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TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — A heartbreaking tragedy struck the municipality of Tampakan after a two-year-old girl drowned when she accidentally fell into an irrigation canal and was swept away by…
A suspected drug personality was arrested after authorities confiscated more than ₱175,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kipalbig, Municipality of Tampakan, South Cotabato, on Thursday,…
The recent decision of the Regional Trial Court in Koronadal City affirming the extension of the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) for the Tampakan Copper-Gold Project has once again…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — The municipal government of Tampakan has intensified its campaign against illegal small-scale mining, locally known as “banlas,” as part of a broader effort to protect communities…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — What was initially thought to be a brief moment of rest turned into a tragic discovery after an elderly tricycle driver was found lifeless on Saturday…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — Authorities have intensified their campaign against illegal hydraulic mining or “banlas” following a successful two-day operation in Sitio Kampo Kilot, Barangay Pulabato, resulting in the seizure…
Authorities uprooted and destroyed approximately 1,000 fully grown marijuana plants during a joint eradication operation conducted in a remote and disputed boundary area between Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato on…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — Authorities have launched an investigation after a viral social media post by a barangay captain triggered fear among residents over a supposed child abduction that officials…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — Authorities dismantled several makeshift facilities used in illegal mining during a coordinated enforcement operation conducted on February 18 in the municipality of Tampakan, South Cotabato, officials…
Tampakan, South Cotabato — The lifeless body of a 65-year-old man reported missing last January 17, 2026, was discovered Thursday, January 22, in a creek in the town of Tampakan.…