ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed in an improvised fishing device explosion in Sulu province on Saturday, Nov. 22. The fatalities were identified as Abdul Tiri Basang, 70; and Indal Pascual, 40, residents of Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo municipality. Two persons were injured in the blast...
Emergency responders attend to an injured woman after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) suddenly explodes at the Dimaporo Gymnasium inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City on Dec. 3, 2023. The incident left at least four people dead and 50 others wounded. Authorities...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two militiamen were killed and two others were injured when an improvised explosive device went off on Monday, November 28, in Sitio Bato Piat, Barangay Limbocandis, Sumisip, Basilan. The fatalities were identified as Rit Iklaman, 41, of Barangay Guiong, Sumisip, and Ligaya...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – A powerful improvised bomb went off Wednesday morning, August 16, in Shariff Saydona town, Maguindanao del Sur, leaving a barangay chairman dead and a barangay councilor and civilian seriously injured. Brig. Gen. Oriel Pangcog, Army...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Military and police bomb experts safely deactivated at dawn on Thursday, May 25, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) left near the main gate of the Husky Bus passenger terminal here. Police Col. Querubin Manalang Jr., city police director, said the plastic bag containing...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – Law enforcers are looking at possible “terrorist-related” activities in Negros Oriental following the confiscation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and components during a series of raids at a sugar mill in Santa Catalina town over the weekend. Col. Thomas...
BUTUAN CITY – Police unearthed New People’s Army Improvised Explosive Devices and food supplies in a mountainous area in Purok 1, Barangay Taligaman, here on Monday, Feb. 6. Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 (Northeastern Mindanao) director Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II said information provided...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Soldiers of Joint Task Force Sulu recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Barangay Tumantangis, Indanan, Sulu last Saturday, April 16. The explosive recovered by Joint Task Force Sulu soldiers in Barangay Tumantangis, Indanan, Sulu last Saturday, April 16. (WesMinCom...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) have enhanced their capabilities in responding to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats and improvised explosive devices (IED) during the ongoing Balikatan Exercises held in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija....
Alert military personnel foiled a potential destructive bomb attack when it successfully diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) that was left on the roadside by an unidentified suspect in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, Feb. 27. (Courtesy of 11th Infantry Division) 1Lt. Jose Ignacious de Leon,...
An improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated in the middle of a volleyball game at a court in Datu Piang, Maguindanao on Saturday afternoon, September 18, killing a spectator and injuring seven others. POST-BLAST SCENARIO. Army and police bomb experts conduct an investigation at the Datu...
