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PNP stays on full alert even as search and rescue end
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has concluded its search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations in Cebu following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake, as all missing individuals have been accounted for.
PNP public information chief Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño confirmed that SRR operations ended last night because the search for the injured was completed.
Authorities are now shifting their full focus to relief and rehabilitation efforts for affected communities, with the PNP remaining on full alert in Cebu.
The PNP has increased its deployment in Central Visayas from 1,356 officers to 2,250 officers to bolster these relief and rehabilitation efforts.
As of Thursday morning, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported at least 72 individuals dead and 294 injured.
The PNP has not yet received reports of violence and looting in the aftermath of the earthquake.
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