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BUTUAN CITY — Authorities scored another significant victory in the government’s intensified anti-illegal drugs campaign after a high-value individual (HVI) was arrested and more than ₱1.4 million worth of suspected…
LANAO DEL NORTE — Authorities arrested a 38-year-old man in a targeted anti-drug operation following the service of a search warrant in Purok 4, Barangay Poblacion, Linamon, police reported. The…
Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines — Authorities have finally arrested two suspects linked to a kidnapping case dating back to 2003, marking a significant breakthrough in the long-running pursuit of justice in…
NORTH COTABATO — April 20, 2026 — A joint counterterrorism operation led by the Philippine National Police–Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) resulted in the arrest of a suspected member of a…
ILIGAN CITY — Authorities intercepted more than ₱2.1 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes in an early morning anti-smuggling operation along a national highway in Barangay Acmac, reinforcing intensified efforts…
BULUAN, Maguindanao del Sur — A 65-year-old government employee was shot dead in a brazen roadside attack along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion here on Monday evening, April 20,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A major anti-drug operation delivered a significant setback to illegal narcotics networks after authorities arrested a high-value suspect and confiscated nearly ₱7.5 million worth of suspected shabu…
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato — A rare and dramatic encounter with the Philippine flying lemur, scientifically known as Cynocephalus volans, has underscored the ecological importance of preserving the country’s remaining forests,…
DAVAO CITY — Four individuals were arrested in a high-profile entrapment operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation–Southeastern Mindanao Regional Office (NBI-SEMRO) XI on Monday morning, April 20, targeting…
Mindanao is expected to experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration,…