NIR Police Office Hits Extortion Scheme in Own Ranks
Criminal and administrative cases are now being pursued against a Negros Island Region police officer accused of demanding money from a PNP applicant seeking entry into the force.
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10th Infantry Division Spearheads Quake Relief Across Davao Region
Military-led relief operations following a major earthquake in the Davao region included aerial surveys, Black Hawk evacuations, and multi-agency ground response across isolated communities.
Army Sends USAR Team, 200+ Troops to Quake-Struck Mindanao
Mobilizing over 850 soldiers across two infantry divisions, the Philippine Army launched a full-scale disaster response in General Santos City and surrounding Mindanao provinces following a destructive earthquake and its aftershocks.
Over 2,000 PNP Officers Mobilized After Mindanao 7.8 Quake
More than 2,000 police personnel have been deployed across Mindanao following a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 9, 2026, with hundreds of families displaced and transport links severely disrupted.
Magnitude 5.2 Quake Rattles Off Sarangani Coast, GenSan Registers Low Shaking
Seismologists recorded a shallow 5.2-magnitude tremor off Balut Island on June 9, 2026, linked to the powerful 7.8 quake that struck the same area a day earlier.
Negros Oriental’s Remollo: Gatchalian’s 12 votes can’t unseat Cayetano — Constitution requires 13 of 24
Former Dumaguete City mayor Felipe “Ipe” Remollo, citing the 1949 Avelino v. Cuenco ruling, says the Constitution and Senate Rules require 13 of 24 senators to install or unseat the chamber’s mandated officers.
Magnitude 4.6 Aftershock Rattles Mindanao After Sarangani 7.8 Quake
A 4.6-magnitude aftershock struck southwest of Balut Island on June 8, 2026, following the powerful Mw7.8 Sarangani earthquake, with shaking felt across several Mindanao provinces.
Philippine Air Force Sends Helicopters, Planes After 7.8 Quake Hits Mindanao
Air assets including a Black Hawk helicopter and C-295 transport plane were mobilized by the Philippine Air Force hours after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani Province on June 8, 2026.
Mw 7.8 Quake Hits Sarangani Waters, Tsunami Waves Recorded
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck west of Maasim, Sarangani on June 8, 2026, generating tsunami waves and triggering a destructive tsunami warning across several southern Philippine provinces.
EastMinCom Mobilizes Troops After Mindanao Quake on June 8
Military disaster response units were activated across eastern Mindanao after a quake struck the region Monday morning, with aerial surveys and damage assessments already underway.
