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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...

Gov't forces took back a public market stormed by armed men belonging to Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao on Saturday morning, May 8. Lt. Col. JP Baldomar, spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Central, said troops from the 6th...