CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – Government forces have foiled attempted bombing plots by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) following an artillery offensive that left three extremists killed and one captured in Maguindanao del Sur province, the military reported on...
ILIGAN CITY – Three members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters yielded to the 40th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Kabengi, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Joint Task Force Central chief Major Gen. Alex Rillera said they surrendered to Lt. Col. Edwin...
ILIGAN CITY -- Six members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters laid down their arms and returned to the folds of the law on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at the 1st Mechanized Battalion headquarters in Barangay Kabengi, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao Del Sur. 1st Mechanized Battalion Commander...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police have been deployed as peacekeepers in Sultan Kudarat town, Maguindanao del Norte, to ensure the safety of civilians fleeing their homes due to an ongoing firefight between Moro gunmen in the interiors of Barangay Rebuken. “Our troops and soldiers are in the area...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has destroyed 307 firearms in Maguindanao over the weekend which were seized during various operations against the enemies of the State in Central Mindanao. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff, led the demilitarization of the...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – Three militiamen were killed and two others were wounded in a gun attack before dawn on Monday, Nov. 28, in Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte the Army said. Slain were Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit members Christian Silvestre, Ignacio Lozad, and Dondon...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – Two men were killed in an ambush on Monday morning, Nov. 21, on a busy section of the national highway here, police said. Lt. Col. Nelson Madiwo, municipal police chief, said the fatalities were on board a green Toyota Vios when they were ambushed...
A total of 600,000 liters of clean and potable water was dispensed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to typhoon Paeng victims in Cotabato City and Maguindanao. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross In a statement on Saturday, Nov, 19, PRC said that over 11,000 households from these provinces benefited...
Military personnel from the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division (10 ID) allocated their subsistence allowance to fund the relief operations for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in Maguindanao del Norte recently. Photo by 10th Infantry Division In a statement Wednesday, Nov. 16, Capt....
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police have filed murder charges against 10 armed men linked to the Aug. 30 ambush of a Maguindanao del Sur municipal police chief and his driver. THE remains of Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur police chief Lt. Reynaldo Samson (right) arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – A sudden downpour coupled with strong winds damaged over 20 houses, business establishments, and electric posts in Ampatuan town in this province on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 8. “The heavy rain and strong wind lasted only for about 15 minutes but...
Senator Robin Padilla formally asked a Senate probe into the deaths of at least 24 members of the Teduray tribe in Maguindanao del Norte following landslides brought about by severe storm ‘’Paeng.’’ He said reports indicated that the Teduray tribe was forcibly relocated from Datu Odin...