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Anti-drug operatives from PDEA Region 10 and the Iligan City Police arrested two suspects and confiscated over 540 grams of suspected shabu valued at ₱3.67 million during an afternoon buy-bust operation in Barangay Tomas Cabili.
Kauswagan leaders present major development plans—including a proposed ₱450-million cold-storage fish landing facility, a local hospital, and new agri-tech educational institutions—during the town's first joint SOMA and SOLA in over a decade.
Iligan City and PSA-Lanao del Norte launch the 37th National Statistics Month to highlight how accurate data on tourism, spending, and community demographics drive inclusive economic growth.
Healthcare leaders, academic researchers, and public policy experts gather at IMCC in Iligan City to advocate for community-grounded research and improved healthcare financing across Northern Mindanao.
Military commanders and local government officials gather in Iligan City to honor the life and military service of Lt. Col. Rommel A. Endozo, who led community defense and reserve force operations across the region.
TESDA launches the 'Train Lokal' initiative to empower LGUs in targeting community job needs, while navigating proposed national budget cuts for 2027.
Aboitiz Foods and the Philippine Army renew a 5-year partnership to provide agribusiness and technical training to active and retiring soldiers.
Tribu Tomas Cabili claims the ₱1-million top prize and sweeps major minor awards at Iligan's Kasadya sa Diyandi 2026.
Two hundred sixteen Grade 12 students in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte participate in hands-on LGU workplace immersion.
The private-sector relief drive successfully delivered 1,850 cases of bottled water and 1,000 food packs across five barangays, two hospitals, and multiple displacement camps.
Twenty-seven BJMP personnel in Iligan City traded patrol cars for traditional tartanillas on Tuesday, riding in horse-drawn carriages to their mass wedding ceremony at St. Michael’s Cathedral.
The National Bureau of Investigation has broken ground on its first permanent three-story district office in Barangay Del Carmen, Iligan City. Funded via the General Appropriations Act, the P69.48-million infrastructure project concludes three decades of operating from temporary sites.