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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
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
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
Authorities shut down an illegal gold mining site in Tampakan, South Cotabato, seizing equipment in a joint anti-illegal mining crackdown. (Contributed Photo) COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Authorities shut down an illegal gold mining facility near a river in Barangay Tablu, Tampakan, South Cotabato, on Friday, February 20, as part ofContinue Reading
In the photo, Vice Mayor Joel Calma receives a P1.5 million check from Nelsie Distura, a representative of Sagittarius Mines Incorporated, intended to fund the joint streetlight project of his office and the company in their municipality. (Contributed Photo) The Office of the Vice Mayor of Kiblawan in Davao delContinue Reading
MAWAB, Davao de Oro, Philippines — Soldiers from the Army’s 10th Infantry Division distributed relief goods to flood-hit communities in parts of Mindanao from February 20 to 21, as heavy rains displaced families in Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. The Army division said its troops augmentedContinue Reading
