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KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato — Two separate incidents involving stray bullets were reported on the first two days of 2026, reigniting public concern over celebratory gunfire during the New Year…
DAVAO CITY — A suspected electrical short circuit sparked a major fire that tore through Gaisano Grand Citygate Mall in Milan, Buhangin, on Friday afternoon, January 2, forcing the evacuation…
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Two men were wounded after a heated argument over firecrackers escalated into a shooting on New Year’s Day evening in Barangay Caloocan, Koronadal City. Police…
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato — A New Year’s Day family outing turned deadly after a Barangay Peace Action Team (BPAT) member was shot dead while two others were wounded in…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — What was meant to be a quiet start to 2026 turned into a nightmare for the Dumalasa family after a younger brother fatally stabbed…
DAVAO CITY — Authorities confiscated a total of 36 improvised “lantaka” and hundreds of illegal firecrackers during intensified police patrols across several areas of Davao City on the night of…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — A member of the Philippine National Police Maritime Group was found dead early New Year’s Day after his body was discovered floating near the port area…
MALANGAS, Zamboanga Sibugay — Violence marked the opening hours of 2026 after a farmer was shot dead during a New Year’s celebration in Barangay San Vicente, Malangas, on the night…
RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Zamboanga del Sur — A police officer assigned in Pagadian City was found dead inside the Ramon Magsaysay Municipal Police Station on Wednesday morning, December 31, 2025, in…
MATALAM, Cotabato — One of the suspects behind the New Year’s Eve grenade attack that wounded at least 22 people in Barangay Dalapitan, Matalam, was killed during a hot pursuit…