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COTABATO CITY — Government troops clashed with an armed group in a tense encounter on Saturday afternoon, April 4, 2026, at Timako Hill in Barangay Kalanganan II, triggering panic among…
DAVAO CITY — A high-value drug suspect tagged as a “Top Priority Illegal Drug Personality” was arrested in a predawn anti-drug operation that led to the seizure of suspected shabu…
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao del Sur — Tension gripped a remote village in Datu Piang on Saturday morning, April 4, after an armed confrontation involving a local commander’s group triggered panic,…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Authorities in Northern Mindanao intercepted more than ₱32.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in two successive operations on April 3, as part of heightened security…
A supposed day of leisure turned tragic after a teenage girl drowned in the Malitubog River on Holy Wednesday, April 1, in the municipality of Alamada. Authorities identified the victim…
DIPOLOG CITY — A 49-year-old man from Dapitan City voluntarily surrendered an unregistered homemade firearm to authorities on April 2, 2026, in a move that the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol…
Authorities arrested a live-in couple in a buy-bust operation on Maundy Thursday, April 2, in Barangay San Pedro, Pagadian City, as part of intensified anti-drug efforts during the Holy Week…
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…
DAPITAN CITY, Zamboanga del Norte — An engineer working under the City Engineering Office of Dapitan City died after falling into a deep ravine while descending Mt. Lab in Barangay…
DATU ABDULLAH SANGKI, Maguindanao del Sur — Intensified security operations under new police leadership led to the arrest of two individuals during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Talisawa, authorities confirmed.…