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MATANAO, Davao del Sur — Authorities dealt a significant blow to illegal cigarette trade in southern Mindanao after police operatives seized more than ₱1.25 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and…
MATANAO, Davao del Sur — A live-in couple was brutally gunned down inside their home while having dinner on the evening of April 2, in a chilling attack that has…
DAVAO DEL SUR — Authorities have confiscated an estimated ₱7 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes after intercepting a delivery truck during a law enforcement operation in Barangay Camanchiles, Matanao,…
Matanao, Davao del Sur — The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Matanao has once again enforced a closure order against Hilltop Lounge and Bar in Sitio Talambato, Barangay Asbang for…
MATANAO, Davao del Sur — A notorious drug peddler long monitored by authorities was finally arrested during a successful buy-bust operation conducted by the Matanao Municipal Police Station at around…
MATANAO, Davao del Sur — A 54-year-old man identified by police as alias “Turo” was arrested after being caught with an unlicensed firearm during a checkpoint operation conducted by the…
MATANAO, DAVAO DEL SUR — Police authorities in Matanao arrested a former member of the New People’s Army (NPA) for violating Republic Act 9516, or the Illegal Possession of Explosives…
Matanao, Davao del Sur — A 53-year-old man claiming to be a Commanding General of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was arrested on Wednesday morning, October 8, 2025, during…
MATANAO, DAVAO DEL SUR — A young policewoman tragically lost her life in an accidental firearm discharge inside the female quarters of the Matanao Municipal Police Station in Barangay Poblacion…
Davao City, March 21, 2025 – A joint drug buy-bust operation conducted at Purok Sambag, Barangay Camanchilles, Matanao, Davao del Sur, resulted in the arrest of alias “Nano,” identified as…