Mother Survives, Son Killed in Suspected Land Dispute Shooting in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — A 35-year-old farmer was killed while his mother was wounded in a brazen early morning shooting believed to be linked to a land dispute in a remote…
Armed Men Nabbed While Tearing Down Fence in Farmland, Police Recover Guns and Grenades
General Santos City – Authorities arrested three armed men who were caught dismantling a barbed wire perimeter fence on private farmland in Barangay San Jose on the afternoon of March…
Land Dispute Allegedly Behind Shooting that Killed Purok Chairman in Barangay Aglayan
A Purok Chairman was shot dead while his wife sustained gunshot wounds in a brazen attack in Barangay Aglayan, Malaybalay City on the night of December 22, 2025—an incident allegedly…
Bangsamoro Family Seeks Reclamation of Ancestral Land Abandoned During Martial Law in South Cotabato
TUPI, South Cotabato — A Bangsamoro family has renewed its claim over a parcel of land in Barangay Bololmala, Tupi, South Cotabato, alleging that the property was forcibly abandoned by…
Land Broker Shot in Barobo Altercation; Four Suspects Arrested, Firearm Seized
BAROBO, Surigao del Sur — A land broker was wounded in a shooting incident triggered by a heated altercation over a fence in Sitio Panaraga, Barangay Unidad, Barobo, on Friday…
Man Killed in Failed Shooting Attempt as Land Dispute Turns Deadly in Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay
TITAY, Zamboanga Sibugay — A long-simmering land dispute erupted into fatal violence on Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025, after a man was shot dead when his own firearm allegedly malfunctioned…
Land soaked in grief: how many more must die before we choose peace?
By any measure, what happened in Barangay Malinan on November 24 is not just another “incident,” not just another item in a police blotter, not just another clash in a…
5 MILF and 2 MNLF members among 7 killed in Kidapawan–Matalam attack; land dispute seen as motive
COTABATO — Seven individuals—five confirmed members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and two from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)—were killed in a brutal pre-dawn assault at the…
7 Moro Men, Including MILF Commander, Killed in Pre-Dawn Attack Linked to Long-Running Land Conflict in Kidapawan–Matalam Boundary
COTABATO — A Moro commander and six of his men were killed while another survived a pre-dawn gun attack in Barangay Malinan, Kidapawan City on Monday, November 24, in what…
Barangay Kagawad in Cotabato Accused of Harassment, Biting Incident Over Land Dispute
PIGCAWAYAN, COTABATO — A barangay kagawad from Midpapan 1 is facing serious accusations after a resident reported him to the police for alleged harassment, physical assault, and even biting in…