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PRO-BAR Press Corps Decries Police Background Checks on Journalists
Cotabato City – The newly established PRO-BAR Press Corps has raised alarm over what it described as invasive and intimidating “background investigations” being conducted on journalists by intelligence police units in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. In a media statement, the corps condemned the actions as a direct assault on press freedom and the privacy of…
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Authorities Foil Human Trafficking Attempt, Rescue 12 Women in Tawi-Tawi
Bongao, Tawi-Tawi — The quick thinking and vigilance of the 1st Special Operations Unit-Maritime Group (1st SOU-MG) prevented a potential case of human trafficking on September 17, 2025, leading to the successful rescue of twelve (12) women who were about to fall prey to illegal recruiters. The operation began when PLTCOL Jeseryl A. Dela Cruz,…
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Peace Pact Ends Long-Standing Rido in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte
UPI, Maguindanao del Norte — A decades-old family feud between the Minted-Galapin and Datuwata clans was formally settled on September 17, 2025, through a peace ceremony facilitated by Bangsamoro Mediators Inc. (BMI) in partnership with the Office of Vice Governor Datu Marshall I. Sinsuat. The ceremony, held at Gians Restaurant in Barangay Nuro, marked the…
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Cotabato Mayor Refutes Pasawiran’s Claims, Denounces ‘Baseless Accusations’
Cotabato City — Mayor Mohammad Ali “Bruce” Matabalao issued a strongly worded statement on Tuesday dismissing as “baseless and misleading” the allegations made by Mr. Bimbo Ayunan Pasawiran during a press conference regarding recent shooting incidents and the city’s governance. Matabalao countered Pasawiran’s assertions point by point, emphasizing that authorities immediately acted following the fatal…
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Tuburan LGU Mediates Peaceful Settlement Between Disputing Parties
Tuburan, Basilan — In a significant move to strengthen community harmony, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tuburan, led by Mayor Durie S. Kallahal, successfully mediated an amicable settlement between Mr. Junaid Amin and Ms. Samira Amin on September 15, 2025, at the Municipal Building’s Conference Hall. The resolution brought an end to a dispute…
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MSSD-BARMM Engineer Shot Dead in Ambush in Datu Odin Sinsuat
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — A government engineer under the Ministry of Social Services and Development–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-BARMM) was killed after being ambushed by armed assailants while riding his motorcycle in Barangay Awang on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. The victim, identified as Engineer Romeo Ibero Livelo, 43, an…
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Two Men Nabbed with Illegal Firearms at COMELEC Checkpoint in Maguindanao del Sur
DATU SALIBO, Maguindanao del Sur — Police arrested two men carrying high-powered firearms at a Commission on Elections (COMELEC) checkpoint in Barangay Sambulawan on Monday morning, September 15. Authorities identified the suspects only by their aliases, Musa and Norodin, both of legal age. Confiscated from them were four firearms: one Elisco 5.56mm rifle, one Colt…
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Supreme Court Halts Implementation of Bangsamoro Redistricting Law
September 16, 2025 — The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) stopping the implementation of the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Redistricting Act of 2025, also known as Bangsamoro Autonomy Act (BAA) 77, which reorganizes parliamentary districts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a special session held on September 15,…
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Barangay Chairman Survives Gun Attack in Cotabato City; Husband and Civilian Killed
Cotabato City — Barangay Poblacion 5 Chairman Pahima Ayunan Pasawiran-Pusaka survived an armed attack on Tuesday morning, September 16, along Jose Lim Street, Cotabato City, but her husband and another civilian were killed. Initial reports revealed that Pusaka and her husband were on board a white Toyota Fortuner (plate number LAL 8792) when unidentified gunmen…
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WestMinCom Donates Portable Laboratory Equipment to Remote Tawi-Tawi Municipalities
Tawi-Tawi Province — The Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), through the Joint Task Force (JTF) Poseidon and the Joint Task Group (JTF) Atlas, turned over portable laboratory equipment to the Rural Health Units (RHUs) of Mapun and Taganak on September 13–14, 2025, in a bid to strengthen healthcare services in some of the country’s most geographically…