A soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a clash with communist rebels in Lagonglong town in Misamis Oriental on Friday, a military official said Sunday.
Storm alerts were raised in several areas in Mindanao and the Visayas on Friday after a low-pressure area swirling east of southern Philippines developed into a tropical depression.
The repair crew of the Steag-owned State Power Inc. (SPI) in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, have been working round the clock in trying to reconnect the coal-fired plant to the Mindanao grid, a company official said.
An alleged drug pusher who is reportedly an active member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) has been arrested by anti-narcotics agents in Cagayan de Oro City.
A soldier and his cohort were arrested for allegedly being involved in a gunrunning syndicate in Misamis Oriental, police said.
