously served as deputy commissioner of the BOC's Enforcement Group from 2013 to 2017.