The Philippine government, through the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), is working to re-open and rehabilitate a huge banana plantation in Maguindanao. This was announced by Emmanuel Piñol, chairperson of MinDA and former Agriculture Secretary. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair...
TALAYAN, Maguindanao – Anti-narcotics operatives on Wednesday afternoon seized P3.4-million worth of shabu from a drug suspect who evaded arrest. Director Juvenal Azurin, of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM), identified the subject of...
Police killed on Thursday morning, June 17, a former mayor of Talitay, Maguindanao after he allegedly grabbed the service firearm of one of his police escorts while he was being transported to Camp Crame in Quezon City following his arrest at the Port of Batangas on Wednesday night. Gen. Guillermo...
Three laws seeking to create additional legislative districts in Caloocan City and Bulacan as well as dividing Maguindanao into two provinces have been signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11545, signed by the President on May 23, splits...
Concerned about the safety and welfare of the people, President Duterte issued a stern warning to Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) against committing acts of violence that harm the innocent population. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 13, 2021 (Malacañang) The...
Army troopers killed on Wednesday, May 12, four suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) in an aggressive military pursuit operations after last week's attack on a public market in Datu Paglas in Maguindanao. Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of the 6th Infantry Division,...
There is "no reason to stay" if the government is unable to provide peace and security for the people, according to President Duterte. President Duterte delivers a speech during a visit to a military camp in Maguindanao on May 11, 2021 (Malacañang) In his visit to Maguindanao Tuesday, the...
Destroy them all. President Duterte delivers a speech during a visit to a military camp in Maguindanao on May 11, 2021 (Malacañang) President Duterte issued the directive to the military on how to deal with the New People's Army (NPA) during a visit to Maguindanao Tuesday. The President renewed...
President Duterte has warned of ordering an all-out military offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) if local officials could not help the government quell the latest threat to peace and security in the south. President Duterte delivers address during a visit to a military...
The government is determined to enforce the law and will not tolerate any form of violence following the recent attack of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) elements in a town in Maguindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) This will be the message to be conveyed by...
As an assurance that there will be no war in the offing as big as the Marawi City siege in 2017, the military has implemented strict security measures in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao following the occupation of a public market by Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), urged residents and local government officials in Maguindanao on Sunday, May 9, to remain vigilant after the thwarted hostilities of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) at the...
