DAVAO CITY – Two top leaders of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters-Karialan faction and 10 others were killed in a clash with government forces in Barangay Kitango in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on April 22, the Philippine Army 6th Infantry Division reported. BIFF arms seized by...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the March 17 ambush on four Army soldiers in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur in an effort to assess the peace and security situation in the southern part of the country. “Despite immense government resources being put...
SOUTH UPI, Maguindanao del Sur – Teduray farmer Alan Olubalang could still remember how his grandparents scoured the forests of this mountainous town just to find the indigenous crop known as “kayos” at the height of the dry spell in 1998. MANILYN Elon shows freshly picked 'kayos' in Barangay...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, March 19, underscored the need for “collective action” to resolve the prevailing terrorism problem in the country. Vice President Sara Duterte visits the wake of the four slain soldiers at Camp Siongco in Maguindanao on Monday,...
President Marcos has condemned the killing of four soldiers who were ambushed by suspected extremists in Maguindanao del Sur over the weekend. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In an X post, the President said the unfortunate event only strengthened the government's resolve...
ILIGAN CITY – Authorities seized suspected shabu valued at P1.7 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Makir, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Monday, March 11. SHABU supply in Maguindanao del Norte and nearby areas is expected to take a hit following...
DAVAO CITY – At least 8,000 Muslim residents of remote villages of Pagalungan town in Maguindanao del Sur received Ramadan packs from Islamic Relief Philippines over the weekend. PAGALUNGAN, Maguindanao del Sur residents receive food packs from Islamic Relief Philippines for Ramadan....
More than 1,600 students get their education at the Ibn Taimiyah Foundation Academy (ITFA) in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte. (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – Thousands of learners here, including children of former Moro Islamic...
Crops develop at the regional technological demonstration field of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM-MAFAR). (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao -- Filipino farmers...
Vice President Sara Duterte condemned the attempted killing of Dr. Sharmaine Ceballos Barroquillo, a government doctor in Maguindanao, and lamented the occurence of similar violent incidents in the country. Dr. Sharmaine Ceballos Barroquillo (Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Davao...
Vice President Sara Duterte asked Filipinos to “never forget” the heroism, bravery, and sacrifices of the 44 members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (SAF), who died in the infamous 2015 Mamasapano clash in Maguindanao. (Photo by Juan Carlo de Vela/ MANILA BULLETIN) ...
DAVAO CITY – At least 300 Lambangian and Teduray indigenous peoples and migrant settlers staged a protest in Timanan, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur on December 7 opposing the proposed declaration of a mineral reservation site within the tribe’s ancestral domain claim. INDIGENOUS peoples...
