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Hidden caches to high‑value busts: Inside BARMM’s smuggling frontier and the fight to secure its borders
COTABATO CITY (January 9) — A cache of smuggled cigarettes unearthed under coconut trees in Barangay Calawag, Parang recently is more than a local...
‘We don’t want to bury another child’: BARMM moves to vaccinate 577,000 children after deadly measles outbreak
COTABATO CITY (January 9) — When measles swept through parts of the Bangsamoro region last year, many parents did not realize how dangerous the...
2025 Bar passers bring new hope for legal access in Mindanao’s poorest communities
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (January 9) — For many Filipinos in Mindanao, justice has long been something encountered late—after land has been lost, homes...
Inflation dips to 1.7% nationwide — Mindanao regions feel the effects differently
CAGAYAN DE ORO (January 8) --- While the Philippines closed 2025 with an average inflation of 1.7 percent, its lowest in nine years, the...
NCIP probes alleged sale of B’laan ancestral lands amid GenSan development pressure
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (January 8) — The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Region 12 is investigating reports that leaders of B’laan communities...
Davao City strengthens climate resilience with vacuum jetting truck amid rising flood risks
DAVAO CITY (January 7) — In response to increasing extreme rainfall and persistent urban flooding, the Davao City government has acquired a heavy-duty vacuum...