TALITAY, Maguindanao del Sur (October 29) – Residents from several villages in this town have voluntarily surrendered 12 high-powered firearms in support of the government’s peace and order campaign, the military reported Tuesday, October 28. The surrendered weapons included sniper rifles, grenade launchers, and assault rifles, formally received by Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, … [Read more...] about Maguindanao del Sur residents surrender 12 high-powered firearms
Mindanao Politics
Peace pact ends feud between mayor, MILF commander in Maguindanao Sur
COTABATO CITY (October 10) — A long-standing family feud (rido) between a town mayor and a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander in Maguindanao del Sur has been peacefully resolved after several rounds of negotiations led by the military. Gov. Datu Ali Midtimbang and Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, commander of the 601st Infantry Brigade, on Wednesday convinced Mayor Rasol … [Read more...] about Peace pact ends feud between mayor, MILF commander in Maguindanao Sur
Businesswoman in Maguindanao del Sur’s Ampatuan clan killed
COTABATO CITY (September 29) — Two shooters killed a businesswoman in Maguindanao del Sur province on Saturday, September 27, who belonged to the powerful and wealthy Ampatuan clan. On Sunday, September 28, officials from the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region notified reporters that Sharra Jou Ampatuan died on the scene as a result of bullet wounds … [Read more...] about Businesswoman in Maguindanao del Sur’s Ampatuan clan killed
Campaign for BARMM polls continues
MANILA (September 22) — The BARMM campaign and election periods are still in place, the Commission on Elections explained, notwithstanding the Supreme Court's order temporarily stopping the execution of a legislation rearranging the parliamentary districts of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Comelec stated it followed its Law Department's proposal … [Read more...] about Campaign for BARMM polls continues
Opinion | Torre: From Pitbull to the Fall of a Chief PNP
DAVAO CITY (August 27) ---Nicolas “Nick” Torre III joined the Philippine National Police Academy with only one desire—to make his late father, Rodolfo “Dolfing” Torre, proud of his son. That was his compass. Everything else, the sacrifices, the long marches, the endless duties, came second. I was one of the first to feel the sting of then 1-star General Torre when he assumed … [Read more...] about Opinion | Torre: From Pitbull to the Fall of a Chief PNP
