COTABATO CITY – Two men on a motorbike killed a village councilor of Ampatuan town, Maguindanao del Sur province and his son on Monday morning. Police Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region police, said Barangay Kapinpilan Councilor Abusama Agao and his son,...
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – Police in Maguindanao del Sur are pursuing an armed group that allegedly decapitated a tribal leader in a remote barangay in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan town, this province, on Tuesday afternoon. In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, Police Col. Sultan Salman...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former Maguindanao governor Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan for graft and malversation of public funds on the P393 million construction and rehabilitation of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in 2009. Ampatuan, who is currently the vice mayor of Shariff Saydona...
COTABATO CITY – Five members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group surrendered to the military in Maguindanao del Sur on Tuesday, March 11. FIVE Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group surrenderers in Maguindanao del Sur receive government assistance on Tuesday, March 11. (FB) Lt. Col. Loqui Marco, 90th...
DAVAO CITY – Former Maguindanao Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu donated a carabao to a farmer who lost her farm companion to a plane crash in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Feb. 6. FORMER Maguindanao Gov. Toto Mangudadatu (second from right) with Bainola Akang (third from left). (Photo...
DAVAO CITY – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines is investigating the plane crash that killed four persons in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday, Feb. 6. The CAAP said on Friday, Feb. 7, that it is working closely with local authorities to determine the...
DAVAO CITY – The US Indo-Pacific Command (USIndoPaCom) confirmed on Friday, Feb. 7, that the aircraft that crashed in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday, Feb. 6, was conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support to the Philippine military. THE plane's...
DAVAO CITY – Four persons were killed after a private aircraft crashed on a rice field in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 6. POLICE secure the crash site in Barangay Malatimon, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of Sam Mala) The Ampatuan Municipal...
Two members of the Teduray Lambangian Indigenous Peoples tribe were killed in an ambush in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday afternoon. The fatalities were identified as Cita Angan, 39, and Ricky Tapioc, 30, residents of Barangay Mantao, Ampatuan. Angan was the wife of tribal...
DAVAO CITY – Two top leaders of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters-Karialan faction and 10 others were killed in a clash with government forces in Barangay Kitango in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on April 22, the Philippine Army 6th Infantry Division reported. BIFF arms seized by...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – A fierce firefight erupted between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the outlawed Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan town, Maguindanao del Sur province on Monday, September 12, leaving two DI terrorists dead. Brig. Gen. Oriel...
COTABATO CITY – Police arrested on Monday, August 7, a suspected member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) tagged in the murder of a town police chief and his security escort in Maguindanao del Sur in August 2022. Police Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, Bangsamoro Autonomous...
