Philippine Army (PA) troops and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) allegedly backed by some lawless elements figured in an armed encounter in Basilan, the military confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 9, in what was seen as a surprising hostility between the two forces after the latter...
A Mindanao lawmaker appealed on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to the military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to implement an “immediate ceasefire” to protect vulnerable civilians in Basilan. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Photo from Rep. Hataman’s Facebook page) Deputy Speaker and Basilan...
Malacañang revealed that the former warring members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been finally united under one Bangsamoro autonomous government. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the newly-appointed...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Skirmishes erupted between two armed groups of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Pikit, North Cotabato Wednesday, August 10, sending some 50 families scampering to safer areas. “There were evacuees but many stayed with their relatives in nearby communities,”...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police and military forces are jointly hunting down two men who ambushed and killed a former field commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao, Wednesday, July 6. Police Lt. Billy Fontanilla, Datu Hoffer police chief, identified the...
DAVAO CITY -- The United Bangsamoro Justice Party’s mayoralty candidate in Cotabato City was leading based on the partial and unofficial results in the hotly-contested race where around 500 police personnel have been carrying out election duties for obvious reasons. As of 1:02 p.m. on Tuesday...
The leaderships of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have united in endorsing Vice President Leni Robredo for president and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for vice president, considering their platform of governance for the Moros. Vice President Leni...
The Bangsamoro region’s pillars - the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Central Committee of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) - have endorsed the re-election bid of Senator.Joel Villanueva. In their official statement, the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political...
House Deputy Speaker and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman says that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) and United Bangsamoro Justice Party’s (UBJP) endorsement of Vice President Leni Robredo’s candidacy is an endorsement for peace and progress in Mindanao. Vice President Leni...
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) endorsed for the first time its presidential bet on Saturday, Apr. 23, and backed the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo in a "historic and very special" gathering in Maguindanao. The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of MILF,...
ILIGAN CITY – Sixty-nine assorted firearms surrendered by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were consolidated in Sulu on Wednesday, April 20, as part of the third phase of the decommissioning process. Photo courtesy of WesMinCom The consolidation was done through the coordination of the Army’s...
A suspected member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and two others were arrested by the police during a buy-bust operation in Taguig on April 17. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg identified the suspects as Sashed Upam, 52, an alleged member of MILF;...
