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DOTr grounds all Aleson ships

Survivors of the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3 are shown being given a hot meal by a Philippine Coast Guard personnel following their rescue. The ship sank 2.7 nautical miles northeast of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan a few hours after leaving Zamboanga City for Jolo, Sulu at about 1 AM Monday, January 26. From the Facebook page of Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) 

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Duterte to face ICC on February 23

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 January) – Former President Rodrigo Duterte will face the International Criminal Court (ICC) on February 23 for the confirmation of charges, exactly five months after its original schedule on September 23.  The September 23 hearing

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Sulu-bound ship sinks off Basilan; 18 dead, 40 still missing

Passengers and crew of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 are shown being rescued by Philippine Coast Guard personnel. The ship sank 2.7 nautical miles northeast of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan a few hours after leaving Zamboanga City for Jolo, Sulu Sunday evening, January 25. From the Facebook page of Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) 

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Navy intercepts P63-M worth of smuggled goods

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) —  Three vessels carrying undocumented cargo worth P63-M were intercepted in the waters off Sulu on December 28, 2025 and January 5, 2026, the Western Mindanao Naval Command reported on Saturday. “The total estimated value

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Aborted turnover at Davao City Police Office leaves audience confused

Police Brigadier General Mariano Rodriguez, PRO-Davao deputy regional director for administration, answers questions from reporters Friday, 23 January 2026, after the aborted change of command at the Davao City Police Office. Commenting on why the ceremony was cancelled, Rodriguez said they were “just following orders from headquarters.” MindaNews photo by Antonio L. Colina IV

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Search area for missing passengers and crew of MBCA Amejara expands to Indonesian waters

From left to right: Lt. Commander Jerome Bryan Mauring, spokesperson of the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM), Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSEM), Gemma Dela Cruz, social welfare officer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Davao, and Samsia Sandukan, senior health program officer of the Department of Health-Davao, during a press conference at the Coast Guard Station at Santa Ana Wharf on Thursday, 22 January 2026. MindaNews photo by Antonio L. Colina IV

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17-year clan feud ends in amicable settlement

Parties involved in the 17-year pagbanta signed Amicable Settlement Agreement on January 19 at the Ra’ayat Hall of the new Provincial Capitol in Barangay Sta. Clara, Lamitan city. (In the photo, seated, 3rd from the left is Cmdr Tand Yunus, 4th is Hji Gani Tiblani, 5th is Cmdr. Arasad Addala.) (MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ)

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Bomb threat disrupts classes in Davao school

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 January) – Classes at Cabantian National High School in Country Homes, Barangay Cabantian, Davao City, were disrupted on Wednesday after the school received a bomb threat from an anonymous individual via Facebook Messenger. A teacher

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About 1,000 MILF members seek amnesty – NAC

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 21 January) – Almost 1,000 members of the erstwhile rebel group, the 40,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have so far applied for amnesty, with the recent application of 60 mostly base commanders in the

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One crew member of MBCA Amejara rescued

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 January) — The Coast Guard rescued at 10:46 a.m. on Tuesday a crew member of MBCA Amejara, which had been reported missing on Monday with 11 passengers and four crew members on board. According to

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NEWS BRIEFS | 19 January 2026

Navy rescues 30 passengers off Turtle Islands A Philippine Navy gunboat rescued 30 passengers from a distressed wooden-hulled ship stranded off Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi over the weekend. Rear Admiral Constancio Aturo Reyes Jr., commander of the Navy Western Mindanao

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Digamon surrenders to NBI-Davao

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 January) — Junior Ortiz Digamon, senior broadcaster and station manager of 93.1 Brigada News FM–Davao, surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Davao on Monday morning, following his conviction for Gender-Based Online Sexual Harassment under

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