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Retrieval ops halted in Masara landslide with 8 still missing
THREE weeks after the tragic Masara landslide devastated the village in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, the search and retrieval operation has come to a permanent halt, leaving eight individuals buried beneath the debris......»»
‘Suspend all mining ops’: Groups demanding accountability for Masara landslide
SEVERAL progressive groups gathered at Roxas Avenue in Davao City on February 20, 2024, aiming to hold a prominent mining company accountable for a significant landslide incident in Masara, Municipality of Maco, Davao de Oro......»»
No timeline yet to stop search, retrieval ops in Masara tragedy
THREE weeks after the massive landslide tragedy in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, the timeline as to when the search and retrieval operations will close has yet to be determined......»»
Road-clearing ops to ensure emergency road accessibility
THE City Government of Davao carried out a road-clearing operation on February 16, 2023, at Barangay 31-D to ensure emergency road accessibility......»»
Davao USAR continues to assist in Masara search and rescue ops
THE Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) 911 received a go signal from the Office of the Civil Defense to extend the number of days in assisting the ongoing rescue operations in the landslide-hit area of Masara in Maco, Davao De Oro......»»
K9 security ops in Cotabato Airport intensified
Policemen guarding the Cotabato Airport have been visibly using, for a week now, explosives and narcotics detection dogs in guarding the facility following the seizure of big volumes of shabu from traffickers in this city and in towns around in recent weeks......»»
Around P10M in illegal drugs seized in two-day anti-drug ops in Central Visayas
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Close to 150 suspected drug personalities, and illegal drugs worth around P10 million were seized following a two-day anti-drug operation in Central Visayas. Police in the region conducted another round of Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operations (Sacleo) over the weekend, Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Police.....»»
2 peddlers nabbed in separate Central Mindanao anti-shabu ops
Two shabu peddlers, one suspected of being a “killer-for-hire", an extortionist and cattle thief and the other among the top ten most wanted trafficker in Region 12, were arrested in separate entrapment operations in Maguindanao del Norte province and in nearby Tacurong City late Monday......»»
Influence ops target journalists, expert as China vessels patrol West Philippine Sea
Filipino reporters and a known maritime expert received a barrage of messages from unidentifiable sources in 2023 that attempted to divert public attention away from Chinese vessels’ actions in the West Philippine Sea to Vietnam’s supposed “militarization” there. .....»»
China accuses US of 'stoking military confrontation' with missile deployment in Philippines
Beijing [China], April 22 (ANI): China has accused the United States of escalating military tensions in the region following the recent deployment of a powerful missile launcher in the Philippines capable of firing weapons with a range of up to 1,600 kilometers, CNN reported on Monday. The US Army's Mid-Range Capability (MRC) ground-based missile system, also known as the Typhon system, has been deployed to the Indo-Pacif.....»»
Malaysian military copter crash kills 10 in training
Malaysian military copter crash kills 10 in training.....»»
2 BIFFs surrender amid military offensive
2 BIFFs surrender amid military offensive.....»»
Philippines, US launch annual joint military drills
Manila, Philippines - Thousands of Filipino and American troops will kick off joint military exercises in the Philippines on Monday, as Beijing's growing assertiveness in the region raises fears of a conflict.The annual drills - dubbed Balikatan, or 'shoulder to shoulder' in Tagalog - will be concentrated in the northern and western parts of the archipelago nation, near the potential flashpoints of the South Chi.....»»
Xinhua world news summary at 0700 GMT, April 22
MANILA -- More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted.....»»
Australia to join Philippines and US in military drills
Australia and France will join the Philippines and US in joint military exercises that will include drills in the South China Sea......»»
Año reiterates police, military’s full support for Marcos
Año reiterates police, military’s full support for Marcos.....»»
China rebukes US deployment of missiles in Indo-Pacific
Beijing officials are decrying the deployment of U.S. medium-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time since the Cold War.China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian, at a regular press briefing Thursday, said China 'expresses grave concern" and 'strongly opposes the U.S. ... strengthening forward deployment at China's doorstep to seek unilateral military advantage.'The U.S. military on.....»»
US Defence Secretary holds talks with Chinese counterpart, first since 2022
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI) United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun held talks in nearly 18 months and discussed US-China defence relations and regional and global security issues, the Pentagon said. In the meeting held via videoconference on Tuesday, Austin stressed the importance of keeping military-to-military communication lines between the US and China open, it said......»»
Speaker seeks expanded Balikatan, appeals for increased US aid
Speaker Martin Romualdez asked his lawmaker-counterparts in US Congress for an expansion of joint military exercises in the Philippines and also sought an increased US foreign military financing......»»
Philippines military vessels shouldn’t accompany fishers in West Philippine Sea – Villar
The country’s military vessels should not accompany fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea to prevent possible attack from Chinese ships, Sen. Cynthia Villar said yesterday......»»