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COMELEC confirms BARMM ready for 2025 automated polls
DAVAO CITY—Atty. Rafael Olaño, Deputy Executive Director for Operations of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), emphasized on that the automated counting machines (ACMS)—the equipment used for counting votes—are ready and well-equipped for next year’s parliamentary elections. “We expect no issues with the machines, whether or not the power interruptions are intentional,” COMELEC Spokesperson Atty. John…
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Drug Den Dismantled; Maintainer & 2 Others Busted in Tawi-Tawi Drug Bust
Cotabato City—In a significant blow to the illegal drug trade, Drug Enforcement Officers from the PDEA Tawi-Tawi Provincial Office, in collaboration with the 51st Special Action Company Philippine National Police Special Action Force, Bongao Municipal Police Station, and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency BARMM, successfully conducted a buy-bust operation on September 4, 2024. The operation…
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13 Barangays in Parang, Sulu Declare as Gun-Free Zone and Peace-Centered Community
Thirteen barangays in Parang, Sulu were officially declared as “Gun-Free Zone and Peace-Centered Community” in a program held at Barangay Saldang Hall on September 4, 2024. The event was attended by the 1101st Infantry (Gagandilan) Brigade led by BGEN MARIO D. JACINTO, along with COL YASSER R. BARA MNSA (MI) PA, Deputy Brigade Commander, and…
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𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗽𝟯𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬.𝟬𝟬 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀.
Joint operating units from PIU, PDEU, and 2nd PMFC, MDS PPO, proceeded to Datu Piang MPS with an intel report regarding the transportation of illegal drugs coming from the interior barangay of Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur on September 3, 2024.Datu Piang MPS together with the aforementioned units, immediately conducted a joint checkpoint operation at…
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𝗣𝗵𝗽𝟯.𝟰𝗠 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗯𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱, 𝟭 𝗖𝗔𝗙𝗚𝗨 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁!
A successful entrapment operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) BARMM Lanao del Sur, in collaboration with the Philippine Army’s 3rd and 7th Scout Rangers Companies and the Tamparan Municipal Police Station, resulted in the arrest of one member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU), on September 3, 2024, in Barangay…
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4 LTG members surrender in Maguindanao del Sur
Four members of a local terrorist group surrendered to the government, bringing their weapons to Barangay Salbu, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on the morning of August 31, 2024. Lt. Col. Christian Cabading, Battalion Commander of the 92nd Infantry Battalion, stated that the four who surrendered brought their combat weapons, including an M14 Rifle,…
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𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐋𝐆𝐔 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐮
Brig. Gen. Leonardo I. Peña, Commander of the 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division and Joint Task Force Orion witnesses the reconciliation of the long-standing feuding families at the Capitol Province of Sulu on August 22, 2024. The amicable settlement between the families of Brgy. Lahing-lahing, Omar, Sulu was chaired by Hon. Abdusakur M. Tan and was…
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PDEA-PNP Yields ₱3.4 Million Worth of Shabu in Lanao del Sur Drug Bust; High-Value Target Arrested
Cotabato City—In a significant operation, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Special Enforcement Team (RSET), in collaboration with the 4th Special Action Battalion 41 Special Action Company PNP Special Action Force, 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Battalion, and Malabang Municipal Police Station, successfully seized ₱3.4 million worth of shabu and apprehended a high-value target in…
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6.8 Million pesos worth of shabu seized in Marawi City drug bust
PDEA RO BARMM Lanao Del Sur Provincial Drug Enforcement Officers together with elements of the Police Drug Enforcement Unit, LDSPPO, 45 Special Action Company, Task Force Marawi, 500 Combat Engineering Batallion, and Marawi City CPS, under the over-all direct supervision of Director Gil Cesario Castro, Regional Director of PDEA RO BARMM, successfully conducted a buy-bust…
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Protection Alert | Following the failed settlement of the violent clan dispute, thousands of people forced to flee their homes in Maguindanao del Sur.
Thousands of people forced to flee their homes following the re-eruption of clan dispute in Barangay Bakat, SSM and Dasikil, Mamasapano on May 2, 2024 that escalated to Barangay Tukanalipao and Pimbalakan, Mamasapano as well as in Linantangan, SSM from May 3, 2024 up to now, May 6, 2024. The re-occurence of this violent clan…