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News from CARAGA region
BUTUAN CITY — Government troops have scored another major victory in the campaign to end communist insurgency in Eastern Mindanao after successfully clearing the remaining remnants of the dismantled North…
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur — Government troops and police forces have uncovered a significant cache of firearms, ammunition, and war materiel believed to have been concealed by remnants of…
Butuan City, Caraga Region – May 29, 2026 — In a decisive blow against alleged corruption within the ranks of government regulators, the National Bureau of Investigation–Caraga (NBI-CARAGA) arrested a…
SOCORRO, Surigao del Norte — The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) has strongly denied allegations circulating online that a police officer attempted to plant illegal drugs during an…
BUTUAN CITY — A 19-year-old former member of the Militia ng Bayan (MB) linked to the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) voluntarily surrendered and handed over an M4 rifle to the…
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Three members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) voluntarily surrendered to the 401st Infantry “Unite N’ Fight” Brigade on May 27, 2026, signaling what military…
NASIPIT, Agusan del Norte — Authorities have declared the interception of 54 container vans loaded with smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco products at the Gothong Shipping Port in Barangay Talisay,…
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur — A joint anti-drug operation conducted by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 13 (PDEA RO 13) and local police authorities led…
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur — Twelve passengers were injured after an overloaded “chariot” tricycle lost control and plunged into a creek near the entrance of the famous Tinuy-an Falls…
A man known in his community by the alias “Plong-Plong” was found dead in an apparent suicide incident in Purok 6, Amamaylan, Barangay Baan KM3, Butuan City, leaving behind a…