DAVAO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents uprooted and burned 11,043 marijuana shrubs during a raid in Barangay Blaan, Malungon, Sarangani, on Thursday, February 6, 2025. According to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 12 Director Benjamin Recites III, the marijuana eradication operation was conducted in coordination with units from the Police Regional Office-12 … [Read more...] about PDEA agents destroy ₱2.2M worth of marijuana plants in Sarangani
Staff of Maguindanao mayoralty candidate injured in grenade attack
DAVAO CITY--The secretary of Parang, Maguindanao del Norte mayoralty candidate was injured after a grenade was lobbed inside her residence Friday dawn, January 25. Aira Abedin, was inside her residence in Barangay Nituan, when the grenade exploded near her bedroom causing injuries in various parts of her body. Abedin is the secretary of Parang Vice Mayor Adnan Biruar, … [Read more...] about Staff of Maguindanao mayoralty candidate injured in grenade attack
Islamic preacher killed by falling tree in Maguindanao del Sur
DAVAO CITY — An Islamic preacher, Ustadz Abdulbayan Banto, was killed when a large tree fell on his small house in Barangay Buayan, Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur, on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, Banto died after being trapped under the fallen tree and debris from his house. He was eventually pulled out by rescuers but was declared dead at the scene. The tree … [Read more...] about Islamic preacher killed by falling tree in Maguindanao del Sur
Policeman, tricycle driver injured in Maguindanao Norte ambush
DAVAO CITY– A policeman and a tricycle driver were injured in a daring ambush in Barangay Awang on Tuesday, December 31. Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), revealed on Thursday, January 2, that the attack targeted Police Cpl. Tohami Musa, a Tausug from Tawi-Tawi. Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on … [Read more...] about Policeman, tricycle driver injured in Maguindanao Norte ambush
3 AFP intelligence agents killed in Basilan ambush
DAVAO CITY —Three operatives of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) were killed in an ambush in Barangay Baimbing, Lamitan City, early evening on Monday, December 23, 2024. Initial reports from the Lamitan City Police Station and the Basilan Provincial Police Office indicate that the victims, reportedly part of an ISAFP unit based in … [Read more...] about 3 AFP intelligence agents killed in Basilan ambush
