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Stranded and Struggling: Cotabato Transport Strike Exposes Commuter, Driver Crisis

COTABATO CITY (March 26) — For hours on Monday, the streets of Cotabato City fell unusually quiet — not from calm, but from disruption. A nationwide transport strike brought public...

Philippines Turns to Russian Oil as War Pressures Expose Energy Vulnerability

MANILA (March 26) — The arrival of the Philippines’ first shipment of Russian crude in five years signals...

Girl Child Week 2026: Rights Campaign Confronts Rising ‘Child Pregnancy’ Crisis

Photo: MAKABATA Helpline 1383 DAVAO CITY (March 26) — As the Philippines marks Girl Child Week 2026, a campaign...

From Peace Deals to Persistent Feuds: Why Violence Still Haunts BARMM

COTABATO CITY (March 26) — Years after landmark peace agreements transformed Mindanao’s political landscape, a quieter but persistent...

Balikatan 2026: Beyond Drills, Disaster Preparedness Takes Center Stage in Cagayan de Oro

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 26) — What may have looked like a routine joint military exercise at...
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Journalists killed in 2024: a heavy death toll in conflict zones for the second year running

UNESCO reports that at least 68 journalists and media workers have been killed in the line of duty so far in 2024. More than...

Barangay Captain arrested for carrying firearms without Comelec exemption

COTABATO CITY — A barangay captain here was arrested at a joint police and Philippine Marines checkpoint for carrying firearms without a valid exemption...

PNP Chief orders probe into AKG head’s relief over controversial rescue operation

DAVAO CITY — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, General Rommel Francisco D. Marbil, has ordered the administrative relief of Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) head,...

Malacañang directs PCO officials to tender courtesy resignations by February 28

DAVAO CITY — Malacañang has ordered all incumbent Presidential Communications Office (PCO) officials to submit their courtesy resignations by February 28, newly appointed...

Botched Davao Pawnshop heist exposes ‘Martilyo Gang’ links; Police close in on suspects

DAVAO CITY – The Ilustre Pawnshop heist, now considered one of the biggest robberies in Mindanao—was executed with military-like precision in just 1 minute...

PTFoMS holds Ist Inter-Agency meeting on media security amid May elections

QUEZON CITY—The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) convened its first inter-agency meeting of the year to discuss frameworks for safeguarding journalists during...
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