KORONADAL CITY – A suspect in the 2019 bombing in North Cotabato that injured five people surrendered to police Tuesday, officials announced Wednesday. The suspect, identified as alias Nasser, is a 40-year-old member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front...
COTABATO CITY – After months of covert operations, agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (NBI-BARMM) on Thursday arrested a suspected bomber linked to Mindanao bus bombings and bus burning in 2021. NBI-BARMM Director Jonathan Balite...
The Philippine government has called for the compliance of Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations following the bombing of the residence of the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Khartoum, Sudan. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it deeply regrets the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. renders a salute to one of the six soldiers who died in a recent encounter with the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) during his visit to Camp Major Cesar Sang-an in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur on February 20, 2024. (Photo by...
The battle has ended, they are finally home, but the fight is far from over. The remains of six Philippine Army (PA) soldiers who died during an armed engagement with the Islamic State-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) were brought to the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Division (1ID) at...
ILIGAN CITY – The 1st Infantry Division condoled with the family of soldiers killed in a gun battle with the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group in Barangay Ramain, Munai, Lanao del Norte on Sunday, February 18. READ:...
The continuing pursuit operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group who allegedly perpetrated a bomb attack at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City last year resulted in yet another bloodbath on...
After the bombing incident at a Catholic Mass in Marawi last December, Muslim and Christian leaders have joined forces to condemn the use of religion for violence. Photo from Lanao Del Sur Provincial Government In a joint statement posted on the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its field offices in Mindanao, provided various types of assistance to families and individuals affected by the bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City on Dec. 3. In his report to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on...
Recognizing the emotional and psychological impact of the horrific bombing incident at the Mindanao State University (MSU)-Marawi campus, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, Dec. 12, announced that an “academic adjustment policy” will be implemented for the affected students....
MARAWI CITY – Hundreds of students held a peace walk inside the Mindanao State University main campus here on Monday, December 11, more than a week after the explosion that killed four persons and injured at least 40 on December 3. Protesters carried placards rejecting the resumption of in-person...
President Marcos will discuss the recent developments in the contested West Philippine Sea with the Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Dec. 11. DFA Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu speaks to the...
