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....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) seized an estimated P114-million worth of smuggled cigarettes within its area of operation. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., commander of WMNC, said personnel aboard BRP-Florencio Iñigo (PC-393) intercepted two vessels for...
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...
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...
DAVAO CITY – A member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) urged Congress to enact a law renaming Maguindanao del Sur as the province of Buayan. In a resolution filed before the Bangsamoro parliament on Monday,...
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur – Police and soldiers launched a manhunt Tuesday for gunmen who ambushed and killed a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) field commander and his aide in a remote village here Monday night. Hams Kindo, alias Commander Tuabak, 46, commander of the MILF 118th Base...
COTABATO CITY – Police, backed by the 601st Infantry Brigade, have launched a manhunt against two gunmen who shot dead on Wednesday a barangay chairman and his cousin in Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur. “Manhunt is ongoing,” Police Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson for the Police Regional...
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...
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – Authorities are searching for two men responsible for a grenade attack in this town that injured four people Thursday night. “Manhunt against the perpetrators is ongoing,” Police Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) renewed its commitment to protect journalists and pursue full accountability as the country observed the 16th anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre on Sunday, Nov. 23. In a statement, the PTFOMS said it stands with the families of the 58...
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...
