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...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – A 35-year-old bomb-making expert of the Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terrorist group on Thursday turned himself in to the Army 's 1st Brigade Combat Team (1BCT), bringing weapons and explosives with him. The former extremist, whose identity remains protected,...
Officials of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Pacific Air Forces (US PACAF) convene at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Feb. 4, 2025 to strengthen their interoperability and deepen cooperation through a series of engagements, including the conduct of military exercises over the...
COTABATO CITY – A suspected bomber of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter was arrested by authorities over the weekend while undergoing treatment at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center here. Lt. Col. Rowell Gavilanes, 60th Infantry Battalion commander, said the suspect, Kuntong Basilan,...
LUCBAN, Quezon – Police recovered bomb-making components from a suspected New People’s Army (NPA) bomber who managed to escape along with his two companions during the implementation of a warrant of arrest on Thursday morning, April 20, in Barangay Kilib here. The Quezon Provincial Mobile...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspected bomber eluded arrest while his cohort was arrested during a police operation here on Friday morning, Feb. 17. MAYOR John Dalipe and Zamboanga City police director Col. Alexander Lorenzo present bombing suspect Omar Mabanza to the media. (Photo via Liza Jocson) Col....
PALMDALE, United States -- The United States on Friday unveiled the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. The B-21 Raider is unveiled during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman's Air Force Plant...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A notorious bombing suspect was wounded during a reported shootout with the police in Barangay Lamisahan, Zamboanga City on Friday, July 15. Zamboanga police look at the gunshot wound sustained by a suspected bomber during law enforcement operations in Zamboanga City on Friday,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A suspected Abu Sayyaf member linked to several bombing and kidnapping incidents in Zamboanga and Basilan surrendered to authorities on Tuesday. Mursidin Husin, 39, a resident of Sitio Buahayan, Dita, Zamboanga City, surrendered to the police at PNP Camp General Eduardo Batalla,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, Aug. 27 said there were no Filipino casualties in the twin suicide bombings at Kabul airport that killed dozens of people, including at least 13 United States (US) service members. DFA Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy Eduardo Meñez said...
