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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Philippine authorities arrested a 65-year-old Jordanian national on Monday, March 2, over immigration violations. His business surfaced in records linked to suspects in the December 2025 terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia. The Bureau of Immigration (BI), in coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP),Continue Reading
POLICE, LGU EARN AWARDS. Mayor Bruce Matabalao (right) receives a special stakeholder’s recognition award from PRO-BAR on February 28, 2026, for the city government’s involvement in maintaining peace and order in Cotabato City’s 37 barangays. (John Unson) PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte — Two police units in Cotabato City and theContinue Reading
The United States and Israel launched on Saturday a coordinated military campaign against Iran — one of the most dramatic escalations in decades between Washington/Tel Aviv and Tehran. The strikes hit military infrastructure across the country, including Revolutionary Guard facilities, air defenses, missile launch sites, and senior leadership targets inContinue Reading
Senators order BFAR to share vessel monitoring data as LGUs, Oceana push to protect 15-km municipal waters from commercial fishing. (Image courtesy of Oceana) MANILA, Philippines — Senators are pressing the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to explain why vessel monitoring data meant to curb illegal fishing remainsContinue Reading
Leaders in Region 12 and BARMM urge companies to replicate SMI’s bamboo program in Tampakan, citing high survival rates and erosion control. COTABATO CITY — Environmental groups and local officials in Central Mindanao are calling on more companies and local governments to follow the Bamboo Development Program (BDP) of SagittariusContinue Reading
Former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio urges moral reckoning as ICC hears Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war case over alleged crimes against humanity. (Image by Wikimedia Creative Commons) MANILA, Philippines – Former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio is calling for a “moral reckoning” as the International Criminal Court (ICC) pressesContinue Reading
Zamboanga Sibugay gears up for a Guinness World Record with 360,000 oyster shells lined across 1.3 km in the Talaba Festival 2026. (Uncredited photo) Zamboanga Sibugay is turning its famed Talaba Festival into a global spectacle, lining up 360,000 oyster shells across 1.3 kilometers on February 26, 2026, in aContinue Reading
