KORONADAL CITY – Police in Maguindanao del Sur have launched a manhunt operation against gunmen who ambushed and injured an off-duty police officer on Tuesday night in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town. Police Capt. Steffi Salanguit, speaking for the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region...
For many young people, introducing themselves is as simple as stating their name and where they come from. For 18-year-old Datu Jamsheed Hisham Bandila, it carries a deeper responsibility. A Diplomacy and International Affairs student at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Datu grew up in the...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has appealed to government officials and the people to remain calm amid ongoing political tensions. Mangudadatu said that he is saddened by recent developments. He underscored the importance of protecting the country’s democratic...
DAVAO CITY – Six outstanding people were recognized during the 54th Datu Bago Awards on Wednesday evening, March 18, at The Royal Mandaya Hotel, as part of the 89th Araw ng Dabaw celebration. The Datu Bago Award is Davao City 's highest honor given to outstanding individuals who have made...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has strengthened measures to address surging prices of fuel as well as basic commodities due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Mangudadatu has issued an executive order forming the Provincial Price Stabilization Council (PPSC) to...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has assured assistance for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returning home from conflict-torn Middle East. He said that the provincial government is ready to facilitate the repatriation of the OFWs once commercial flights are available....
DAVAO CITY – Officials of Cotabato province have condemned the broad daylight ambush of a retired police officer and his companion in Datu Montawal town in Maguindanao del Sur province on Tuesday, March 3. Police identified the victims as retired Police Major Elias Dandan and Raymund Bioy....
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – A daylight ambush along a national highway in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town on Tuesday left one dead and two injured, including the brother of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan Sr., police reported. Police Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson of the Police...
A five-year-old pupil was killed by a stray bullet on Wednesday morning, Feb. 11, in Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur. Police said the victim was inside their classroom at Damabalas Elementary School when the child suddenly slumped to the ground. The child’s teacher checked the victim and...
Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has urged the government to hasten the decommissioning process of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants as well as the disbanding of all private armed groups in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to stop the...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat urged the people to remain prepared and vigilant as classes and work resume after days of suspension due to swarm of earthquakes last week. Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu lifted the suspension on Feb. 1 through an executive order. However,...
COTABATO CITY – The military has intensified their operations against the local terrorist group Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) in the mountains of Maguindanao del Sur. Lt. Col. Ronald Suscano, spokesperson of the 6th Infantry Division (ID), said the operation was launched after civilians alerted the 90th...