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POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato — A utility worker was killed in a shooting incident involving a bank security guard along the National Highway in Barangay Magsaysay, Polomolok, on Thursday afternoon, January…
DAVAO CITY — Sebastian Z. Duterte and Rodrigo S. Duterte II formally took their oaths of office on Friday, January 23, 2026, officially assuming their roles as Mayor and Vice…
MINDANAO — Widespread rains, gusty winds, and dangerous sea conditions are expected across large portions of Mindanao as a Low Pressure Area (LPA)—formerly named “ADA”—and a shear line continue to…
BUKIDNON — Two newly identified drug personalities were arrested in separate buy-bust operations conducted by police units in Kalilangan and Valencia City, leading to the seizure of more than ₱151,000…
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Seven men were arrested after operatives of the Koronadal City Police Office raided a makeshift shanty and caught them in the act of a pot…
BUTUAN CITY — A businessman identified as “Cris Pagni” was shot in a brazen daylight attack on Thursday afternoon, January 23, near Sherwood Subdivision, close to Ambago Elementary School in…
DAMULOG, Bukidnon — Authorities confiscated an estimated ₱2.52 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested two individuals during a coordinated checkpoint operation at the Regional Border Control Point in Barangay…
MUNAI, Lanao del Norte — Four soldiers of the Philippine Army were killed while another was wounded after their vehicle was ambushed by suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group…
COTABATO CITY — A joint anti-illegal drugs operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency resulted in the arrest of a suspected drug den maintainer and three cohorts and the…
MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur — A 19-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after being hacked by his live-in partner past noon on Thursday, January 22, 2026, in Barangay Bacungan,…