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Man Fatally Shot in Cotabato City; Police Launch Manhunt for Gunman
Cotabato City — A self-employed family man was shot dead late Friday night, November 28, 2025, in Purok Solaiman, Barangay Rosary Heights 3, in what authorities describe as a brazen attack just a few meters away from the victim’s home. The victim, identified as Moner Dipatuan Badar, married and a resident of Purok Palimba 2…
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Army Recovers Firearms, Intensifies Pursuit of DI-HG Group Behind Brutal Killings in Maguindanao del Sur
MAMASAPANO, Maguindanao del Sur — Government forces under the 33rd Infantry Battalion (33IB) of the Philippine Army scored a significant breakthrough on Friday, November 28, 2025, after successfully launching a support-to-law-enforcement operation targeting remnants of the Dawlah Islamiya–Hassan Group (DI-HG) in Sitio Kulalo, Barangay Manungkaling. The operation, spearheaded by 33IB Commander LTC Germen T. Legada,…
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Top BIFF Member Surrenders Alongside Two Others in Maguindanao del Sur
Maguindanao del Sur, November 28, 2025 — In a significant development for counterterrorism efforts in Mindanao, a top-ranked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) member voluntarily surrendered to authorities, accompanied by two other faction members, local police reported. The surrender took place on November 24 at Camp BGen Salipada K. Pendatun in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte.…
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Father Gunned Down in Front of His Child in Lanao del Sur: A Brutal Killing That Deepens Mindanao’s Endless Cycle of Violence
MALABANG, LANAO DEL SUR — A tricycle driver was brutally shot dead in front of his young son in Barangay Mabel on Thursday afternoon, November 27, in a crime that residents and authorities describe as “chilling, senseless, and deeply alarming.” The victim, whose identity is still being validated by police, was driving his payong-payong tricycle…
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271 Loose Firearms Destroyed in Maguindanao del Sur as Gov’t Intensifies Campaign vs Illegal Weapons
BULUAN, Maguindanao del Sur — A total of 271 assorted loose firearms, including high-powered weapons such as a .50 caliber machine gun and 57RR recoilless rifle, were formally destroyed by the military and the provincial government on Thursday as part of the intensified Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Management Program. The demilitarization ceremony, held…
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MBHTE–Madaris director general Prof. Tahir Nalg shot in Cotabato City; BARMM deputy chief minister condemns attack
MBHTE Director General for Madaris, Prof. Tahir Guimil (Guiamel) Nalg, was wounded in a shooting incident at around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, along Esteros Street in Brgy. Rosary Heights 9/10, Cotabato City. The 65-year-old education official, a resident of Tamontaka 1, was attacked by an unidentified gunman who immediately fled after the shooting.…
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Police Staff Sergeant, Companion Nabbed in Lanao del Sur Checkpoint With ₱1.9-M Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes
MALABANG, Lanao del Sur — A police staff sergeant and his companion were arrested at dawn Thursday after authorities intercepted their van loaded with nearly ₱1.96 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at a checkpoint in Barangay JAS. The suspects were identified as Staff Sgt. Abdulnasser Untong, 40, assigned in Malabang, and Ansary Barua, 42, a…
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Opinion: Dialogue Is Good — But True Peace Requires Justice for the Teduray and Lambangian
The recent dialogue led by Brigadier General Edgar L. Catu and the 601st Brigade with the Teduray community in Datu Saudi Ampatuan is a welcome gesture of engagement, respect, and recognition. In a region long scarred by violence, displacement, and marginalization, every sincere effort to build trust—especially between state forces and Indigenous Peoples—deserves acknowledgment. The…
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Basilan Buy-Bust Turns Deadly: Police Operative Killed, One Suspect Arrested, Main Target Still on the Run
HADJI MOHAMMAD AJUL, BASILAN — A pre-dawn buy-bust operation in Barangay Sironggon erupted into a deadly shootout on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, leaving a police operative dead, one suspect neutralized, and another arrested, while the main target managed to escape. The operation, launched at around 4:10 A.M., involved joint elements of the Provincial Drug Enforcement…
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Businesswoman Nabbed in Cotabato City for Alleged Carnapping, Swindling, and Impersonating Police and Lawyer
COTABATO CITY — A 31-year-old businesswoman accused of posing as both a police officer and a lawyer was arrested Tuesday night at a checkpoint in Delta Bridge, Cotabato City, following multiple complaints linking her to carnapping, estafa, violation of BP 22, and usurpation of authority. The suspect, identified as Sheehan Taruc Caracol, single and a…