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ZAMBOANGA CITY — Sixteen female victims of trafficking were rescued by authorities at Bongao seaport in Taw-Tawi province on Saturday, April 23.

A Chinese woman, who was abducted and forced to work as a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) concessioner, was rescued by Parañaque City police operatives on Wednesday, April 20.

BACOLOD CITY — A 22-year old man sacrificed his life to save his six companions from drowning at a beach in Sitio Pasil, Barangay Latasan, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Wednesday.

The death toll due to Typhoon “Agaton” has climbed to 137 and this is feared to further increase as over two dozens more are still missing in landslide-hit areas in Eastern Visayas (Region 8), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Good Friday, April 15.

ILOILO CITY — A barn owl (Tyto alba) was recently rescued in Capiz province.

ZAMBOANGA CITY- Six passengers of a distressed vessel were rescued in the waters off Little Coco Island, Basilan Province on Thursday morning, Feb. 17.

Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District (SPD) director, ordered an investigation into the rising number of kidnapping incidents involving Chinese nationals in the southern part of Metro Manila.

Over 4,500 Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel have evacuated a total of 247,400 individuals in areas battered by typhoon “Odette”, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday, Dec. 21.

The Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety(DPOS) and Barangay Sauyo rescued a man who climbed a billboard along Mindanao Ave. on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 12.

The San Juan City local government held its very first Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Summit to further improve the disaster response efforts of the city government.

Malacañang has assured the public of the concerned agencies’ response as far as the effects of tropical storm “Maring” is concerned in some provinces in Northern Luzon.

Three individuals have been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their motorboat bound for Cavite encountered engine trouble due to strong winds and big waves caused by tropical depression “Lannie.”

Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued at least 12 passengers, including eight children, from a distressed motorbanca off the waters of Cebu.

Five fishermen were rescued from a motorbanca which capsized due to rough seas off waters of San Antonio town of Zambales, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, Aug. 9.

Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Surigao del Norte rendered assistance to at least two passengers and a boat captain from a half-submerged motorbanca off Surigao City on Monday, Aug. 2.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued at least six fishermen from two distressed motorbancas in Navotas City, it said on Thursday, July 29.

Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated over 70 stranded residents in areas of Bagac and Pilar in Bataan due to massive flooding caused by southwest monsoon or “habagat” on Thursday, July 29.

At least 15 passengers and three crew members were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from a boat off Socorro, Surigao del Norte last Sunday, July 25.