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DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Two alleged carnapping suspects were arrested following a hot pursuit operation by police in Barangay Poblacion Dalican on Thursday night, January 8, 2026,…
COTABATO CITY — Police have arrested one of the suspects in the brutal killing of an LGBTQIA+ community member whose body was found stuffed inside an unused tomb at the…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully carried out a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, for a 55-year-old Chinese crew member who was electrocuted aboard…
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) intercepted a large shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth approximately ₱1.7 million during a pre-departure inspection at the Port of Bongao on January…
The suspension of four barangay officials in Cotabato City should have been a clear and welcome signal that corruption will not be tolerated at any level of government. Instead, it…
COTABATO CITY — A Regional Target List (RTL) personality and three of his alleged cohorts were arrested after authorities dismantled a drug den in a successful buy-bust operation at Rosary…
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur — Joint operatives of the Marawi City Police Station, Balindong Municipal Police Station, and the 1402nd Regional Mobile Force Company (RMFC), RMFB 14-A, arrested a…
Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur — January 7, 2026 — Gun violence continues to claim lives in Maguindanao del Sur, as Barangay Panadtaban Captain Datu Norodin Utto Jr. was shot…
TUGUNAN, Special Geographic Area (SGA)–BARMM — Residents of Barangay Balong were jolted awake by bursts of gunfire early morning on January 7, 2026, after an armed encounter reportedly broke out…
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Two suspected drug couriers, including an active member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU), were intercepted and arrested at a joint…