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AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Two suspects listed among the region’s most wanted persons were arrested in separate police operations in Agusan del Sur over the weekend, authorities reported, in…
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines — Families displaced and affected by the recent onslaught of Typhoon Basyang received relief assistance and words of encouragement on February 24, 2026, as Sara Z. Duterte…
CLAVER, Surigao del Norte — A member of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) was stabbed during a confrontation late Tuesday night in Purok 7, Barangay Taganito, authorities said. According…
VERUELA, Agusan del Sur — A 15-year-old boy remains missing after reportedly diving into swollen floodwaters from a bridge in Barangay Binongan on Friday, February 20, 2026, in an incident…
NASIPIT, Agusan del Norte — Authorities intercepted smuggled cigarettes worth an estimated ₱135,000 during a checkpoint operation conducted by the Philippine National Police through the 1st Agusan del Norte Provincial…
Authorities intensified counterinsurgency operations in Caraga after government forces recovered an arms cache believed to belong to communist insurgents and facilitated the voluntary surrender of a listed member of the…
DAVAO REGION, Philippines — Continuous heavy rains brought by the prevailing shear line weather system have triggered floods, landslides, rising river levels, and class suspensions across several areas in Mindanao,…
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines — Authorities arrested three individuals listed in the PSR as members of a Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) during a joint counterinsurgency operation in the municipality of…
LA PAZ, AGUSAN DEL SUR — A high-ranking leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed following a series of armed encounters with government forces in the hinterlands of…
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur — A 33-year-old foreign national was confirmed dead following a drowning incident at Mahayag Beach Resort in Barangay Buenavista, Tandag City, authorities reported. The victim,…