Other news from Mindanao:
Four miners were killed while three others were reported missing after a landslide hit a portion of a small-scale mining area in Mt. Manhupaw, Agusan del Norte on Monday night;
A person was confirmed dead while two others were still missing after flashfloods and landslides hit three municipalities in Davao Oriental early on Tuesday;
The Armed Forces of the Philippines' Eastern Mindanao Command will launch more focused operations against the communist New People's Army (NPA) in preparation for the upcoming local and national midterm elections; and
The local governments of General Santos and Sarangani are preparing another hero's welcome for "fighting senator" Manny Pacquiao following his successful World Boxing Association welterweight title defense on Sunday in Las Vegas.
