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...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao (PNA) – Police neutralized two suspected robbers during a shootout in Barangay Awang here Tuesday, July 5. Police Lt. Col. Erwin Tabora, municipal police chief, identified the fatalities as Jonathan Solaiman and Miguel Villador, both of Barangay Labungan, this town....
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that a plebiscite to decide whether to divide Maguindanao into two provinces will be conducted on Sept. 17. This was stated in the poll body’s Resolution No. 10797 that was promulgated last June 22. “Now, therefore, the Commission on...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Eight persons died while six others were injured after a firefight erupted Wednesday, June 22, between an armed group and police in Barangay Mileb, Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao. Police Brig. Gen. Arthur Cabalona, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) police...
The Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) denounced on Sunday, June 19, the killing in broad daylight of a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary (CAA) and the wounding of his three colleagues by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Datu Odin Sinsuat,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered the collection of unpaid electricity bills of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MAGELCO) and Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO). In a statement Wednesday, June 8, the DOF said MAGELCO and LASURECO have outstanding accounts...
Big crowds, rousing welcomes and affirmations of support in Maguindanao province and Cagayan de Oro City marked the town hall meetings of presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson down south on Thursday, May 6. Senator Ping Lacson A Lacson press statement said the show of support for...
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,...
Five armed men were shot dead by soldiers and Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) personnel who responded in a robbery incident in Ampatuan, Maguindanao over the weekend, the military reported Monday, Feb. 21. (Courtesy of Western Mindanao Command) (Courtesy of Western Mindanao Command)...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and Mindanao State University (MSU)-Maguindanao have teamed up to implement a project that will address the lack of water resources and...
Some 700 local candidates in Maguindanao and North Cotabato have vowed to support presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s masterplan in fighting poverty and corruption in the country. Senator Manny Pacquiao The local leaders made the vow as they took their oath as new members of the...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, October 30, lauded the Philippine Army 6th Infantry Division for its successful operations that subdued and killed the leader of the terrorist group, Daulah Islamiyah-Hassan Group. Members of the Philippine Army perform a rescue operation to save trapped...
