Regional News

RDC eyes Davao Occidental airport to boost tourism, cacao, fisheries, logistics

DAVAO CITY (January 26) — The Regional Development Council (RDC) is studying the feasibility of building an airport in Davao Occidental, a move officials say could unlock growth in...

Energy woes dim Siargao’s economic momentum

SIARGAO ISLAND (January 26) — Repeated power outages are threatening the island’s tourism-driven economy and local businesses, prompting...

Deadly ambush sparks tighter police-military vigilance in Mindanao

MANILA (January 26) — Philippine security forces are stepping up coordination and intelligence-gathering in Mindanao following a deadly...

BIR seizes ₱516.8-M illicit cigarettes; Senate flags Mindanao ports in smuggling probe

MANILA (January 26) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), in coordination with the Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol...

Woman allegedly tied to Dawlah Islamiya arrested in Lanao del Sur drug bust

COTABATO CITY (January 26) — A 42-year-old woman allegedly linked to remnants of the now-defunct Dawlah Islamiya terror...
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Shariff Aguak Mayor escapes death in ambush

SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur — Shariff Aguak Mayor Datu Akmad B. Ampatuan Sr., al-Hadj narrowly escaped death after his convoy was ambushed by...

Change of Command put on hold at DCPO as PNP abruptly cancels turnover ceremony

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (January 23)  — Just as Police Colonel Peter Madria had just begun reading his acceptance speech, Police Brigadier General Mariano C....

After NCCC Mall VP closed, Lafayette Lim led with compassion and accountability

DAVAO CITY (January 18)— The doors of NCCC Mall Victoria Plaza are now shut, its once busy halls quiet. Yet for Lafayette Alvarez Lim,...

Two big fires rock Davao’s first Day of 2026: Mall blaze and ancestral home gutted hours apart

DAVAO CITY (January 2, 2026) — The new year opened with two separate fire incidents in Davao City on Friday, keeping firefighters...

End of an Era: Victoria Plaza closes, taking with it 32 years of Davao’s shared memories

DAVAO CITY (January 1, 2026)— At exactly 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2025, the lights dimmed, and the doors quietly shut at Victoria...

PCA employee found dead in apparent suicide in Zamboanga del Sur

DAVAO CITY (December 29) ---A single employee of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) was found dead in an apparent suicide at around 2:00 p.m....
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