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Two Arrested, Minor Rescued in Anti-Illegal Mining Operation in Agusan del Sur

CARAGA Correspondent — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Authorities arrested two individuals and rescued a minor during a joint anti-illegal mining operation conducted on the morning of March 26, 2026, in a remote mining site in Barangay Mapaga. The operation, carried out at around 9:00 a.m., was led by the 1st Agusan del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company […]

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Illegal Firearms Seized in Agusan del Sur Raid; Suspect Faces Charges

CARAGA Correspondent — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Authorities confiscated a cache of unlicensed firearms and ammunition during the service of a search warrant against a male suspect known by the alias “Lon” in Barangay Mapaga on the morning of March 26, 2026. Operatives from the 1st Agusan del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) implemented Search Warrant […]

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PNP-HPG Seizes Smuggled, Counterfeit Cigarettes in Agusan del Sur Operation

CARAGA Correspondent — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Authorities confiscated illegal, smuggled, and counterfeit cigarettes during an enforcement operation conducted by the Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) in Barangay San Salvador, Prosperidad on the afternoon of March 11, 2026. The operation, carried out at around 3:00 p.m. in Purok 1, Barangay San Salvador, was led by personnel […]

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Drug Den Dismantled in Agusan del Sur Buy-Bust; Three Arrested

CARAGA Correspondent — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Authorities dismantled a suspected drug den and arrested three individuals during a joint anti-drug operation conducted at around 12:20 p.m. on March 11, 2026, in Purok 22 Bliss, Barangay Poblacion, this municipality. The operation was led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 13 – Agusan del Sur Provincial […]

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Policewoman Dies, Husband Critical After Bus Runs Over Motorcycle in Agusan del Sur

Field reporter — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur – A policewoman lost her life while her husband remains in critical condition after their motorcycle was accidentally run over by a passenger bus on Monday evening, October 13, 2025, in Purok 1, Barangay Awa, Prosperidad. Authorities identified the fatality as PSSg Jackie Lou S. Paniza, a member of the Philippine […]

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11 Nabbed in Agusan del Sur Illegal Logging Operation

CARAGA Correspondent — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Law enforcement authorities arrested 11 individuals in an intensified crackdown against illegal logging in Sitio Taonaga, Barangay Magsaysay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, on Wednesday afternoon, October 1, 2025. At around 2:10 p.m., joint operatives of the 1st Agusan del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company (ADSPMFC), together with personnel from Prosperidad […]

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Four Suspected NPA Members Captured in Agusan del Sur After Clash with Military

Field reporter — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur – Four individuals, including three wounded, were apprehended by soldiers of the 3rd Special Forces (Arrowhead) Battalion under the operational control of the 401st Infantry (Unite N’ Fight) Brigade during pursuit and checkpoint operations in Barangay Das-agan, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur around midnight of March 6. Upon stopping a “bao-bao” […]

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2 NPA Commanders Killed in Clash with Government Forces in Agusan del Sur

Field reporter — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur – Two high-ranking members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a brief but intense firefight with government troops in Sitio Katipunan, Barangay San Lorenzo, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, on February 13. The 3rd Special Forces “Arrowhead” Battalion, under the operational control of the 401st Infantry “Unite N’ Fight” […]

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