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		<title>High-Value Drug Suspect Nabbed in Isulan Buy-Bust; ₱183,000 Worth of Suspected Shabu Seized</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat &#8211; A High-Value Individual (HVI) was arrested while more than &#8369;183,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated during a joint anti-illegal drug operation conducted by law enforcement authorities in Barangay Kalawag 3, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on July 13, 2026. The successful buy-bust operation was jointly carried out by intelligence operatives and members [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Farmer Killed, Motorcycle Stolen in Broad Daylight Attack; 15-Year-Old Son Survives in Sultan Kudarat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LAMBAYONG, Sultan Kudarat &#8211; A 44-year-old farmer was shot dead by an unidentified gunman who later stole his motorcycle in a brazen attack while the victim was accompanied by his 15-year-old son in Sitio Torre, Purok Rang-ay, Barangay Poblacion, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, on Thursday afternoon, July 9. According to the initial report of the Lambayong [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rep. Terry Ridon Seeks Probe Over Alleged Threat from Lebak Councilor&#8217;s Facebook Account</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines &#8212; House Prosecutor and Bicol Saro Party-list Representative Terry Ridon has called for an investigation by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) after allegedly receiving a threatening message from the Facebook account of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat Sangguniang Bayan Member Robert Anthony &#8220;Ton&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two RMFB-12 Police Officers Killed in Highway Ambush in Sultan Kudarat; Hot Pursuit Operation Underway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LAMBAYONG, Sultan Kudarat &#8212; Two members of the Philippine National Police&#8217;s Regional Mobile Force Battalion 12 (RMFB-12) were killed after unidentified armed men ambushed them along the National Highway in Barangay Tinumiguis, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday evening, July 7. The fatalities were identified as Patrolman Apollo Morante Pagurayan, a resident of Tacurong City, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Over ₱176,000 Worth of Shabu, Firearms Seized in Twin PRO-12 Raids; One Suspect Arrested, Another Escapes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines &#8212; Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) intensified its campaign against illegal drugs and loose firearms before daybreak on Sunday, July 5, after conducting separate search warrant operations in the municipalities of Esperanza and Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, resulting in the seizure of suspected shabu, firearms, ammunition, and other incriminating evidence worth more [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tricycle Driver Shot Dead in Secluded Area of Sultan Kudarat; Police Hunt for Gunmen</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SOX Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat &#8212; A tricycle driver was shot dead after being taken to a secluded area by still unidentified armed men in Sitio Kalipa, Barangay New Pangasinan, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, on the morning of July 3, 2026, prompting an intensive police investigation. The victim was identified by authorities as Bonnie Balontitik, also reported as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>BIFF-Bungos Faction Leader Esmael Abubakar Killed in Joint Military-Police Operation in Maguindanao del Norte</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines &#8212; Government security forces scored a major breakthrough in their campaign against local terrorist groups after the leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)-Bungos Faction, Esmael Abubakar, also known as &#8220;Kumander Bungos,&#8221; was killed during a joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Calsada, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Farmer Wounded in Sultan Kudarat Shooting; Four Suspects Arrested Hours After Attack</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SOX Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LAMBAYONG, Sultan Kudarat &#8212; A 64-year-old farmer was wounded after he was allegedly shot multiple times by four armed suspects inside his farm in Purok 3, Barangay Bilumin, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, on Monday evening, June 29. Authorities swiftly launched a hot pursuit operation that led to the arrest of all four suspects within hours of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Four Men, One Woman Arrested During Alleged Drug Session; Homemade Submachine Gun, Shabu Seized in Sultan Kudarat Raid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat &#8211; Four men and one woman were arrested after police allegedly caught them in the act of conducting a drug session during a predawn raid in Purok Pag-asa 2, Barangay Kalawag 2, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on June 26. The operation stemmed from a complaint filed by a woman who reported being physically [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Man Shot Dead in Broad Daylight Ambush in Sultan Kudarat; Police Launch Manhunt for Gunman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LEBAK, Sultan Kudarat &#8212; A 43-year-old man was killed after being repeatedly shot by an unidentified gunman in a broad daylight attack on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, 2026, in Sitio Masurot, Barangay Aurelio F. Freires Sr. (formerly Poblacion 2), Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. The victim was identified by authorities as Christopher Velarde Aquino, 43, married, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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