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MALAPATAN, Sarangani Province — Authorities intercepted more than ₱200,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested two individuals during a joint checkpoint operation on April 14, 2026, at Barangay Poblacion in…
MATALAM, Cotabato — A firefight broke out early Wednesday morning, April 15, between government troops and an unidentified armed group in two barangays here, reportedly triggered by a long-standing land…
KORONADAL CITY — A 63-year-old safety officer was shot dead in a brazen early morning ambush along the national highway in Purok 3, Barangay Palian, Tupi, South Cotabato, on Tuesday,…
TULUNAN, Cotabato — A couple was rushed to the hospital after being harassed and attacked during a violent hold-up attempt in Purok 3, Barangay New Caridad on the evening of…
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — A high-value target (HVT) drug personality was arrested in a coordinated anti-illegal drugs operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office 12…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Authorities scored a significant breakthrough in the government’s intensified anti-illegal drug campaign after arresting two high-value individuals (HVIs) and a newly identified drug personality in a…
LUTAYAN, Sultan Kudarat — What began as a search for a missing delivery driver in North Cotabato has ended in tragedy after authorities discovered his decomposing body inside a delivery…
KABACAN, Cotabato — An armed man was killed while his alleged accomplice managed to escape following a violent confrontation with authorities that began with an assault on a village watchman…
COLUMBIO, Sultan Kudarat — What initially appeared to be a routine vehicular accident turned into a significant anti-smuggling operation after police discovered hundreds of thousands of pesos worth of illicit…
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato — Tensions escalated in a remote farming community after residents of Sitio Eldulog, Barangay Ned temporarily closed a newly opened road on April 8, 2026, protesting…