The Philippine National Police (PNP) apologized for presenting alleged recycled photos of the aftermath of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Davao Oriental on Friday, Oct. 10. Earlier in the day, the PNP issued updates on the earthquake response efforts of the Davao Police Regional Office (PRO-11)...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that residents in coastal communities in Davao Oriental and nearby provinces can return to their homes after the tsunami alert issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Manay, Davao...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deployed soldiers to assist in rescue and relief operations following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Davao Oriental and nearby provinces on Friday, Oct. 10. In an interview at Camp Aguinaldo, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said the directive...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) placed all police units in Davao (Region 11) and Caraga (Region 13) on full alert following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occured off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday, Oct. 10. PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño said the...
At least one person died in Davao Region (Region 11) after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake (previously reported M7.6) struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday morning, Oct. 10, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed. The fatality was hit by a fallen debris when the quake occurred at...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has stepped up its nationwide campaign against smuggling and illicit trade following the seizure of P15.1 million worth of petroleum products and cigarettes from suspected smugglers in Batangas and Quezon provinces, Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged residents in coastal communities across Davao Oriental and six other provinces to immediately evacuate to higher ground following the magnitude 7.4 offshore earthquake that struck the eastern seaboard of Mindanao on Friday morning, Oct. 10. According to OCD...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has been placed on alert ahead of the planned series of anti-corruption protests set to take place every Friday, Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. announced. The move came after the Trillion-Peso March movement, the organizer of a...
It turns out that even the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) isn’t spared by anomalies in infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. has called for the scrapping of all unfinished...
A major reshuffle in the transport sector’s leadership moved Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II to the top post of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), replacing Teofilo Guadiz III, who will now head the Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC)....
The Philippines and Japan have formally kicked off “Doshin-Bayanihan 5-25,” their first joint military training exercise under the newly promulgated Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA). Doshin-Bayanihan is a combined drill between the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has invited Ireland to participate in joint patrols with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro made the pitch to Irish Ambassador to the Philippines Emma Hickey during the latter’s...
