CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) will continue to support more tourism-related facilities in the province to counter the effects of the Middle East conflict in the local tourism industry. Mark Lapid, chief operating officer of...
Ninety-four Hawksbill turtle hatchlings were released in Barangay San Antonio, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro on Thursday, April 30, by the local government and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Their release, witnessed by Mayor Robinhood Ylagan, Vice Mayor Rocky Ilagan, Philippine...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has delivered a total of P18.2 million worth of medical equipment and financial assistance to the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro to boost public healthcare services in the province. In a statement, PCSO said the turnover aligns with the...
Six passengers were rescued after their motorbanca capsized in the waters off San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, April 22, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The PCG said it received a report about the incident at around 11 a.m. and immediately sent a floating asset to conduct...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The military has called on the New People’s Army (NPA) to release a Filipino-American in Occidental Mindoro after newly disclosed handwritten notes revealed signs of emotional distress. The 2nd Infantry Division 's appeal came following the disclosure of one of the...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – The military disclosed that the New People’s Army (NPA) plans to integrate foreign recruits into their ranks, handwritten notes found during the March 29 encounter in Barangay Monteclaro, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro said. The Armed Forces Southern Luzon Command said...
A passenger vessel ran aground off Lubang, Occidental Mindoro on Easter Sunday morning, April 5, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCF spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said all 162 passengers and eight crew members of MV Our Lady of Fatima 03 were rescued. An initial report from the PCG...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A barangay councilor was shot dead in Gloria town, Oriental Mindoro province on Maundy Thursday. Police Col. Edison Revita, Oriental Mindoro police chief, said the victim, Barangay Tambong Councilor Emiljun Historillo, 53, and a 30-year-old companion were having a...
The Philippine Army (PA) on Black Saturday, April 4, went public with documentation of an alleged female New People’s Army (NPA) rebel placed under its custody following a deadly encounter in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro last week to counter allegations that she was maltreated. The Army’s 203rd...
Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), paid tribute to Capt. Dean Buen Oyando, the soldier killed in an armed encounter with New People 's Army (NPA) rebels in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro over the weekend. Nafarette visited the wake of the 25-year-old...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Armed Forces of the Philippines has declared Gloria as a municipality in this province under Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status following the absence of armed encounters with anti-government forces and communist threat and influence. Local...
A pursuit operation against the New People’s Army (NPA) on the group 's 57th founding anniversary turned deadly on Sunday, March 29, resulting in the death of a young Philippine Army (PA) officer and the capture of an insurgent in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The encounter occurred at Sitio...
