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 […]
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1 injured in Maguindanao Sur explosion
DAVAO CITY — A civilian was wounded when two M79 grenade launchers exploded in the village of Digal, Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur past 2:00 in the mornning Sunday. Buluan town police chief Lt. Cemacio Cemafranco told radio station dxMS that they are still investigating the circumstances behind the explosion. Cemfranco said the grande launchers simultaneously […]
BARMM consults stakeholders on moving government center to Maguindanao del Norte
COTABATO CITY — The plan of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to move its capital from THIS City to nearby Parang town in Maguindanao del Norte gained traction with public consultation done on Monday. The Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 42 was passed on September 22, 1995, with the intention of making […]
Military Capt. and lady PFC caught by soldier husband
DAVAO CITY —- A military captain and a lady private first class were caught in the act by the soldier husband inside a room at Molina resort in Parang, Maguindanao on Sunday. Members of the Parang PNP went to the area after the husband of the female soldier sought their assistance. The Parang PNP is […]
Maguindanao studes left with expired health clearance
CEBU CITY – The 12 students who tested positive for the new coronavirus when they arrived in Maguindanao were not able to leave this city within the prescribed 48 hours after receiving their travel clearances. This was clarified on Thursday, May 28, by City Attorney Rey Gealon, who said that people stranded in Cebu City […]
Cebu mayor gi-imbestigar mga estudyanteng nagpositibo nga nakauli sa Maguindanao
CEBU CITY — Gustong mahibaw-an ni Mayor Edgardo Labella nganong nakapauli ang 12 ka estudyante sa Maguindanao nga wala moagi og testing para coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Gisugo ni Labella ang pag-imbestigadar niini human mitaho ang Department of Health nga ang mga estudyante nagpositibo sa virus pag-abot sa ilang probinsiya. Ang mga estudyante nga nahatagan og […]
Supporters of rival political clans clash in Maguindanao
COTABATO CITY — A 10-minute clash erupted Tuesday between armed supporters of rival political clans in the town of Talitay in Maguindanao province sending a few hundreds of civilians scampering to safer grounds. No casualty was reported in the incident. Maj. Arvin John Encinas, Army’s 6th Infantry Division spokesperson, identified the warring supporters as those belonging […]
26 VRVMs Malfunctioned in Maguindanao town
PAGALUNGAN, MAGUINDANAO (May 13) —Twenty-six Voter Registration Verification Machines (VRVM) in Pagalungan, Maguindanao bogged down this morning. Of the twenty six, 25 were immediately fixed but it caused delays. The members of Electoral Boards resorted to the Election Day Voter’s List (EDVL) as reference to verify voter’s registration. Tahir O. Abo, Pagalungan election officer confirmed […]
Army running after BIFF find guns inside a toilet
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao — Soldiers running after suspected members of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) found high powered firearms in an abandoned toilet in Datu Piang, Maguindanao Friday. Major Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, the Army’s 6th Infantry Division commander, said members of 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion found the high-powered firearms inside the comfort room […]
285 candidate soldiers undergo training in Maguindanao
Maguindanao — The second batch of this year’s candidate soldiers took their oath on Friday, and in four months they will become new foot troopers. Major Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, newly-installed Army’s 6th Infantry Division commander, administered the oath-taking of the 285 candidates, witnessed by their proud parents, relatives and loved ones. Of the 285 candidate […]
Duterte appeals to Muslim Filipinos to trust the national leadership
DAVAO CITY, Philippines —- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday, April 25, made a heart-to-heart appeal to Muslim Filipinos, stressing that trusting the national leadership is the only hope to attain lasting peace in Mindanao. “Ngayon, kung wala kayong paniwalaan, wala na talagang pag-asa. If you don’t believe in the national leadership and to think […]