COA sounds alarm as pests feast on stash of disaster supplies in warehouses

Rappler - Sep 25, 2026

Inadequate management and monitoring result in welfare goods being disposed of or left unused, with some items nearing expiration and unfit for distribution

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Maguindanao mayor ordered arrested over mayor’s ambush

MANILA, Philippines — An Iligan City court on Friday ordered the arrest of Mayor Xyril Ampatuan of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur, and 11 others charged with terrorism in connection with the ambush on Mayor Akmad “Mitra” Ampatuan of Shariff Aguak town early this year. Presiding Judge Alberto Quinto of Iligan City Regional Trial Court