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Clan Feud Settled in Kapalawan, SGA After Year-Long Conflict
Kapalawan, SGA – A year after a deadly skirmish fueled by a land dispute, two warring families formally reconciled through a rido (clan conflict) settlement on September 7, 2025, in Barangay Kibayao, Kapalawan, Special Geographic Area (SGA). The settlement involved the families of Marco Bigkog and Tumindeg Ambli, whose feud stemmed from an incident on…
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Ex-Government Peace Negotiators Sound Alarm Over Rising Tensions in Bangsamoro
September 7, 2025 – Manila Former government negotiators who crafted the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) have issued a stark warning over what they described as a looming crisis in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), citing deepening fractures within the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the volatile political climate…
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Farmer Injured After Falling from Coconut Tree in Pagalungan
PAGALUNGAN, Maguindanao del Sur — A 54-year-old farmer was rushed to the hospital after falling from a coconut tree he had climbed in Barangay Damalasak, Pagalungan, last August 28. The victim was identified as Bati Sumagka, a resident of the said barangay. Reports said Sumagka had climbed the tree to trim its leaves when he…
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12 Former Rebels Surrender in Maguindanao del Sur, Turn Over High-Powered Firearms
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Twelve former members of a local terror group formally surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team (1BCT) under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Jose Vladimir R. Cagara, in coordination with the 99th Infantry “Hinalung” Battalion led by Lt. Col. Anthony Felix C. Dumala, on September 4, 2025.…
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Opinion | The MILF at a Crossroads: Unity Tested, Loyalty Affirmed
Two separate events that unfolded on September 6, 2025, speak volumes about the state of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) today. On the one hand, Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim — Amirul Mujahideen and President of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) — received a solemn bay-a (pledge of allegiance) from the 102nd Base…
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PNP, PDEA Nab 2.7-Million Peso Drug Haul in Lanao del Sur; Suspect Wounded in Shootout
BACOLOD-KALAWI, Lanao del Sur — A joint anti-drug operation by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday, September 5, 2025, resulted in the confiscation of more than ₱2.7 million worth of suspected shabu and the arrest of a drug suspect who was wounded after engaging authorities in a shootout.…
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MBHTE Raises Concern Over Armed Security Presence in COA-BARMM Document Retrieval
Cotabato City – September 6, 2025 — The retrieval of audit documents from the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) at the Bangsamoro Government Center on September 5 has drawn mixed reactions, as the Ministry expressed alarm over the presence of heavily armed law enforcement personnel, while the Cotabato City Police Office (CCPO)…
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Basilan Leaders, Security Forces Facilitate Peace Settlement in Tabuan Lasa Dispute
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — The Provincial Government of Basilan, in partnership with security forces, successfully mediated the Pagbanta Settlement on Saturday, September 6, resolving a dispute that stemmed from a recent incident in Tabuan Lasa. The settlement addressed tensions between Mr. Bassal Sawadjaan and former Mayor Muctar “Pusong” Junaid, arising from an altercation that occurred…
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Teodoro Orders AFP to Safeguard Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections
CAMP SIONGCO, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte — September 6, 2025 — Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ensure the security and integrity of the upcoming Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), a historic milestone in the democratic journey of the Bangsamoro Autonomous…
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Buy-Bust in Marawi Yields Php 641,920 Worth of Shabu, Suspect Nabbed
MARAWI CITY — A joint anti-drug operation by the Marawi City Police Station/City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) and the Regional Intelligence Unit-15 (RIU-15) led to the arrest of a drug suspect and the confiscation of shabu valued at Php 641,920.00 on Thursday evening, September 4, in Barangay Emie Punud. The suspect, identified only by the…