The Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) stood by its report that the seven individuals slain in an alleged encounter in Maguindanao del Sur over the weekend were members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). *(Courtesy of Western Mindanao Command) * A report from the WesMinCom...
The “amir” or leader of the Daulah Islamiyah (DI)-Philippines, an Islamist militant group, was killed in a law enforcement operation in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur before dawn Wednesday, June 14. *(Photo courtesy of Western Mindanao Command) * Faharudin Hadji Benito Satar with aliases Faharudin...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has committed to link local government units in Tawi-Tawi and Western Mindanao to the national government and private sector to improve digital infrastructures in the region. (Photo courtesy of ARTA) In a meeting with local leaders in Tawi-Tawi and Western...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A 73-year-old alleged leader of an armed group yielded a high-powered firearm as he surrendered to authorities in the province of Basilan. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said on Saturday, Feb. 4, that Salihin Nulani...
Consul General Ishikawa Yoshihisa, of the Japan Consul General Office in Davao, committed to support the military’s peacekeeping initiatives in Mindanao. Photo: Western Mindanao Command / WestMinCom Ishikawa made the pledge when he visited the headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Major Gen. Roy Galido took over as the new chief of the Western Mindanao Command, replacing Major Gen. Arturo Rojas who has been promoted. MGen. Galido formally assumed the position during a change of command ceremony held at the Western Mindanao Command gym on Friday, Jan. 20....
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
An alleged communist leader and two of his followers were killed in a series of military assaults in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat on Saturday, July 30. (Graphics: Western Mindanao Command) The Western Mindanao Command WestMinCom) identified the fatalities as Ian Dela Rama alias “Cris;” Valerio...
The alleged spokesperson of the Islamic State-East Asia (ISIS-EA) was killed in a military operation in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Monday, June 6. Abdulfatah Omar Alimuden alias Abu Huzaifah, the alleged spokesperson of the Islamic State-East Asia (ISIS-EA), was killed in a military...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has committed to forge stronger collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to maintain peace and order in Western Mindanao. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Artemio Abu (left) pays a courtesy visit to Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr.,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino called on Western MIndanao Command (WestMinCom) military officials and officers to remain non-partisan, and focus on their duty to ensure the safe conduct of the 2022 national and local elections. Troops...
Another suspected terrorist has been killed in the continuing pursuit operation of the military against the Islamic State (IS)-inspired Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) in Maguing, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday, March 2. (Courtesy of Western Mindanao Command) Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the...
