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Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte — In a decisive move to curb the proliferation of illegal firearms, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) successfully arrested an alleged illegal gun dealer…
Mati City, Davao Oriental — A top-ranking high-value individual (HVI) in the regional drug trade, known by the alias “Bata,” was apprehended in a successful joint anti-illegal drugs operation on…
November 18, 2025 — Mindanao. Cloudy skies, scattered rains, and thunderstorms are expected across large parts of Mindanao today as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) continues to affect the region,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In a display of both cunning and criminal creativity, drug traffickers have resorted to hiding illegal drugs inside durul—a well-loved traditional Tausug delicacy—as authorities confiscated an estimated…
PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte — A Philippine Army soldier was arrested after he was caught transporting smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Macasandag on the night of November…
DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Ten members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)–Bungos Faction and Dawlah Islamiya–Hassan Group voluntarily surrendered to government forces on Monday, November 17,…
LANAO DEL NORTE — Police operatives of the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (2nd PMFC), under the Lanao del Norte Provincial Police Office (LDN PPO), seized an estimated ₱440,000 worth…
DAVAO ORIENTAL — The Provincial Government has escalated its campaign against illegal and environmentally destructive mining activities, launching renewed enforcement operations in Barangay Marayag, Lupon, even as it awaits decisive…
DAVAO CITY — Police operatives from Tugbok Police Station 9 arrested a high-value drug personality during a dawn operation in Purok 11, Bypass Road, Barangay Mintal, Davao City at around…
CAMP SANG-AN, ZDS — Government forces neutralized a key sub-leader of the Daulah Islamiyah–Maute Group (DI-MG), arrested two suspected members, and seized firearms and explosive devices following two armed encounters…