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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.…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — What began as a late-night drinking session ended in a brutal double homicide after two men were hacked to death by their drinking companion in Barangay…
TAMPAKAN, SOUTH COTABATO — A 23-year-old man who was reported missing for three days was found dead in a remote farming area in Barangay Buto, Tampakan on Tuesday afternoon, November…
TAMPAKAN, SOUTH COTABATO — The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tampakan, led by Mayor Leonard Escobillo, RN, convened a crucial meeting with officials from the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to…
KORONADAL CITY — After nearly a year of waiting, the fight against the controversial Tampakan copper-gold project took a crucial step forward as the Regional Trial Court of Koronadal finally…
TAMPAKAN, SOUTH COTABATO — The local government of Tampakan has intensified its campaign against illegal hydraulic mining, locally known as banlas, with another major operation conducted on August 30, 2025,…