LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police Col. Noel Nuñez is the new Albay Police Provincial Office (PPO) chief. He succeeded Police Col. Julius Añonuevo. The turnover of command was held on Monday morning in Camp Simeon Ola here. Philippine National Police-Bicol Director Police Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay...
CAVITE – Trece Martires Mayor Gemma Buendia Lubigan explained her absence from the city hall during the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) five-minute emergency response demonstration. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III showcased the police’s quick response scheme to...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Philippine National Police (PNP)-Bicol chief Police Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay Jr. denied protecting illegal gambling in Tigaon town, Camarines Sur province. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 12, Babagay debunked an online article saying that he and Police Major Inar Vic...
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The Office of Civil Defense reminded residents of the Ilocos region to be on alert following a magnitude-5.5 earthquake on Tuesday morning, July 15. The agency, in an advisory, advised people to be prepared for possible aftershocks. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, at 10:38 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 21 kilometers southwest of Pasuquin, at a depth of 43 kilometers. The tremor was...
The trough of Tropical Storm Danas (formerly “Bising”) will continue to bring rains to parts of extreme northern Luzon, while the southwest monsoon (habagat) affects most of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 is now enforcing a five-minute response policy across all its police stations. On Monday, newly appointed PRO-10 director, Brig. Gen. Rolindo Suguilon, presided over his first command conference, which included a simulation exercise for...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office is reassessing their deployment strategies to comply with the five-minute response time set by the national headquarters. Negros Oriental police spokesperson Police Lt. Stephen Polinar said the aim is to improve police visibility and...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Lingig, Surigao del Sur at 4:36 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. The epicenter was located 49 kilometers northeast of Lingig, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The tremor was felt at Intensity...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, backed the five-minute response time for police assistance set by the national headquarters. In a media interview on Monday, June 16, at the Bacolod City Police Office, Ibay said that...
LEGAZPI CITY – The opening of classes for Academic Year 2025-2026 in the Bicol region was peaceful and orderly, the chief of the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO-5) said on Monday. PRO-5 Director Police Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said 2,962 police officers were deployed to ensure safety in 3,562...
