Philippine Coast Guard personnel carry the cadaver of the captain of M/Tug Sadong 33 after the Philippine-flagged tugboat and Panamanian-flagged MV Universe Kiza collided off Maasim, Sarangani on March 25, 2025. (Photo: PCG) (UPDATED) A Philippine-flagged tugboat and a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P3 million were recovered in a coastal barangay in Barangay Kamanga, Maasim, Sarangani on Dec. 8. Police Col. Deanry Francisco, Sarangani police director, said 3,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes with the brand names Red Royal, Berlin, and...
MALUNGON, Sarangani – The former mayor here and his daughter, the incumbent local chief executive, are running unopposed in the 2025 elections. FORMER Mayor Reynaldo Constantino and his running mate and daughter, incumbent Mayor Maria Theresa Constantino, are running unopposed for mayor and vice...
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Police are on the trail of Kingdom of Jesus Christ Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his companions who have allegedly sought refuge at the KOJC ministry community in Sitio Kitbog, Barangay Poblacion, this town. QUIBOLOY Police Brig. Gen Agustus Placer, Police Regional...
ALABEL, Sarangani – This province is all set for the Sarangani Bay Festival from May 24 to 26 at the Reyes Beach Resort in the municipality of Glan, Sarangani. THE provincial government of Sarangani is all set for the Sarangani Bay Festival from May 24 to 26. (Photo via Joseph...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Smuggled cigarettes worth P21 million were seized and 16 suspected smugglers were arrested in Glan, Sarangani on Black Saturday. Police Brig. Gen. Percival Placer, Police Regional Office-12 chief, said lawmen found the smuggled cigarettes unloaded from a fishing...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Authorities seized marijuana valued at P2.3 million in a remote mountain barangay bordering the provinces of Sarangani and Davao del Sur on Tuesday, March 12. MARIJUANA worth P2.3 million was seized in a barangay bordering Malungon, Sarangani and Kiblawan, Davao del Sur...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.7 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, February 13. EARTHQUAKE epicenter The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:45 a.m. and its epicenter was 284 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
ALABEL, Sarangani – A blind law graduate from this town hurdled this year’s Bar examinations. Martsu Ressan Ladia signed the Roll of Attorneys during the oathtaking ceremony on December 22 conducted by the Supreme Court. LADIA (Photo via Joseph Jubelag) Ladia, who wants to become a trial...
Glan, Sarangani Mayor Victor James Yap Sr. (right) inspects infrastructure and facilities damaged by the magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Nov. 20, 2023 in Glan along with officials of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) led by Asec. Hernando M. Caraig Jr. (left). (Photo by Mayor Yap / Facebook) The...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Nov. 18, said Sarangani, Davao Occidental, and the nearby provinces suffer from earthquakes as they are located in "one of the seismically active regions in the country." (Phivolcs) Phivolcs released the updates...
DAVAO CITY – Eighteen schools in Sarangani province sustained minor and major damage in the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that rocked Mindanao on Friday afternoon, November 17. WORKERS dismantle the collapsed function hall of the Glan Padidu Central Elementary School on Saturday, November 18, a day...
