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...
COTABATO CITY – The mayor of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte enforced a strict ban on the sale, display, and drinking of alcoholic beverages in the town on Wednesday, fulfilling a campaign promise. “Bawal ang alak at inuming nakakalasing sa Datu Odin Sinsuat (Alcohol and intoxicating...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu sees no problem with political dynasties for as long as they are duly elected by the people. Mangudadatu, who belongs to one of the formidable political clans in Central Mindanao, clarified that political dynasties only thrive when the...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has vowed to boost the coffee industry in the province through strengthening the capacity of local farmers, crafting policies as well as providing vital infrastructures. With these interventions, Mangudadatu believes that the province...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – An alleged member of the Dawlah Islamiyah tagged in a string of murder cases was killed in a shootout with security forces in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday, Dec. 14. Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, 601st Infantry Brigade commander, identified the suspect as...
DAVAO CITY – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province is racing against time to locate the flock grazing ducks that tested for avian influenza or bird flu and brought to the municipality last month. The flock grazing...
COTABATO CITY – Two armed men were killed and three government forces were injured during a shootout that erupted while serving warrants of arrest in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province at about 5 a.m. Wednesday. Police Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, Datu Odin Sinsuat municipal police...
Two more civilian vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) were apparently hit by a water cannon by the China Coast Guard (CCG) near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed on Monday, Oct. 13. Aside from BRP Datu...
DAVAO CITY – An Indigenous Peoples leader in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have urged a deeper probe on the recent murder of a former barangay official in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur. Timuay Labi Leticio Datuwata, the Supreme Tribal Chieftain of the Timuay...
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...
