BUTUAN CITY – Police apprehended 156 traffic violators in Surigao del Norte during a crackdown over the weekend. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. Nilo T. Texon, in a report to Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro, said they were...
Police arrested a farmer for allegedly hacking a four-year-old boy in Barangay Pautao, Bacuag, Surigao del Norte. Investigation said the victim was playing outside his house on Tuesday, October 8, when the 42-year-old suspect hacked him with a 16-inch bladed weapon locally known as a "sundang."...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized 8,060 liters of smuggled petroleum in Del Carmen, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province before dawn on Friday, October 11. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. Nilo T. Texon, in a report to Police Regional Office-13 Director Police...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested three men who allegedly robbed three persons and a convenience store in Barangay San Roque, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte on Saturday night, September 14. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro identified the suspects as Mon, 33; Rol, 29,...
BUTUAN CITY – Troops recovered an arms cache in a New People’s Army camp following an hour-long encounter in Sitio Nalindog, Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Thursday afternoon, September 12. Found were five M16 Armalite rifles, one M203 grenade launcher, one Bushmaster rifle,...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested the No. 1 most wanted person in Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, September 11. Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Col. Harry B. Domingo, in a report to Police Regional Office-13 chief Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro, identified the suspect as Gel....
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army commander and medic surrendered to the military in Barangay Puyat, Carmen, Surigao del Sur on Monday, September 9. CUERPO (FB) Lt. Col. Francisco P. Garello Jr., chief of the Public Affairs Office of the Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division led by Major...
BUTUAN CITY – Soldiers from the 36 th Infantry Battalion seized New People’s Army guns and bullets in an encounter in Calatngan, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Friday afternoon, September 6. Lt. Col. Francisco P. Garello Jr., 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division Public Affairs Office chief,...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested the No. 1 most wanted person in Surigao del Sur. “The relentless pursuit of field units of Police Regional Office-13 against wanted individuals led to the apprehension of the alleged No. 1 most wanted person in the province of Surigao del Sur,” PRO-13...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested 10 wanted persons in a one-day Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation in Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, August 13. Surigao del Norte police director Police Col. Laudemer M. Laude said in a report to Police Regional Office-13 chief Police Brig....
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Davao Oriental at 1:39 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Phivolcs said the tremor, which occurred at a shallow depth of 1 kilometer, was an aftershock of the magnitude 6.8 quake that...
Photo of the epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck offshore of Surigao del Sur on August 3, 2024 (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded over 800 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.8...
