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...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor C. Remulla Jr. on Friday said a Chinese woman is now the subject of a police manhunt after she was identified as the alleged leader of the group involved in the smuggling of suspected shabu...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) intensified its intelligence operations to unmask an international drug syndicate behind a massive P5.8‑billion shipment of crystal meth or “shabu” that was intercepted in the coastal waters of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. PNP Chief Police General Jose...
Police intelligence units are now working to identify the international drug syndicate behind the more than P6-billion suspected shabu shipment recently intercepted in the sea of Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday. PNP chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City –Two Chinese nationals were arrested for their alleged involvement in a P6.8-billion shabu smuggling attempt in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. Troops earlier recovered 43 sacks of suspected shabu on Tuesday, March 10, in an abandoned speedboat on the coastline of Paluan....
Philippine Army (PA) personnel recovered 43 sacks of suspected crystal meth or shabu worth P6.8 billion from an abandoned speedboat that ran aground along the coast of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, it was revealed on Wednesday, March 11. Personnel of the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) and Citizen Armed...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – The military recovered suspected shabu valued at P6.8 billion in an abandoned speedboat in Sitio Agbalite, Barangay Harrison, Paluan, Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, March 10. The Armed Forces Southern Luzon Command said troops discovered the contraband following...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The provincial government is adopting a four-day work week beginning Monday, March 9, to mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices due to tensions in the Middle East. Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor has issued Executive Order No. 4, Series of 2026, dated March 6 stating...
Residents of Sitio Akliyan and Sitio Panluan in Oriental Mindoro will soon cross the river safely as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) plans to build a steel bridge to replace a fragile bamboo structure that has long threatened daily travel. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the...
Three fishermen who were reported missing in the waters off Occidental Mindoro were rescued while one of their companions was found dead after their boat drifted for five days due to engine failure, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday, Feb. 14. The PCG said it received a radio...
