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National archer Kenneth Marlowe Adecer Tan stands atop the podium after winning both gold medals in the Barebow Men's division as World Archery Philippines and Philippine Sports Commission officials lead the awarding ceremony in Bacolod City.

CDO archer Tan sweeps barebow golds at WAP Leg 4 in Bacolod

CDO-MOAC’s Kenneth Marlowe Tan secured a double-gold sweep in the Barebow Men’s division at the 2026 PSC-WAP Archery Championship Leg 4 in Bacolod City.

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Police officers stand alongside arrested individuals surrounded by confiscated computer hardware following an anti-POGO operation at a business establishment in Barangay Hinaplanon, Iligan City.

News

13 arrested in Iligan anti-POGO raid; ₱12M in equipment seized

Law enforcement officers inspecting computer servers and gaming equipment seized during an anti-POGO operation in Barangay Hinaplanon, Iligan City.

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BJMP-10 Regional Director Jail Chief Superintendent Felixberto S. Jagorin Jr. and jail officers smash over 200 confiscated mobile phones with sledgehammers during a contraband destruction ceremony in Cagayan de Oro City.

BJMP-10 destroys 232 seized phones to tighten jail security

BJMP-10 destroyed 232 confiscated mobile phones in Cagayan de Oro City to curb unauthorized communication and enforce jail security protocols.

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A small, curved bladed knife allegedly used in a stabbing incident lies flat against a plain surface following its surrender to police in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Mindanao

Man stabbed three times in Malaybalay after confrontation over wife’s ex-lover

Northern Mindanao trainees secured gold in artificial intelligence and silver in automobile technology at WorldSkills Philippines Clark 2026.

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Technical-vocational trainee Miguel S. Estenzo wears FPV goggles and holds a radio controller as he demonstrates drone flight simulation technology at a WorldSkills Philippines display desk.

Technology

Normin trainees win gold, silver at WorldSkills

Northern Mindanao trainees secured gold in artificial intelligence and silver in automobile technology at WorldSkills Philippines Clark 2026.

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Cabanglasan Mayor Bernie Castillanes, military officials, DSWD representatives, and members of the Tagiptip Water Association pose in front of their newly turned-over agricultural and agrivet supply facility.

Business

Cabanglasan farmers, livestock raisers get ₱900K aid

Three community associations in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon received ₱900,000 in DSWD-PAMANA grants to establish post-harvest and agrivet supply projects.

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Philippine Statistics Authority Region 10 Director Janith C. Aves speaks at a podium during the 2025 Official Poverty Statistics Regional Data Dissemination Forum in Northern Mindanao before an audience of government officials and stakeholders.

Business

Northern Mindanao poverty falls, but 1.07 million remain poor

Northern Mindanao’s poverty rate fell to 20.3% in 2025, though 1.07 million people in the region remain below the poverty line.

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Members of GSK work around a candle molding table during a community livelihood training project, filling molds to manufacture candles for supplementary income.

Mindanao

Church candle project helps families earn extra income

A 13-year-old candle-making project linked to the Gagmayng Simbahang Katilingban in Iligan City provides Church members with supplementary household income.

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Twelve-year-old chess player Kyle Windylle C. Espares holds a tray of quail eggs in front of his Palarong Pambansa congratulatory poster as he fundraises for the 7th ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championships.

Sports

AFM Espares sells quail eggs to fund ASEAN meet

12-year-old chess player Kyle Windylle Espares is selling quail eggs to raise funds for his participation in the 7th ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championships.

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Nine-year-old swimmer Xav Roblin Galeon of Cagayan de Oro holds his Most Outstanding Swimmer trophy, wears five gold medals, and displays a sponsor banner poolside at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships 2026 in Digos City.

Sports

Nine-year-old Galeon claims MOS title, 5 golds at One Mindanao Championship

Nine-year-old swimmer Xav Roblin Galeon swept five gold medals to earn Most Outstanding Swimmer honors at the One Mindanao Aquatic Championships.

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Young archer Lester Ian Datiles of the Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental Archery Club poses with his recurve bow equipment on a target field.

Sports

CDO archer Datiles secures slot in 2026 Asian Youth Championships

CDO archer Lester Ian Datiles qualified for the Under-21 division at the 2026 Asian Youth Archery Championships in Sharjah, UAE.

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Department of Foreign Affairs staff and residents of the 1st District of Misamis Oriental process passport applications during the Passport on Wheels mobile outreach service held in Lagonglong and Talisayan.

314 Misor residents get passport processing slots

The DFA’s Passport on Wheels program approved 314 passport applications during a two-day mobile outreach in Lagonglong and Talisayan.

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A two-panel composite photo showing the Liceo de Cagayan women's softball team holding their trophy (top) and the JK.COM Zamboanga City men's softball team posing with their banner and championship trophy (bottom) at Caraga State University in Butuan City.

Sports

Liceo de Cagayan Titans, JK.COM win ASAPHIL Mindanao leg in Butuan

Liceo de Cagayan and Zamboanga's JK.COM won the women's and men's titles at the 2026 ASAPHIL Mindanao Softball Championships in Butuan City.

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Student-athletes and coaches of the Valencia National High School baseball team, wearing blue jerseys with "Valencia City" branding, display their secondary division championship trophy, certificates, and cash prize envelopes following the 1st Davao Occidental Softball and Baseball Festival.

Sports

Valencia NHS clinches 1st Davao Occidental tournament crown

Valencia National High School captured the secondary division championship at the 1st Davao Occidental Softball and Baseball Festival in Malita.

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Student-athletes and coaches of the Lt. Cipriano Villafuerte Sr. Elementary School baseball team from Davao City pose for a group photo in front of the 1st Davao Occidental Softball and Baseball Festival backdrop in Malita, Davao Occidental.

Sports

Villafuerte Elementary claims Davao Occidental festival title

Lt. Cipriano Villafuerte Sr. Elementary School won the championship at the inaugural Davao Occidental Baseball Festival, sweeping key individual awards.

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