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Barangay Captain in Cotabato City Wanted for Illegal Drugs Case
COTABATO CITY — Police are now hunting down Barangay Captain Thong Gayak of Tamontaka 4 after a warrant of arrest was issued against him in connection with an illegal drugs case under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Cotabato City Mayor Bruce Matabalao confirmed the development in a press conference…
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Father and Son Killed, Another Arrested in Bloody Maguindanao Buy-Bust; Family Ties Entangled in Drug Trade
Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte — What began as a carefully planned entrapment operation ended in tragedy as a father and his son were killed in a fierce gun battle with police, while another son surrendered in shock after seeing his family fall to the ground. Police identified the slain suspects as Mandangan Noden,…
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Peace Month 2025 Opens with Call for Lasting Unity: “Mapayapang Bukas, Abot-Kamay sa Bagong Pilipinas”
MANILA – With the resonant tolling of the World Peace Bell, the nation marked the start of the 21st National Peace Consciousness Month on September 1, carrying the theme “Mapayapang Bukas, Abot-Kamay sa Bagong Pilipinas.” The opening ceremony, led by Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Endo Kazuya and Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Carlito G.…
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3 Dead, 11-Year-Old Wounded in Sultan Kudarat Ambush Amid BARMM Election Gun Ban
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Three members of a family were killed while an 11-year-old boy was wounded in a ruthless ambush in Barangay Nalinan at noon on Monday, September 1, 2025 — an attack that comes in blatant defiance of the election gun ban now in effect across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in…
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Police Nab Dawlah Islamiya’s Fund Keeper at Cotabato Airport
Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte — Authorities arrested on Monday morning, September 1, a woman tagged as the finance officer and wife of a Dawlah Islamiya leader, in a joint police and military operation at the Cotabato Airport in Barangay Awang. The suspect was identified as Jasmiya Camsa Ibrahim, 31, a resident of Sitio…
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Respecting Tradition: Teduray Leaders Urge Sensitivity in Proposed Ritual House Design
Cotabato City — A proposal by Member of Parliament (MP) Naguib Sinarimbo to construct a Teduray Prayer and Ritual House has sparked both appreciation and concern among members of the Teduray community, highlighting the delicate importance of cultural sensitivity and respect for Indigenous traditions in government initiatives. The proposed design features roofing inspired by the…
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Tricycle Driver Killed in Malabang Ambush Amid COMELEC Gun Ban
MALABANG, Lanao del Sur — A tricycle driver was killed in an armed ambush in Barangay Matling, Malabang, Lanao del Sur, on Sunday afternoon, August 31, 2025, despite the ongoing Commission on Elections (COMELEC) gun ban ahead of the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) 1st Parliamentary Elections. According to witnesses, unidentified armed…
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Women Take Center Stage in Peacebuilding Training in Lanao del Sur
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Fifty women leaders and community stakeholders from Lanao del Sur came together for a four-day training-workshop on the vital role of women in peacebuilding and security, held from August 18 to 21, 2025, at the N Hotel. Organized by the Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur through its Provincial Gender…
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Maguindanao del Sur Police Score Major Success in Series of Anti-Drug Operations
Maguindanao del Sur – Police authorities intensified their campaign against illegal drugs with a string of successful operations across the province, leading to multiple arrests, the dismantling of a drug den, and the confiscation of a combined over 100 grams of suspected shabu. On August 28, 2025, joint operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU)…
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Grenade Blast Rocks Cotabato City, Two Vehicles Damaged
Cotabato City — A powerful explosion from a grenade blast rattled residents of Tamse Road in Barangay Poblacion 4, Cotabato City, past midnight on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Initial police reports revealed that a still unidentified suspect riding a motorcycle hurled the grenade in front of the residence of Barangay Kagawad Al-Jaynodin Akmad Sumndad before…