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Man Shot in Cotabato City, Police Probe Possible Drug-Related Motive
COTABATO CITY — A 23-year-old man was wounded in a shooting incident late Tuesday night in Barangay Rosary Heights 10, prompting an intensified police investigation amid suspicions of a possible drug-related motive. The victim, identified by authorities as “Joh” or Johari, a resident of Purok Balabaran in the same barangay, is currently undergoing treatment at…
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PRO-BAR Seizes ₱427K Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes in Lanao del Sur Checkpoint Bust
LANAO DEL SUR — Operatives of the Police Regional Office–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) seized more than ₱427,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested a suspect during a checkpoint operation in Picong, Lanao del Sur on February 3, 2026. Authorities intercepted a Suzuki Multicab at a checkpoint in Barangay Tual after its driver hesitated to stop,…
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16-Year-Old Teduray Mother Shot Dead While Breastfeeding in Maguindanao del Sur; Community Demands Justice
TALAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Outrage and grief have swept through the Teduray Indigenous community following the brutal killing of a 16-year-old young mother who was allegedly shot dead by her own husband while breastfeeding her infant. The victim, identified as Mae-an M. Lawan, a resident of Barangay Lanting in Talayan town, was killed on…
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Numbers Don’t Add Up: MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Tragedy Raises Alarms Over Possible Passenger Cover-Up
ZAMBOANGA CITY / BASILAN — As search and retrieval operations continue in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, disturbing questions are mounting over the true number of passengers aboard the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3, exposing possible lapses, misreporting, and accountability failures by authorities. Despite repeated assurances from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that the…
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Massive Fire Guts Nearly 1,000 Homes in Barangay Lamion, Bongao; Thousands Displaced
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — A massive fire tore through Barangay Lamion late Tuesday night, reducing an estimated 1,000 houses to ashes and forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes in one of the worst fire incidents to hit the municipality in recent years. The blaze broke out at around 10:09 p.m. on February 3 and…
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PCG Locates Sunken MV Trisha Kerstin III Off Basilan; Death Toll Climbs to 43
BASILAN — February 4, 2026 — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has officially located the wreck of MV Trisha Kerstin III in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, marking a critical breakthrough in the ongoing search and recovery operations following one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent years. The discovery was confirmed on February…
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Bridging Feuds, Building Peace: Lanao del Sur Resolves Another Rido in Marawi City
MARAWI CITY — Another long-standing family feud, locally known as rido, was successfully resolved on Tuesday following a peace agreement forged at the Social Hall of the New Capitol in Marawi City, marking yet another milestone in Lanao del Sur’s continuing efforts to strengthen peace and social cohesion in the province. The reconciliation was made…
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Swift PCG Response Saves 3-Year-Old from Drowning in Lanao del Sur Beach
Balabagan, Lanao del Sur — A three-year-old child was saved from a potentially fatal drowning incident after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) mounted a swift and decisive response in the waters off Lorenzo Beach, Barangay Lorenzo, Balabagan, on the afternoon of February 1, 2026. According to PCG officials, the incident occurred at around 3:20 p.m.…
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PCG Recovers Two More Bodies Near Baluk-Baluk Island; Death Toll in MV Trisha Kerstin III Tragedy Rises to 42
BASILAN — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday confirmed the recovery of two additional cadavers from waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, pushing the death toll from the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin III to 42, as search and retrieval operations continue. In a report released February 2, the PCG said personnel aboard BRP Capones…
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4th Marine Rifle Battalion Raises Flag at New Sibutu Headquarters, Marks Historic Start of Operations in Tawi-Tawi
SIBUTU, Tawi-Tawi — The 4th Marine Rifle Battalion formally marked a new chapter in its mission to secure the country’s southern maritime frontier after it conducted its first-ever Flag Raising Ceremony at its newly established headquarters in Barangay Imam Mohammad Gaya, Sibutu. The ceremony, led by Lieutenant Colonel Richard C. Malabanan, PN(M), commanding officer of…