The Office of Civil Defense is investigating the hacking of the official Facebook page of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

The OCD confirmed in a Facebook post that the NDRRMC page was hacked at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. It gave assurances that it has already established measures to prevent a repeat of the incident, and that necessary arrangements are in place to retrieve the account and investigate the matter.

"We uphold data privacy and security, alongside the welfare of the members of the NDRRMC," the agency added.

The OCD did not disclose further details regarding the hacking incident.

"We would like to apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this incident might bring to the public and stakeholders. Rest assured, measures are in place to prevent this incident from happening again. Thank you for your understanding," the OCD added.