Kidapawan, Ten Years After: When Hunger Was Answered with Bullets
Ten years have passed since the Kidapawan Massacre, yet the sound that lingers is not just that of gunfire—it is the echo of a nation’s failure to feed its people…
136 Transport Workers Test Negative in Region XII Drug Screening Ahead of Holy Week Travel Surge
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — March 31, 2026 — Authorities in Region XII have intensified public safety measures ahead of the Holy Week exodus, with a large-scale, multi-agency operation confirming…
People Over Profit: Kidapawan City’s Bold Stand Against Fare Hikes Amid Fuel Crisis
In a time marked by rising fuel costs and growing economic uncertainty, the leadership of Jose Paolo Evangelista stands out as a model of calm, compassionate, and decisive governance—placing people…
Elderly Tricycle Driver Found Dead Near Hardware Store in Tampakan
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — What was initially thought to be a brief moment of rest turned into a tragic discovery after an elderly tricycle driver was found lifeless on Saturday…
Farm Worker Found Slain in GenSan; Drinking Companion Eyed as Suspect
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A quiet farming community in Barangay Katangawan was jolted by a gruesome हत्या on Tuesday morning, March 31, after a farm worker was found dead with…
Task Force Banlas Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Mining in Tampakan, Seizes Equipment, Restores River Clarity
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — Authorities have intensified their campaign against illegal hydraulic mining or “banlas” following a successful two-day operation in Sitio Kampo Kilot, Barangay Pulabato, resulting in the seizure…
Illegal Firearm, Smuggled Cigarettes Seized in Sarangani Police Operation
MAASIM, Sarangani Province — Authorities confiscated an unlicensed firearm and over half a million pesos worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes following the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Colon…
1,000 Marijuana Plants Uprooted in Joint Anti-Drug Operation in Sultan Kudarat–South Cotabato Boundary
Authorities uprooted and destroyed approximately 1,000 fully grown marijuana plants during a joint eradication operation conducted in a remote and disputed boundary area between Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato on…
Man Shot Dead in Broad Daylight Attack at Pikit Public Terminal
PIKIT, Cotabato — A 30-year-old man was shot dead in a brazen daylight attack at the public bus terminal in Barangay Poblacion, Pikit, on Monday morning, in yet another incident…
Trader Survives Shooting, Robbery in Sultan Kudarat; Police Launch Manhunt
ESPERANZA, Sultan Kudarat — A local trader is now in stable condition after surviving a brazen shooting and robbery carried out by still unidentified suspects on Sunday morning, March 29,…