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A massive anti-drug operation in Lupon on Tuesday led to the arrest of two alleged high-value illegal drug personalities and the seizure of suspected shabu worth an estimated P1.5 million,…
LUPON, DAVAO ORIENTAL — A disturbing case of alleged animal cruelty has sparked outrage online after the horse of a young singing finalist was reportedly beaten to death in a…
LUPON, Davao Oriental — Authorities arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and confiscated more than 100 marijuana plants during a joint anti-drug operation conducted on the morning of April 4, 2026,…
DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines — A 32-year-old mining team leader was shot dead on Monday morning, March 16, in what authorities are now investigating as the second mining-related killing recently reported…
A 60-year-old miner was killed while his companion was wounded after they were ambushed by unidentified armed men on Wednesday afternoon, March 11, 2026, in Sitio Bongco, Barangay Calapagan, Lupon,…
LUPON, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Alarmed by the growing impact of mining activities on Indigenous Peoples (IPs), landowners, and traditional leaders, Barangay Marayag officials formally elevated their concerns to the provincial…
LUPON, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Police forces cordoned off and secured the Marayag mining site on November 19, 2025, as part of intensified provincial efforts to halt illegal and environmentally destructive…
DAVAO ORIENTAL — The Provincial Government has escalated its campaign against illegal and environmentally destructive mining activities, launching renewed enforcement operations in Barangay Marayag, Lupon, even as it awaits decisive…
CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental — Eleven individuals were arrested in an anti-illegal mining operation led by Task Force Marayag in Sitio Sumlog, Purok Quarry, Barangay Marayag, Lupon, Davao Oriental…
On June 3, 2025, a joint operation by the NBI Southeastern Mindanao Regional Office XI, NBI Anti-Human Trafficking Division (HTHRAD) Manila, and DSWD Region XI raided a suspected cybersex trafficking…