Course Name
Crisis Management
Schedule
October 06, 2026 - October 08, 2026
Schedule via Zoom:
October 6 & 8, 2026
Tuesday & Thursday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Early Eagle Rate:
Php 5,600
Valid Until:
September 22, 2026
Description
The WEF 2026 Risk Survey shows that Geopolitical Confrontation and State Based Armed Conflict is now the top risks globally. The Philippines is no exception to this. Our political situation is big concern that may trigger conflict that will impact our businesses. Not to mention that natural hazards like the earthquake and typhoon in Cebu and the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao. Truly, we live in a BANI world today. This is an environment that is Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear and Incomprehensible. The only way to mitigate this is to have an effective Crisis Management Program. Join us in this Crisis Management workshop to help you and your enterprise.
It is important that you are able to respond to these crises effectively and avoid its escalation and interruption of your business enterprises. There are global methods like Incident Command Management Systems (ICMS) that allows appropriate response to any crises or incidents leading to a crises. This is what this course all about, allowing your companies to have a more effective and controlled approach on crises to minimize or mitigate the risk and impact of a business interruption.
Crisis Management focuses on how to proactively prevent crisis and how to take action when crisis arrives. There are various threats that can lead to crisis from IT systems, labor un-rest, theft, sabotage, fire and other environmental hazards. All of these risks have the capacity to affect your stakeholders. This course is designed to make sure that you are prepared.
Your organization needs to know how to respond or react when these events happen before they even happen. Live prepared by learning today.
Who should attend
The general workforce within an organization or individuals who are keen to explore crisis management
After the course, you will be able to:
1. Describe the difference of a crisis and disaster;
2. Ensure that the stakeholders are enabled during a crisis;
3. Share various crisis mitigation techniques to minimize impact; and
4. Develop a plan that is integrated to the BCM Program.
I. What Is Crisis Management and its relationship to Business Continuity Program
A. Importance of crisis management
B. Organization and role of crisis management team
C. Crisis communication plan
D. Incident response plan
II. Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) Professional Practices on Crisis Communication and Incident Response
III. Crisis Communication Plan
A. What is crisis communication
B. Crisis communication plan, purpose and elements
C. Role of business continuity practitioners in crisis communication
D. Source of information for crisis communication
E. Interacting with media
F. Crisis communication checklist
IV. Incident Response
A. What is incident response
B. Incident response plan elements
C. Role of business continuity practitioner in incident response plan
D. The Incident Response Team
E. Escalation procedures
F. ICMS Organization and Roles
G. Communication flow
H. Unified command
I. Coordination with external agencies
About DRI Philippines
DRI Philippines is the Philippines’ country organization affiliated with Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI International) — a global, nonprofit leader in disaster recovery, business continuity, cyber resilience and related professional education and certification.
DRI International — the parent organization — is the oldest nonprofit in the business continuity and disaster recovery field, providing globally recognized certifications (like CBCP) and thought leadership to help organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions.
DRI Philippines was organized and registered in the Philippines in 2017. The organization is represented by its Executive Director, Ramil “Mel” Cabodil. He is a recognized leader in Business Continuity and Resiliency and was the first CBCP in the Philippines in 2004. He also co-founded the Business Continuity Managers Association of the Philippines (BCMAP) in 2005 and is currently its Chairman (emeritus).
It was organized with a group of industry leaders as its Trustees. They are as follows:
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James G. Velasquez – Chairman, PT&T
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Rene “Butch”Meily – President, PDRF
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Eugene Daga - Past President, BCMAP
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Chito Africa – Past President, BCMAP
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Antonio Grageda – Managing Director, BSP (Retired)
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Linus Lee – Data Center Professional, IBM and Kyndryl
DRI Philippines focuses on empowering organizations, practitioners and professionals across the Philippines with business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resilience and related knowledge, tools and certifications aligned with international standards.
In short, DRI Philippines brings DRI International’s expertise, standards, and professional development programs to the Philippines to support local resilience and continuity practices.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Mr. Ramil “Mel” Cabodil is the Founder and Managing Partner of BlueSource Solutions Inc., providing Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and Business Continuity Consulting to enterprises in the Philippines. He previously served as Country Leader of IBM Technology Lifecycle Services of IBM Philippines and was part of the IBM Philippines Leadership Team, chairing its Occupational Safety and Health Committee and serving on the Crisis Management Team.
He is the Founder and Chairman of the Business Continuity Managers Association of the Philippines (BCMAP), affiliated with DRII and BCI, and the Executive Director of DRI Philippines, a local affiliate of DRI International for business continuity training and certification.
Mr. Cabodil lectures at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business – Center for Continuing Education on Business Continuity, Crisis Management, and Risk Management, and is a regular speaker for UP ISSI’s HANDA Program. He also serves as an Advisory Board Member of DLSU iPACE.
He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Mapua Institute of Technology, completed the IBM Executive Program at INSEAD, and earned his MBA from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.
