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TAMPAKAN, SOUTH COTABATO — The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tampakan, through Task Force Banlas, intensified its campaign against illegal small-scale mining operations following a joint enforcement operation conducted Saturday…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Police operations in three municipalities of South Cotabato on September 11 and 12, 2026 resulted in the arrest of two men, the recovery of suspected shabu…
MAKILALA, COTABATO — Three loose firearms were peacefully surrendered in Tampakan, South Cotabato, following sustained community engagement, intelligence gathering, and coordination by the Philippine Army’s 39th Infantry “Smash ’em” Battalion…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — The 39th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army has clarified reports circulating on social media identifying armed individuals spotted along the boundary of Tampakan, South Cotabato,…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato / KIBLAWAN, Davao del Sur — Fear has gripped Blaan communities along the boundary of Tampakan, South Cotabato and Kiblawan, Davao del Sur following reports of an…
The long-delayed Tampakan Copper-Gold Project is moving closer to commercial production, with its proponents targeting operations within the next two to three years. Road construction and other preparatory activities are…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — An unidentified man believed by his pursuers to be an alleged carnapping suspect was shot dead in a remote village in Tampakan, South Cotabato, on Tuesday…
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…