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		<title>PDEA-led Buy-Bust Operation in Butuan City Nets ₱489,600 Worth of Suspected Shabu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BUTUAN CITY, Philippines — A 38-year-old man was arrested and approximately 72 grams of suspected shabu worth ₱489,600 were seized during a joint anti-drug operation in Barangay Obrero, Butuan City, on the evening of Monday, October 26, 2026, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office XIII. The operation was conducted at Purok [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>13 Arrested, ₱12 Million in Equipment Seized in Alleged Illegal POGO-Related Operation in Iligan City</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NORTHERN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ILIGAN CITY, Philippines — Police arrested 13 individuals and confiscated equipment estimated to be worth ₱12 million during a joint law enforcement operation targeting an alleged illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO)-related operation in Barangay Hinaplanon, Iligan City, early Thursday, October 29, 2026. The operation was carried out at an information technology (IT) company following [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PAGASA warns of scattered rains, thunderstorms and possible flash floods across parts of Mindanao</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — October 30, 2026 — Several areas across Mindanao are expected to experience cloudy skies, scattered rains and thunderstorms on Friday, with the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao and Caraga facing an increased risk of flash floods and landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rainfall, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amai Pakpak Medical Center faces grave potassium chloride allegation; management urged to ensure urgent, independent investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur — A serious allegation circulating on social media has raised concerns over patient safety and public trust in Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC), after an anonymous Facebook user claimed that patients who could not afford to pay for medical services were allegedly injected with potassium chloride to induce cardiac arrest. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Boat Carrying 200 Gallons of Gasoline Catches Fire at Zamboanga City Mini-Port</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ZAMPEN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ZAMBOANGA CITY — A small boat locally known as a jung-kung caught fire at a mini-port in Wee Bin, Baliwasan Seaside, on Wednesday night, October 28, raising concerns over maritime safety and the transport of large quantities of flammable fuel on small vessels. The fire broke out at around 9 p.m. while the boat was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>₱256,704 Worth of Suspected Smuggled Cigarettes Recovered Along Sultan Kudarat Shoreline</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LEBAK, Sultan Kudarat — Police recovered 300 reams of suspected smuggled Fort cigarettes valued at ₱256,704 along the shoreline of Barangay Tibpuan in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, during an early-morning operation on October 28, 2026. Personnel of the Lebak Municipal Police Station (MPS), working in coordination with the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Intelligence Unit (SKPIU) and the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alleged Drug Den Dismantled in Digos City Buy-Bust; 4 Arrested, ₱143,000 in Suspected Shabu Seized</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur — Four individuals were arrested after anti-narcotics operatives dismantled an alleged drug den during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Aplaya, Digos City, on the afternoon of October 27, 2026, authorities reported. The operation was conducted at approximately 4:45 p.m. by personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 11 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>₱3.78-M Worth of Suspected Smuggled Cigarettes Seized at SGA-BARMM Checkpoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MALIDEGAO, Special Geographic Area, BARMM — Police seized an estimated ₱3.78 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes from a closed van traveling from Cotabato City to Makilala, North Cotabato, during a checkpoint operation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Wednesday evening, October 28. The operation took place at around 6:30 p.m. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two Army Soldiers Arrested After Allegedly Shooting 23-Year-Old Man in Cotabato</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[North Cotabato]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[PIGCAWAYAN, COTABATO — Two active-duty Philippine Army personnel assigned to the 7th Infantry Battalion were arrested after allegedly shooting a 23-year-old man in Barangay South Manuangan, Pigcawayan, Cotabato, at around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026. North Cotabato Police Director Col. Rammel Hojilla identified the suspects as Corporal Jackson Sedigo Arabis, 33, and Private [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seven Former Rebels Surrender in Davao del Sur; Two Rifles Turned Over</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/10/seven-former-rebels-surrender-in-davao-del-sur-two-rifles-turned-over/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Davao del Sur]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[39th Infantry “Smash’em” Battalion]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur — Seven former members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG), previously affiliated with the dismantled Guerrilla Front ALIP and Guerrilla Front 51, voluntarily surrendered to the 39th Infantry (Smash ’Em) Battalion on October 28, 2026, in a development aimed at supporting their return to civilian life and sustaining peace in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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