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Lanao del Sur Pushes for Plastic-Free Future Amid Challenges of Implementation
Marawi City — In a bold move toward environmental sustainability, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur, through its Sangguniang Panlalawigan, has taken a decisive step to curb plastic pollution by proposing the Plastic Free Ordinance of 2025. The measure, which aims to ban the use, sale, and distribution of single-use plastics, Styrofoam, disposable bento…
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Gun Ban Begins for BARMM Polls — Will It Curb Gun-Related Violence This Time?
COTABATO CITY – The gun ban and election period begin today, August 14, for the historic first-ever Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections, marking the start of a 76-day period that runs until October 28, 2025. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) says security forces from the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Philippine Coast Guard…
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Barangay Dialogue in Talayan Pushes Peace and Development for Teduray Communities
TALAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Brig. Gen. Edgar L. Catu, Commander of the 601st Infantry Brigade, led a Barangay Visitation and Dialogue on August 12, 2025, in Barangay Fukol to discuss inclusive programs for the Teduray communities of Barangay Ahan and Barangay Datalpandan in neighboring Guindulungan. The activity served as a platform to outline national…
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Guardians of the Peaks: How Lanao del Sur Climbed for the Future of Mt. Piayapayungan
High above the lowland towns, where clouds curl around emerald ridges and the air carries the crisp scent of moss and rain, the Mt. Piayapayungan Range rises like a sleeping giant. Its slopes cradle hidden streams, towering trees, and the songs of birds found nowhere else on Earth. It is here, in this remote heart…
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CotSU Alumnus Shot Dead in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – A 24-year-old man, identified as Datu Rasheed Pama Dudin, was shot dead in Barangay Salimbao on Tuesday evening, August 12, 2025. According to police reports, the incident occurred at around 6:20 p.m. The victim, a resident of Barangay Bulalo in the same town, sustained three gunshot wounds to the…
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Turtle Islands: The Philippines’ Southernmost Gem Strengthening Community, Protecting Nature
In the farthest reaches of the Philippines, just a short stretch of sea away from Malaysia, lies a remote paradise teeming with both history and life — the Municipality of Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi. Known in Sama as Lahat Pūꞌ Payukan and in Tagalog as Bayan ng Pulo ng Pawikan, this island group is not…
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Two Warring Families in Shariff Aguak End Long-Standing Feud Through Rido Settlement
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – Two families locked in a long-standing feud in Barangay Malingao have formally ended their conflict through a Rido Settlement facilitated by Governor Datu Ali “Kagui Ali” Midtimbang, in cooperation with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the Bangsamoro…
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DSWD Launches Social Case Management System for 26,145 Former MILF, Non-State Armed Group Members
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has officially launched its Social Case Management System (SCMS) to provide holistic, personalized support to 26,145 decommissioned combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and other former members of non-state armed groups. The initiative, unveiled on July 30, is funded by the…
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PDEA-BARMM Nabs Brothers-in-Law, Seizes ₱6.8 Million Worth of Shabu in Maguindanao del Norte
PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte – Two men who are brothers-in-law were arrested in a successful drug buy-bust operation that led to the confiscation of ₱6.8 million worth of suspected shabu in Purok Nursery, Barangay Making, on Monday, August 11, 2025. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) Director Gil Cesario Castro identified…
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Five Arrested in Illegal Cockfighting Raid in Datu Odin Sinsuat
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – Police arrested five individuals during an anti-illegal cockfighting operation in Barangay Semba on Sunday afternoon, August 10, 2025. The suspects, identified as Badrudin, Anwar, Ahmid, Jomar, and Marouf—all residents of the area—were caught in the act following a tip-off from a concerned citizen about an ongoing illegal sabong.…