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		<title>Woman Rescued After Allegedly Jumping From Mati City View Deck</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/06/woman-rescued-after-allegedly-jumping-from-mati-city-view-deck/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY, Davao Oriental &#8212; A woman was rescued alive after she was found on the steep cliffside below the View Deck along the national highway in Barangay Badas, Mati City on the evening of June 25, following a swift rescue operation by local emergency responders. According to the Mati City Police Station, authorities received [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Million-Peso Smuggled Cigarette Haul Seized in Mati City; 38 Individuals Arrested</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY, Davao Oriental &#8211; Authorities intercepted two wing vans loaded with millions of pesos worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes in separate operations in Mati City on Thursday, June 25, resulting in the arrest of 38 individuals and the seizure of contraband initially estimated to be worth more than P14 million. The twin anti-smuggling operations [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top Most Wanted Drug Suspect Killed After Allegedly Firing at Police During Warrant Service in Mati City</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY, Davao Oriental &#8212; A man listed as the Top 1 Most Wanted Person in Mati City and among the province&#8217;s most wanted fugitives was killed after allegedly engaging law enforcement officers in a firefight during the implementation of a warrant of arrest on the evening of June 19, 2026. The suspect was identified [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Abandoned Van Loaded with P700,000 Worth of Suspected Smuggled Cigarettes Seized in Mati City</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY, Davao Oriental &#8212; Authorities seized an abandoned van loaded with an estimated P700,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during an operation in Barangay Dahican, Mati City on the evening of June 14. The vehicle, a white Mitsubishi L300 bearing plate number LAQ 5928, was discovered abandoned in Phase 2 of Barangay Dahican at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Mati City; P2.4 Million Worth of Shabu Seized</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/06/high-value-drug-suspect-arrested-in-mati-city-p2-4-million-worth-of-shabu-seized/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY, Davao Oriental &#8212; Authorities arrested a suspected High-Value Individual (HVI) in an anti-illegal drugs operation that led to the seizure of suspected shabu worth more than P2.4 million in Mati City on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The suspect, identified only by the alias &#8220;Jinky,&#8221; was apprehended during a joint buy-bust operation conducted at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Man with Mental Disability Found Dead Along Mati City Baywalk</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/05/man-with-mental-disability-found-dead-along-mati-city-baywalk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY, Davao Oriental &#8212; A 59-year-old man believed to have a mental disability was found dead along the shoreline of Mati Park and Baywalk in Barangay Central, Mati City on the morning of May 30, 2026, authorities said. The victim was identified as Norlin &#8220;Nonoy&#8221; Nombrado, a resident of Nazareno, Mati City. According to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Coast Guard Intensifies Search After Stabbing Incident, Missing Fisherman Reported Off Davao Oriental Waters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY, Davao Oriental &#8212; The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) launched an intensified maritime search and rescue operation after an alleged stabbing incident aboard the fishing vessel FBCA JEBO 04 left one crew member injured and another reportedly missing in the waters off Pujada Island, Mati City. According to the Coast Guard Station Davao Oriental, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Motorbanca, Recovers Drifting Vessel in Davao Waters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Philippine Coast Guard, through the Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSEM), successfully carried out separate maritime operations in the waters off Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro on May 25, 2026, rescuing passengers from a distressed motorbanca and recovering an unattended drifting vessel. In Mati City, personnel of Coast Guard Station (CGS) Pujada and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fisherman Dies After Hours Adrift at Sea Following Boat Fire Off Mati, Davao Oriental</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/05/fisherman-dies-after-hours-adrift-at-sea-following-boat-fire-off-mati-davao-oriental/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davao Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A 40-year-old fisherman from General Santos City died after surviving for several hours adrift in the waters off Mati following a fire that engulfed his small fishing boat, locally known as a &#8220;pakura.&#8221; The victim, identified only as alias &#8220;Orvie,&#8221; was a resident of Purok Malok, Barangay Labangal in General Santos City. According to initial [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>One Percent of Hope: Ola Fernandez and the Mothers of Dahican Who Protect Life Between the Waves</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/05/one-percent-of-hope-ola-fernandez-and-the-mothers-of-dahican-who-protect-life-between-the-waves/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Editorial Chief]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Davao Oriental]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[MATI CITY &#8212; On a Mother&#8217;s Day by the Sea, Ola Fernandez Carries Both Life and Loss, and Still Chooses Hope At dawn, when most of Mati City is still wrapped in sleep, Dahican Beach breathes first. The waves of Dahican Beach roll in steady rhythms, brushing the shore as if repeating a prayer the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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