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News from CARAGA region
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte — A 22-year-old criminology student from Butuan City died after drowning at the Lusong Cold Spring on Saturday afternoon, May 2, 2026, authorities confirmed. The…
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur — A day of play turned into tragedy after three minors died while two others survived following a drowning incident along the shoreline of Purok…
NASIPIT, Agusan del Norte — A suspect in a stabbing incident in Carmen town was arrested at a police checkpoint on the afternoon of April 30, 2026, after attempting to…
BUTUAN CITY — A 64-year-old government employee was arrested in a buy-bust operation on April 30 in Barangay 8, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, after allegedly selling illegal drugs to an…
DAPA, Surigao del Norte — A cargo vessel carrying 32 crew members capsized and broke into two amid rough sea conditions off the waters of Barangay Corregidor in the municipality…
SURIGAO CITY — Six heavy construction equipment units were either destroyed or damaged after three unidentified armed men set them on fire at a construction site in Purok 3, Barangay…
BUTUAN CITY — Tragedy struck a riverside community in Barangay Bit-os after two children drowned while swimming in a section of the Agusan River on the afternoon of April 24,…
MADRID, Surigao del Sur — A married couple was shot dead in a brazen and apparently targeted attack along the national highway in front of Madrid National High School in…
PLACER, Surigao del Norte — A high-ranking member of an alleged communist insurgent group and one of the region’s most wanted fugitives was arrested in a coordinated manhunt operation on…
Davao City / Surigao del Norte — April 23, 2026 The Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13) has moved to reassure the public that the peace and order situation in Siargao…