Day: October 11, 2025

Davao city: Seven people died while 11 were injured in the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes that rippled across Davao Oriental and nearby provinces on Oct. 10, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday. In its latest situational report, the disaster management body said all fatalities came from the Davao Region, while one of the wounded was logged in Caraga. According to Philippines News Agency, at least 3,519 families, consisting of 8,436 individuals in Davao Region and Caraga, have so far been reported affected by the tremors. Of this, 2,468 families, or 7,915 people, are taking

Maguindanao del sur: Military authorities here announced Saturday the arrest of one of the suspects in the murder of an Indigenous Peoples (IPs) tribal leader following a law enforcement operation in Maguindanao del Sur. Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, commander of the Army’s 601st Infantry Brigade, identified the suspect as alias Tagal, 40, and a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah terror group operating in the province. According to Philippines News Agency, the suspect was arrested during a law enforcement operation in Sitio Pangayawan, Barangay Tukanalugong, Datu Abdullah Sangki town in the province on Friday. Tagal did not resist arrest when the

Manila: No Filipino national was among the 10 deported by the United States to the southern African state of Eswatini, the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. confirmed Saturday. According to Philippines News Agency, the embassy verified with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement that no Filipino citizen was involved in any third-country deportation from the United States. It was revealed that one individual was unable to establish Philippine citizenship and therefore could not be deported to the Philippines. Earlier reports, quoting a US lawyer for two Vietnamese nationals, suggested that the deported group included “three Vietnamese, one Filipino, one Cambodian,

Quezon: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives seized about 25 kg. of suspected shabu valued at PHP163.2 million and arrested three male suspects during a buy-bust in Barangay Masin Norte, Candelaria, Quezon on Friday. According to Philippines News Agency, in a news release issued on Saturday, PDEA-National Capital Region Director Emerson Rosales identified the suspects as alias Jack, 42, and alias Nor, 31, both farmers from Zamboanga City; and alias Anor, 43, a tricycle driver from North Cotabato. Confiscated from the suspects were one plastic pack of suspected shabu weighing approximately 1 kg., which was the subject of the sale,

Manila: The Department of Tourism (DOT) said ‘no major impacts’ were reported so far in tourism sites and establishments in Mindanao following the powerful twin earthquakes that struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday. According to Philippines News Agency, the DOT issued a public advisory dated Oct. 10, confirming that its crisis team was activated to provide impact assessment and assistance to local authorities. The initial reports from Davao Oriental and neighboring provinces indicate no recorded damage to tourism sites or establishments. Local government units and tourism offices are continuing inspections and monitoring for aftershocks and possible