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A video of a hand water pump in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte appearing to operate by itself has gone viral, stirring fear and speculation among residents. The footage, aired on 24 Oras in a report by Kuya Kim, shows the pump handle moving up and down with water dripping outโdespiteContinue Reading
KORONADAL CITY, Philippines โ The South Cotabato provincial government will receive a fresh โฑ200 million grant from Melco Resorts (Philippines) Foundation to expand hospital infrastructure in the province, officials announced following a coordination meeting in Manila on January 29, 2026. The funding, formalized under what provincial officials described as aContinue Reading
COTABATO, Philippines โ Hundreds of pregnant women and malnourished children received food assistance during a humanitarian mission conducted on Thursday, January 29, in the newly established municipality of Ligawasan in Cotabato province. Mayor Ismael Hashim Mama said 385 pregnant women and 107 malnourished children benefited from the relief operation ledContinue Reading
DIPOLOG, Zamboanga del Norte โ An Italian Jesuit priest who was killed by a Subanen tribesman in 1648 in the town of Ponotโnow Jose Dalmanโmay soon be canonized, the Diocese of Dipolog announced on Thursday. Fr. Francesco Palliola, 35, arrived in Mindanao in the mid-1600s to minister to local communities.Continue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ For students in geographically isolated communities across Mindanao, free internet access is helping break long-standing barriers to learning. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region IX has distributed 2,324 free SIM cards to public school students in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) inContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ Senior high school students at Surabay National High School in Roseller T. Lim now have access to upgraded technical-vocational training facilities following a โฑ1.69-million grant from the Rotary Foundation, officials said. The grant, amounting to โฑ1,691,017, funded the installation of modern TechPro laboratory equipment, machines, andContinue Reading
IPIL, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY โ A 22-year-old mechanic was killed while a 43-year-old motor shop owner was wounded in a gun attackย that occurred around 8:48 PM on January 27, 2026, in Purok Caimito, Barangay Sanito. According to the Ipil Municipal Police Station (MPS), the victims were repairing a motorcycle at theirContinue Reading
