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Bringing Life Back to the Waters: How BASIL Program Rekindles Hope for Inland Fisheries in Maguindanao
SULTAN MASTURA, Maguindanao del Norte – On a warm April morning, the banks of the municipality’s rivers buzzed not just with the daily life of the people, but with renewed hope for the lifeblood of their inland fisheries. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), through its Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform…
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WestMinCom Bolsters Election Readiness in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi Ahead of 2025 Polls
SULU and TAWI-TAWI — April 24, 2025 — In a bid to ensure a peaceful, secure, and credible electoral process in the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) conducted a series of high-level conferences this week in the provinces of Sulu and…
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Courageous Basilan Resident Helps Avert Potential Bombing Tragedy
Tipo-Tipo, Basilan – A tragedy was narrowly avoided in Basilan after a vigilant community member tipped off authorities about a hidden improvised explosive device (IED), prompting a swift response from the 45th Infantry Battalion (45IB) of the Philippine Army. Acting on the critical information, troops from the 45IB immediately conducted operations in the area of…
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Tawi-Tawi Moves Closer to Establishing Seaweed Processing Plant
Davao City, April 21, 2025 — The plan to build a Seaweed Processing Plant in Tawi-Tawi is gaining traction following a high-level coordination meeting between provincial officials and the Project Support Office (PSO) Mindanao of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). Key officials from Tawi-Tawi, including Louie Nova, Head of the Provincial Project Management and…
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Man Nabbed for Gun Ban Violation, Acts of Lasciviousness in Northern Kabuntalan
Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte – Authorities arrested a male suspect on April 21, 2025, in Purok 2, Barangay P. Labio, for allegedly violating the nationwide gun ban and committing acts of lasciviousness. According to the Northern Kabuntalan Municipal Police Station (NK MPS), the arrest stemmed from a report by the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team…
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Marantao Candidates Sign Peace Covenant for Honest and Peaceful 2025 Elections
Marantao, Lanao del Sur — In a unified show of commitment to ensure clean and violence-free elections, political candidates in Marantao signed a Peace Covenant on April 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM. The covenant signing was witnessed by PCOL Robert S. Daculan, Provincial Director of the Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Office (LDSPPO), along with…
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Editorial: A Tipping Point in Cotabato City Politics — What the COMELEC Ruling Means for Governance and Stability
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Second Division has spoken. In a landmark decision, it has annulled the results in 36 clustered precincts from the 2022 mayoral race in Cotabato City due to “irregularities and fraud.” The Commission subsequently declared former Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi as the duly elected Mayor, setting aside the proclamation of incumbent…
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Tawi-Tawi Posts -2.8% Inflation Rate, Brings Economic Relief to Residents
Tawi-Tawi, Philippines – In a notable economic development, Tawi-Tawi registered a -2.8% inflation rate in February 2025—the lowest among provinces in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority-BARMM (PSA-BARMM). This deflationary figure marks a further drop from -1.0% in January 2025 and a significant turnaround from the 5.6%…
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Policewomen Undergo Training on Handling Cases Involving Minors in Marawi City
Marawi City — Fifty female police officers from various units across the province gathered on April 21, 2025, at the LDSPPO Multi-purpose Building, Camp Bagong Amai Pakpak, to mark the opening of a five-day seminar aimed at enhancing their skills in handling cases involving minors. The seminar, spearheaded by the Women and Children Protection Desk…
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The Fire That Never Died: The Teduray’s Long Struggle from Labuyo to Today
In the rugged hills of Upi, Maguindanao, during the turbulent 1970s, a flame rose from the heart of the Teduray tribe. It was not born out of ambition or power—but out of pain, resistance, and the need to survive. That flame had a name: Kumander Labuyo—the alias of Lauriano Mobadon, a Teduray farmer turned guerrilla…