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SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – Three individuals, including a watchlisted suspect, a laborer, and a fisherman, were arrested in separate buy-bust operations conducted by police and anti-drug units in Surigao…
SURIGAO CITY — A 60-year-old vendor and senior citizen was arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon for violating Presidential Decree 1602, or the anti-illegal gambling law, after he was caught…
SANTIAGO, Agusan del Norte — Police authorities seized high-powered firearms, pistols, and ammunition and arrested a 46-year-old man during the implementation of a search warrant in Purok 8, Barangay Tagbuyacan,…
SURIGAO CITY — Five individuals were arrested in the early hours of January 4, 2026, after authorities caught them in the act of conducting illegal fishing activities in the coastal…
Surigao del Norte — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has recovered a floating cadaver in the waters between Barangay Pacifico, San Isidro, and Barangay Magpupungko, Pilar, Surigao del Norte on…
Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte — December 31, 2025 A recreational trip turned tragic off the coast of Burgos town in Siargao after a kayak carrying three individuals capsized amid…
SIBAGAT, Agusan del Sur — A dramatic hostage crisis aboard a passenger bus ended fatally for the suspect after he attempted to stab one of his hostages during a tense…
BUTUAN CITY — Authorities have arrested a suspected female member of a communist terrorist group believed to be involved in several violent attacks in Misamis Oriental, following intensified manhunt operations…
Surigao City — Police arrested a 59-year-old woman known online as a vlogger after allegedly kidnapping a seven-month-old baby from a mall in Surigao City on Christmas Eve, December 24,…
GENERAL LUNA, SIARGAO ISLANDS — Police in Surigao del Norte successfully recovered more than ₱54 million worth of suspected illegal drugs and apprehended three foreign nationals in a hot pursuit…