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STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur — A joint anti-illegal drug operation by law enforcement authorities resulted in the arrest of a Top Priority Illegal Drug Personality (TPIDP) and the confiscation…
STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur — Residents and motorists expressed concern after a group of young individuals allegedly engaged in illegal drag racing along the national highway in front of…
DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Authorities intensified their campaign against illegal tobacco trade, resulting in the arrest of five individuals and the confiscation of an estimated P750,000 worth of alleged…
STA. CRUZ, Davao City — A 75-year-old traditional healer was brutally killed inside her own home in Barangay Coronon, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, in what authorities describe as a…
STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur — A joint anti-drug operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 11 and police units resulted in the dismantling of an alleged…
DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Davao Region has filed a formal complaint against an inland resort operating inside Mt. Apo Natural…
DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Five former members of a communist rebel group formally surrendered to government forces on February 16, 2026, in Sitio Cogon, Barangay Tuban, Sta. Cruz, marking…
STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur — A house contractor who allegedly opened fire on a married couple along the National Highway in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur was arrested following…
STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur — Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office XI (PDEA-11) successfully dismantled an alleged drug den in Sitio Tacub, Barangay Zone 1, Sta.…
STA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR — Local broadcaster Rodelo C. Lerio, known online as “RLRL,” has been arrested by police after his viral tirade cursing Sta. Cruz Municipal Mayor Nelson…