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...
Militant and terrorist organizations in the southern part of the country took a setback after the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) facilitated the surrender of nine members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member in Maguindanao and Basilan provinces...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police have launched a manhunt against gunmen in separate shootings that left four persons dead in Maguindanao Tuesday, August 9. Police Col. Christopher Panapan, Maguindanao police director, said Wednesday, August 10, he ordered the manhunt to seek justice for the victims....
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated Major Gen. Roy Galido as the new commander of the Army 6th Infantry Division (6ID) based here. GALIDO (FB) Galido, currently Army vice commander, will replace his “mistah” or classmate Major Gen. Roberto...
A fire erupted in one of the buildings of the Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) at Camp Siongco in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Thursday afternoon, July 28. Maj. Gen. Roberto Capulong, commander of 6th Infantry Division, talks to members of the 5th Special Forces Battalion in...