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Motorist Shot Dead in Broad Daylight in Pahamuddin, BARMM
PAHAMUDDIN, Cotabato Province — A male motorist was killed in a brazen daylight shooting after he was repeatedly fired upon by an unidentified assailant while riding his motorcycle in Barangay Balacayon, Pahamuddin, Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), on Sunday afternoon, January 25, 2026. Police said the incident…
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MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Sinks Off Basilan Waters, At Least 10 Dead; Massive Search and Rescue Ongoing
PILAS ISLAND, Basilan — What was supposed to be a routine overnight sea journey turned into a maritime tragedy after MV Trisha Kerstin 3, a passenger vessel of Aleson Shipping Lines, sank in the waters off Pilas Island, Hadji Muhtamad municipality, in the early hours of Monday, January 26, 2026, leaving at least 10 people…
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MILF Commander Denies Role as Police Probe Intensifies in Shariff Aguak Mayor Ambush
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur — As authorities intensify their investigation into the brazen ambush targeting Shariff Aguak Mayor Datu Akmad Mitra Ampatuan Sr. on Sunday morning, January 25, 2026, allegations circulating on social media linking the attack to MILF Commander Datu “Blackstone” Adam have been strongly denied by the commander himself, even as police…
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PDEA Seizes ₱340,000 Worth of Shabu, Arrests High-Value Target in Lanao del Sur Buy-Bust
Taraka, Lanao del Sur – Authorities have successfully dismantled a major illegal drug transaction in Barangay Sigayan Proper, Taraka, Lanao del Sur, seizing an estimated ₱340,000 worth of shabu and arresting a high-value target (HVT) during a buy-bust operation on January 24, 2026. Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Special Enforcement Team…
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More Than a Decade After Mamasapano: When the Powerful Escaped, and the Dead Paid the Price
More than a decade has passed since the blood-soaked morning of January 25, 2015, when 44 elite members of the Philippine National Police–Special Action Force (SAF) were killed in the cornfields and marshlands of Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano. Eleven years later, the country still commemorates the Fallen 44—but it has yet to confront the far more…
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Man Shot Dead While Guarding Mini-Store in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte — A 36-year-old man was killed in a brazen daytime shooting after an unidentified assailant opened fire on him while he was tending his mini-store along Diversion Road in Barangay Bulibod on Monday, police said. The victim was identified as Hasim Masukat Masabpi, married, self-employed, and a resident of the…
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Shariff Aguak Mayor Survives Ambush; Two Escorts Wounded, Three Suspected Gunmen Found Dead
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur — Mayor Datu Akmad Mitra Ampatuan survived an ambush after his convoy came under fire on Sunday morning, January 25, 2026, in Barangay Poblacion, the mother barangay of Shariff Aguak. While the mayor was unharmed, two of his security escorts were wounded in the attack and were immediately rushed to…
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PRO BAR, Bureau of Customs Destroy Massive Cache of Smuggled Cigarettes in Davao del Norte
Panabo City, Davao del Norte — Authorities dealt a major blow to the illegal tobacco trade as a massive volume of smuggled cigarettes was officially condemned and destroyed in a joint operation led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), with the Police Regional Office–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO BAR) serving as official witness, on January 23,…
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Families in Lamitan Settle Dispute Peacefully, Boosting Basilan Peacebuilding Efforts
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — January 23, 2026 — A long-standing misunderstanding between families in Lamitan City was peacefully resolved on Thursday through an amicable settlement witnessed by top military, local government, and peace leaders—marking another milestone in Basilan’s continuing peacebuilding efforts. Brigadier General Frederick M. Sales, Commander of the 1101st Infantry “Gagandilan” Brigade, witnessed the…
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Drug den dismantled, four arrested in buy-bust operation in Maguindanao del Sur
COTABATO CITY — A joint anti-illegal drugs operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency resulted in the arrest of a suspected drug den maintainer and three cohorts and the dismantling of a drug den in Barangay Digal, Buluan, on January 22, 2026. The buy-bust operation was spearheaded by the PDEA Maguindanao del Sur Provincial…