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(Eagle News) — Over P2 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-illegal drug operation in Bukidnon on Saturday, June 5, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested in the operation in Poblacion West, Kalilangan were Jabir Dacula Mandok alias Bam, 19 years old; Jucair Mandok alias Joker, 30; and Sittie Mandok, 28. The PNP said Jucair was top 2 on the municipality’s drug watchlist and top 10 on […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Sunday, June 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 4:28 a.m. It had its epicenter 56 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity III -Bislig City Instrumental Intensity Intensity I -Bislig City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The consular office in Tuguegarao city will attend temporarily only to emergency and urgent cases. In an advisory, the Department of Foreign Affairs said this was as the consular office will operate on skeleton teams for the duration of the modified enhanced community quarantine in the city. This was extended until June 15. The DFA said the consular office shall, in particular, attend to matters such as medical emergencies or returning OFWs, […]
General Santos under GCQ starting June 5 (Eagle News) — Davao City will be under a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine from June 5 to 30. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the local government’s proposal for the same following an increase in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, General Santos City will be under a a general community quarantine starting June 5. The […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P1 million worth of shabu from a high-value drug suspect in Tagbilaran City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Palawan Macaorog, 51, was nabbed on CPG North Ave. in Barangay Taloto, after 150 grams of shabu were found in his possession as members of the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency implemented a search warrant The drugs had an estimated value of P1,020,000, the PNP […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, June 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:31 a.m. It had its epicenter 144 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 88 kilometers. An instrumental intensity 1 was felt in Kiamba. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Camarines Norte on Tuesday, June 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 7:02 a.m. It had its epicenter 86 kilometers northeast of Tinaga Island. Depth of focus was 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Ilocos Sur on Monday, May 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:48 a.m. It had its epicenter 41 kilometers southwest of Vigan. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Vigan City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Dumaguete City Vice Mayor Alan Gel Cordova died of a heart attack on Sunday, May 30. According to reports, the vice mayor had collapsed on his bicycle after participating in a benefit bike run for the Philippine Army. Cordova was 53 years old. He had just reportedly recovered from COVID-19. In a statement, Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, who remains in isolation for COVID-19, expressed his condolences to Cordova’s wife and their three […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have seized P66.2 million worth of fake cigarettes, the Bureau of Customs said. In a statement, the bureau said the shipments, which arrived at the Port of Subic separately on May 19, were seized on May 28 following the issuance of warrants of seizure and detention. The warrants were issued after a physical examination led to the discovery of the fake cigarettes bearing the labels Marvels Menthol, Marvels Filter, Two Moon […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police condemned what it said was an ambush by New People’s Army members on policemen in Occidental Mindoro on Friday, May 28, resulting in the deaths of three police officers. The PNP said the ambush at 10:30 a.m. in Sitio Banban in Barangay San Nicolas also resulted in six more policemen being injured. According to the PNP, the policemen had just delivered aid to a remote barangay in the […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Sunday, May 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake hit at 5:20 a.m. It had its epicenter 51 kilometers northeast of Bayabas. The depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
