Vice President Sara Duterte has condemned the ambush that killed four soldiers in Lanao del Norte, which she said is a challenge for the state regarding peace and security. Duterte, in a statement over the weekend, called on all relevant agencies in the country not to stop working until justice is...
ILIGAN CITY – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. condoled with the families of four soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Munai, Lanao del Norte last week. Brawner paid tribute to the fallen soldiers for their sacrifice. He assured their families of...
The Philippine Army (PA) identified on Saturday, Jan. 24, the four soldiers who were killed in an ambush by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) remnants in Munai, Lanao del Norte. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, said the slain soldiers were Staff Sergent Diosito Araya,...
The military mourned the death of four soldiers in an ambush by the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Barangay Lininding, Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday, Jan. 23. A statement issued by 1st Infantry Division commander Major Gen. Yegor Rey P. Barroquillo Jr. said they were conducting a...
The Philippine Army (PA) denounced “in the strongest terms” the killing of four soldiers by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) terrorists in an ambush in Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday morning, Jan. 23. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, described the attack on the...
Four soldiers were killed and another was wounded in an ambush in Purok 1, Barangay Liningding, Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday morning. The victims were on board a blue Toyota Avanza when they were shot by individuals believed to be members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group. The fatalities were...
BUTUAN CITY – Police intercepted a truck loaded with smuggled cigarettes worth P8 million in Sultan Naga Dimaporo town, Lanao del Norte province on Thursday, Nov. 6. The 29-year-old driver failed to present a Certificate of Registration and was issued a Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP). The...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 arrested an alleged logistics provider of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group and former kidnap-for-ransom group leader in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte, on Thursday, Nov. 6. The 56-year-old suspect was apprehended on warrants for kidnap-for-ransom, frustrated...
Anti-narcotics agents have arrested a high-value target (HVT) and seized some P13.6-million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Lanao del Norte, an official said Monday. In a report, Bryan Babang, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9),...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested a 40-year-old construction worker for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman in 2024 and 2025 in Lanao del Norte. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Joan G. Navarro said the suspect was tagged as the sixth most wanted...
BUTUAN CITY – Lawmen arrested a 30-year-old fisherman for allegedly molesting his 12-year-old neighbor in a banana plantation in Maigo, Lanao del Norte. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office (PRO 10-RPIO) chief Police Major Joann G. Navarro said the suspect is the ninth...
KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte – Mayor Rommel Arnado here returned to work on April 3 after a 90-day suspension for grave abuse of authority. KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte Mayor Rommel Arnado is back to work from a 90-day suspension by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for grave abuse of authority. (Bonita...
