Privatizing Power, Silencing the People
The growing controversy surrounding the proposed joint venture between South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) and IGNITE Power is no longer just a corporate or legal issue. It has…
Woman Shot by Live-in Partner in Lake Sebu; CAFGU Member Faces Frustrated Murder Charge
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato — A 32-year-old woman is currently recovering in the hospital after she was allegedly shot by her live-in partner, a member of the Citizens Armed Forces…
Over P120,000 Cash, Firearm Stolen in MR D.I.Y. Burglary in South Cotabato
SURALLAH, South Cotabato — More than ₱120,000 in cash and a caliber .38 revolver were stolen after unidentified suspects allegedly broke into a branch of MR D.I.Y. in Surallah, South…
ERRATUM: Body Found in Koronadal Creek Identified as Woman, Not Missing Delivery Rider
An earlier report stating that the decomposing body discovered in a creek in Sitio Mani, Barangay Topland, Koronadal City was that of missing delivery rider Josel Velasco Piz alias “Oket”…
HVI Nabbed in South Cotabato Drug Bust; ₱479K Worth of Shabu Seized
A High Value Individual (HVI) was arrested while nearly half a million pesos worth of suspected shabu was confiscated during a successful anti-illegal drug operation conducted by authorities in Polomolok,…
₱1-Million Worth of Suspected Shabu Seized, 2 High-Value Drug Suspects Nabbed in Koronadal Buy-Bust
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Authorities arrested two alleged High-Value Individuals (HVIs) and confiscated more than ₱1 million worth of suspected shabu during a late-night anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay…
Laborer Found Dead Inside Box Culvert in Koronadal City
A 44-year-old laborer was found dead inside a box culvert in Purok Bodega, Barangay San Jose, Koronadal City on Saturday morning, May 16, in what authorities suspect to be a…
Former Radio Station Manager Wanted Over Sexual Assault Case
Authorities are now searching for former Smash Mixx News FM station manager Anthony Pascua Biala after the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Surallah, South Cotabato issued a warrant of arrest…
Tampakan at the Crossroads: Development Cannot Come at the Cost of Watersheds, Indigenous Communities, and Future Generations
The recent decision of the Regional Trial Court in Koronadal City affirming the extension of the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) for the Tampakan Copper-Gold Project has once again…
HVT falls in late-night Koronadal drug bust; over ₱112K worth of shabu seized
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — A suspected high-value drug personality was arrested after a late-night anti-drug operation conducted by joint operatives in Koronadal City on Monday, May 11, 2026, resulting…