Beneath the Ground, Above All: New Seismic Stations Strengthen Disaster Preparedness in South Cotabato
TUPI, South Cotabato — While towering peaks such as Mount Matutum and Mount Parker dominate the landscape of South Cotabato, a quieter but equally significant development is taking shape beneath…
Two High-Value Drug Suspects Arrested, P204,000 Worth of Shabu Seized in Cotabato City Buy-Bust
COTABATO CITY — Authorities arrested two alleged drug personalities listed in the Regional Target List (RTL) and confiscated more than P200,000 worth of suspected shabu during a coordinated anti-illegal drug…
P2.4-M Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes Seized in Bukidnon Border Checkpoint Operation; Two Arrested
KALILANGAN, Bukidnon — Authorities intercepted more than ₱2.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested two individuals during a joint anti-smuggling operation at a regional border checkpoint in Bukidnon on…
Political Tensions Erupt Into Commotion at Pualas Municipal Hall; Police, Army Intervene
PUALAS, Lanao del Sur (June 5, 2026) — A political dispute linked to a controversial election-related petition erupted into a heated confrontation between supporters of rival political factions at the…
More than 800 Residents Flee as Gun Battle Erupts in BARMM Village; Child Hit by Stray Bullet
MIDSAYAP, Cotabato — More than 800 residents from Barangay Malingao in the municipality of Kadayangan, Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), fled their…
TMU Personnel Shot While on Duty in Malabang, Lanao del Sur; Probe Underway
MALABANG, Lanao del Sur — A Traffic Management Unit (TMU) personnel was shot by an unidentified assailant in a brazen attack in Malabang town on the afternoon of June 4,…
World Environment Day and Davao’s Garbage Crisis: When Institutions Collide, the People Pay the Price
On World Environment Day 2026, cities around the globe are celebrating sustainability, climate action, and responsible environmental stewardship. Ironically, in Davao City—long regarded as one of the cleanest and most…
A Fractured Transition: The MILF Suspension of Macacua and the Strain Between Discipline and Reform in Bangsamoro Governance
The indefinite suspension of Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua as Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)…
Senior Citizen Killed, Habal-Habal Driver Wounded in Riding-in-Tandem Shooting in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A 66-year-old woman was killed while a habal-habal driver was injured after unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on them in Lower Sumpong, Barangay…
₱1.8-M Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes Seized in Cotabato Border Checkpoint Operation; Three Arrested
BANISILAN, Cotabato — Authorities intercepted approximately ₱1.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three individuals during a joint law enforcement operation at a regional border checkpoint in Banisilan, Cotabato…