BUTUAN CITY – The 29th Infantry Battalion foiled an extortion attempt by the New People’s Army in Barangay Del Pilar, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on Tuesday, March 12. Lt. Col. Cresencio Gargar, 29th IB commanding officer, said they received information from residents regarding the...
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...
BUTUAN CITY – Nine New People’s Army fighters surrendered to the military in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur on Saturday afternoon, March 9. “For their safety, these demoralized, and tired NPAs ran away from their camp and gave up themselves to the operating unit of the Army 29th...
BUTUAN CITY – A brick of suspected cocaine valued at P5.7 million was discovered by four residents on the shoreline of Burgos, Surigao del Norte, on Friday, March 8. Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said the pack of cocaine...
SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte – Three persons died and a driver was injured after a dump truck loaded with sand rammed a tricycle in Barangay 23, Santa Cecilia, this town, before noon on Friday, March 8. MAP of Ilocos Norte with the town of San Nicolas highlighted. Police identified the...
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...
ILIGAN CITY – Three Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) members were killed in an encounter with the military in Barangay Matampay, Munai, Lanao del Norte on Wednesday, February 21. MAP of Munai, Lanao del Norte. Recovered from the encounter site was an M16 rifle. The Forward Support...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez will provide an undisclosed amount of cash aid to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) members who became casualties in the Feb. 18 clash against Dawlah...
President Marcos vowed that the government will continue to bolster its campaign against terrorist groups as he mourns over the killing of six soldiers in Lanao del Norte. “Hindi natin makakalimutan ang kanilang kadakilaan at kabayanihan. Ipagpapatuloy natin ang kanilang ipinaglaban, at uusigin...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed and an undetermined number of comrades were wounded in a gun battle with the military in Barangay Concepcion, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on Friday, February 23. COMMUNIST war materials seized in a gun battle in Barangay Concepcion,...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has extended his deepest sympathies to the bereaved families of the military personnel that lost their lives in a deadly encounter between Philippine Army soldiers and members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Lanao del...
