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Shut down, but not gone: Misamis Oriental renews fight vs. illegal mining

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (August 27)  — The closure signs may be up, but illegal mining has proved harder to keep out of Misamis Oriental. Authorities returned to Barangay Limonda...

10-year-old pregnancies ring alarm bells in Davao Region as cases rise

CPD: Every pregnancy involving a girl aged 10 to 14 signals a failure to protect children DAVAO CITY (August...

Ombudsman tags Davao as ‘epicenter’ of flood control corruption probe

MANILA (August 27)  — Davao City has emerged as a key focus of the government’s widening probe into...

Digos police trace school threats to 3 minors, trigger six-month intervention

DIGOS CITY (August 27)  — What began as online threats against two schools has ended with three students...

No water, no normal: Dinagat Islands seeks calamity declaration as crisis hits 18,000

BUTUAN CITY (August 27) — Water is running short across Dinagat Islands, and provincial officials are moving to...
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P6.4-M Smuggled Cigarettes Seized in Lanao del Sur as Police Tighten Border Checks

ZAMBOANGA CITY (February 6)  — Authorities seized more than ₱6.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three suspects in a series of checkpoint...

Seven Sacks of Trash in a Drinking Water River: Why Dabawenyos Are Being Asked to Rethink Plastics

DAVAO CITY (February 6)  — Seven sacks of trash pulled from the Tamugan River—one of Davao City’s main drinking water sources—have become a stark...

Nordeco Flags ‘Sub Judice’ Breach as Power Transition Raises Stakes for Consumers in Davao Norte

TAGUM CITY (February 6) — The Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) has formally warned Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib against making public...

Sunken Basilan ferry: 2 more bodies recovered as families mourn, survivors recall horror

ZAMBOANGA CITY  (February 5) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) divers on Wednesday recovered two more bodies from the sunken passenger vessel M/V Trisha Kerstin 3...

P17.7 Trillion Debt Soars: Mindanao Families Feel the Pinch

COTABATO CITY / DAVAO / ZAMBOANGA  (February 5) – The Philippine government ended 2025 with a record P17.71 trillion debt, and in Mindanao, residents...

“We sleep ready to run”: Gov’t assures aid as earthquake swarm rattles Sultan Kudarat

ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat  (February 5) – Families in coastal and upland communities of Sultan Kudarat remain on edge as an ongoing earthquake swarm—a series...
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