Mindanao’s Illicit Cigarette Trade: The Hidden Web of Power, Profit, and Poor Enforcement
The recent study by Action for Economic Reforms (AER), in partnership with the Economics for Health program of Johns Hopkins…
PRO10 Seizes PhP3 Million Worth of Shabu in Three Northern Mindanao Operations
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Police Regional Office 10 (PRO10) successfully confiscated approximately PhP3 million worth of shabu and arrested…
Tragic Loss in Lakewood: Teenager Succumbs to School Pressure and Poverty
Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur — The small town of Lakewood is grieving the tragic death of a 15-year-old Grade 10…
Company Commander of BIAF Killed in Shooting in Midsayap, North Cotabato
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato — Abdul Patah Pendaman, an active company commander of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), was shot…
PDEA RO9 Busts Two High-Value Drug Suspects, Seizes ₱6.8M Worth of Shabu in Dipolog City
DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives in Region 9 successfully arrested two high-value drug…
Localized Thunderstorms to Bring Isolated Rains Across Mindanao; PAGASA Warns of Possible Flash Floods
Issued: 5:00 a.m., November 12, 2025 | Valid until 5:00 a.m., November 13, 2025 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The…
“Bag-ong Herusalem” in Dumingag Draws Public Attention: A Sacred Mountain or a Cult?
DUMINGAG, Zamboanga del Sur — A religious group known as the Bishop of the Philippine Divine Missionary Church (BPDMC) Inc.,…
Big-Time Drug Pusher Nabbed in P3.5-Million Shabu Bust in Davao City
Davao City — Authorities arrested an alleged big-time drug pusher in a buy-bust operation that yielded over ₱3.5 million worth…
Fetus Buried in Abandoned Lot in GenSan; Live-in Couple Identified as Parents
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Authorities are investigating a disturbing case after a 7-month-old fetus was discovered buried in an abandoned…