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BUTUAN CITY – The body of a New People’s Army (NPA) fighter, who was earlier slain in an encounter with the military, was recovered in the mountainous area of Kiskis, Barangay Siagao in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur.

CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – As the regional command of Caraga Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) strictly implemented all the health protocols in an effort to avert the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the various police units in the region also arrested 15 individuals, who were engaged in illegal gambling over the weekend.

CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City - The regional headquarters of Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) based here has enforced additional health measures inside its camp following the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Caraga region.

A five-day-old boy from Davao del Sur province was among the latest cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Davao region recorded on Saturday, July 25. Based on the profiles released by the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, the infant from Upper Malinao in Padada town was among the 27 individuals, who were reported as positive for COVID-19.

DAVAO CITY — The Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is running out of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cartridges for its two units of GeneXpert, which process specimens from three provinces of Davao Region and the entire Caraga Region, according to its chief of hospital Dr. Bryan O. Dalid.

DAVAO CITY - The male suspect in the brutal rape and killing of a 12-year-old girl in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte was arrested on Saturday, the same day that authorities discovered the body of the victim.

DAVAO CITY - The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has reported that the local station of ABS-CBN in Barangay Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City received three funeral wreaths after a noise barrage against the network's shutdown was staged by the station's employees and supporters.

DAVAO CITY - A magnitude 5.5-earthquake jolted parts of Mindanao on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD), on late Friday afternoon, logged 27new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Northeastern Mindanao or Caraga region.

COTABATO CITY – Police authorities arrested two alleged drug dealers, and seized some P1.3 million in suspected shabu in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Friday.

CAMP BANCASI, Butuan City – Amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, more than 100 families of former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels received food aid in the highland areas of Kasilaan and Salumayag in Barangay Halapitan, San Fernando town, Bukidnon province.

BUTUAN CITY - A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Sulu province on Friday night, July 24, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

DAVAO CITY — Returning residents of Davao Region have breached the strict protocols on 14-day home quarantine, and have reportedly infected family members, who were later tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Health (DOH)-Davao said.

DAVAO CITY - A one-month old baby girl was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Davao region.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The city government has extended the quarantine period for returning locally-stranded individuals (LSI) and overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to 21 days in the wake of the rising number of cases of local transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in parts of the country.

DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib has ordered the lockdown of a barangay in Panabo City, following confirmation of 12 cases of the African swine fever (ASF) infections in the area.

CAMP BANCASI, Butuan City - A total of 29 Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) members withdrew their membership from leftist group, and vowed allegiance to the government during a Grand Pulong-Pulong in Barangay Kalasungay, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

BUTUAN CITY – Four urban barangays here have been reverted to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) to avert the further spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19).