DAVAO CITY —– The government of Bangsamoro Region puts up 74 permanent housing units for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who were forced to flee their homes due to armed conflicts in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Norte. This, after the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD), through its Bahay Program allocated P37-million for the project […]
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PNP files charges vs 12 suspects in Cotabato shooting
DAVAO CITY —- The Philippine National Police Cotabato City has filed murder and frustrated murder against 12 people who are reportedly involved in the shooting which killed three (3) people and wounded two others in barangay RH-12, Cotabato City, Monday night, October 23. Among those charged include Police MSgt. Pauti Dianal Mamalapat assigned to the […]
2 BSKE Candidates and 1 civilian killed while 2 others wounded in Cotabato City
DAVAO CITY — Three persons were killed while two others were wounded in a shooting incident at Barangay RH-12, Cotabato City Monday night. The incident happened eight (8) days before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Cotabato City Police Director PCol. Querubin Manalang Jr. in an interview reporters early Tuesday said they received reports […]
Additional military forces arrive in Basilan to secure SK Election 2023
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Additional military personnel have arrived in Basilan to help maintain peace during the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in 2023. Two companies from the 8th Field Army and a platoon from the 12th Cavalry, formerly stationed in Sulu, landed on the island of Basilan as part of the additional forces […]
PDEA BARMM destroys over P30-million worth of illegal drugs
MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Regional Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), recently oversaw the destruction of illicit drugs worth more than ₱30 million in Sultan Kudarat. The drug disposal operation was led by Dir. III. Christian O. Frivaldo, CESE, Regional Director of PDEA RO BARMM, and […]
Traffic enforcer fatally shot in Basilan province
BASILAN – A traffic enforcer was shot and killed by unidentified assailants in Sitio Tinambakan, Brgy Maganda, Lamitan City, Basilan. The victim has been identified as Abbas Sarabi Sumapil, 57 years old, and a resident of the area. According to Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines, the head of the Lamitan City PNP, their investigation showed that […]
Maguindanao del Sur town mayor arrested for murder
Maguindanao del Sur — The Mayor of Datu Salibo in Maguindanao was arrested last night under “Oplan Pagtugis” (Operation Manhunt) in connection with a murder case. The mayor, identified as Silaiman Sandigan, was apprehended by members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). He stands accused of the murder of Datu Salibo Municipal Councilor […]
Unlicensed Firearms Handed Over in Tabuan Lasa, Basilan
Tabuan Lasa, Basilan — The turnover of unlicensed firearms was conducted as part of the Small Arms and Light Weapons Program in the Municipality of Tabuan Lasa. The program aims to reduce the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the hands of individuals and groups, with the goal of preventing potential disturbances in […]
Security Measures Discussed Ahead of 2023 BSKE Elections in Sulu
SULU – Authorities in the Bangsamoro region’s Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) recently convened with law enforcement agencies in Sulu to address security preparations for the upcoming 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The meeting took place on October 5 and saw representatives from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National […]
Saudi Arabian dead, Filipina wife wounded in Maguindanao ambush
DAVAO CITY — A Saudi Arabian was killed while his FIlipina wife was wounded in an ambush just few meters away from the town hall of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao del Sur around 7:00 in the evening on October 10. Shariff Aguak PNP chief Major Haron Macabanding identified the couple as Solaiman Jamal, a citizen […]
Husband killed, wife injured in Maguindanao ambush
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur (AP) – In a tragic incident, a man was killed while his wife was injured in an ambush that occurred in Shariff Aguak on the night of October 10, 2023, with the suspects still unidentified. Shariff Aguak PNP Chief Major Haron Macabanding identified the victims as Solayman Jamal and Bainor […]
PNP: 249 of 357 “areas of grave concern” in the upcoming BSKE from BARMM
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine National Police on Monday revealed that 249 of the 357 barangays considered by the Commission on Elections as areas of grave concern during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections are from communities under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Regional in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP […]
Public school teachers want justice over colleague’s death in Maguindanao Sur
DAVAO CITY — Public school teachers of Kauran Elementary School cried justice over the death of teacher Charles Candolo Fuentes who was gunned down by three unidentified suspects while on his way home on Saturday night in barangay Kauran in the town of Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. “We Cry for Justice” says the post in […]