A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Monday afternoon, June 15, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The earthquake, which was initially measured at magnitude 6.6, occurred at 5:18 p.m. Its epicenter was located 113...
Police arrested nine men early Sunday, June 14, after they were allegedly caught cutting and hauling copper telecommunication cables worth P163,852 along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Batasan Police Station 6 personnel intercepted the suspects around 4 a.m. in Barangay Matandang Balara while...
ILOILO CITY – A police officer assigned to a unit of the Police Regional Office-6 was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a pension house employee here. Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, PRO-6 director, said that the 29-year-old suspect from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6 was nabbed...
Quezon City reports that more than 84 percent of small businesses assisted through its Pangkabuhayang QC (PBQC) livelihood program remain operational, as applications open for the next round of support for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Applications for PBQC Phase 6 (Batch 1) are...
ILOILO CITY – Crime in Western Visayas dropped by 67 percent during the first two weeks of Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño as Police Regional Office-6 chief. Tuaño said PRO-6 units recorded 11 cases of eight focus crimes from June 1 to June 7, compared to 33 from May 25 to 31. The eight focus...
ILOILO CITY—The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) is ready to be deployed to assist in relief efforts in the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Mindanao Monday. “Handa ang mga yunit nito sa posibleng evacuation assistance, humanitarian assistance, at iba pang support operations sakaling...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 is investigating police officers allegedly involved in illegal quarrying operations in Iloilo province. “(I have) directed the concerned units to conduct a comprehensive and fact-based investigation and coordinate with the proper government agencies to...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, Police Regional Office-6 chief, won’t reshuffle police officers but will strictly monitor their performance. “Like I said when I arrived here, it’s back to zero,” said Tuaño. “Kailangan na patunayan nila na sila ay karapat-dapat sa...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño is prioritizing the release of information, particularly to the media, as new Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) chief. “Under my leadership as acting regional director, PRO-6 remains committed to strengthening transparency, accountability,...
ILOILO CITY – New Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) chief Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño is prioritizing police visibility to further deter crimes. “Dapat na ginagawa ng kapulisan dito ang tinatawag natin na intensification of police visibility (What our police should be doing here...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño is the new Police Regional Office-6 director. Tuaño replaced Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan. “Effective today, Brig. Gen. Tuaño is the acting regional director of PRO-6,” confirmed PRO-6...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, May 15, placed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca under preventive suspension without pay for six months effective immediately, as the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) begins its investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate of the...
