Ex-Abu Sayyaf now a soldier after completing Army training

Leah Agonoy 10/01/2023

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A former member of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf who surrendered to the government is now a full-fledged member of the Philippine Army, said Major General Antonio Nafarrete, commander of the…

Surigao gov seeks deeper probe on alleged ‘shabu’ lab in cult village

Chris Panganiban 09/23/2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Surigao del Norte Gov. Lyndon Barbers on Tuesday met with members of a provincial interagency task force to further investigate the alleged shabu laboratory inside a cult-infested community in the island…

3 girls raped every week in Zamboanga City, crime stats show

Julie S. Alipala 09/01/2023

  ZAMBOANGA CITY — In the last eight months, an average of three girls were raped in this city every week, crime statistics compiled by the local police showed. Police Lt. Col. Paul Andrew Cortes, information officer…

Cotabato town placed under state of calamity due to flooding

Williamor A. Magbanua 06/27/2023

KIDAPAWAN CITY — The local government has placed Kabacan town in Cotabato province under a state of calamity as 10 of its 24 villages were flooded after the Kabacan river swelled due to torrential rains last week. Vice…

Gov’t nurse slain, hubby hurt in Maguindanao del Norte ambush

Edwin O. Fernandez 05/29/2023

Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines – Unidentified gunmen killed a government nurse and wounded her husband in an ambush during a heavy downpour on Friday night in this town, police said. Lt. Col. Julhamin Asdani, municipal police chief…

Topnotcher says he had set sights in acing licensure exam for teachers

Friston Lim 05/20/2023

DAVAO CITY—For 23-year-old Mirven Cabesay, topping the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) has always been the plan. But for the summa cum laude secondary education graduate of the University of Mindanao in Davao City, it wasn’t…

Female architect found dead in Davao banana plantation

Frinston Lim 05/18/2023

DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines — A 28-year-old female architect was found dead in a ditch at a banana plantation in the Calinan District here on Wednesday morning, according to Maj. Catherine dela Rey, Davao City…

Missing 18-year-old girl found dead in Tagum City, Davao del Norte

Frinston Lim 04/26/2023

TAGUM CITY — An 18-year-old Grade 12 student who was reported missing on Saturday, April 22, 2023, was found dead in a grassy area here on Tuesday, April 25. The body of Nike Andyriana Kasim was discovered…

Lightning strikes hilltop hut in Digos City: 5 die, 1 survives

Eldie S. Aguirre 04/11/2023

DIGOS CITY — Only one of the six youths survived when the makeshift hut that sheltered them from the rain got hit by lightning on Easter Sunday afternoon, April 9, 2023, an officer of the City Disaster…

2 village execs slain in separate gun attacks in Maguindanao

Edwin O. Fernandez 04/09/2023

PARANG, Maguindanao Norte – A village councilman and his wife were shot dead by still unidentified gunmen on Sunday morning in this town, a day after a village chairperson of Sultan Kudarat province was slain in an ambush…

Truck loaded with fish collides with passenger bus in Misamis town; 5 dead

Richel V. Umel 03/31/2023

ILIGAN CITY—A passenger bus collided with a cargo truck loaded with fish at 3 a.m. on Thursday in Gitagum town, Misamis Oriental, killing five. According to Police Major Dennis Cerrilla, Gitagum police chief, the drivers of the…

Army uses truck-mounted howitzers vs IS terrorists in Maguindanao

Edwin Fernandez 03/26/2023

MIDSAYAP, Cotabato, Philippines – For the first time after being deployed in central Mindanao in October last year, the 155-mm Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzers Systems (ATMOS) of the Army saw action in the pursuit of Islamic State-linked terrorists in…

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