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Senate Approval of OPAPRU’s ₱8.9-B Budget Seen as Major Push for Peacebuilding and Education in Bangsamoro
PASAY CITY — The Senate’s swift approval of the ₱8.9-billion budget of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) for 2026 is being hailed as a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing peace process—strengthening not only security efforts but also education and socioeconomic transformation in conflict-affected areas. Central to the…
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Basilan Turns a New Page: From Battleground to Beacon of Environmental Renewal
Basilan — November 29, 2025.The first rays of dawn broke over Puno Sampinit on Saturday as Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman led a symbolic climb up the once-feared mountain—long known as a stronghold of insurgents but now emerging as a testament to the province’s hard-won peace and growing commitment to environmental restoration. The early morning ascent,…
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CCPO Defends Controversial Operation in Cotabato City, Cops in Viral Video Relieved and Under Probe
Cotabato City — The Cotabato City Police Office (CCPO) defended its personnel following the circulation of a controversial CCTV footage showing several policemen allegedly assaulting a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–BARMM agent who had been arrested in a sextortion complaint. In a statement, CCPO clarified that the Nov. 11 operation was legitimate and was led by…
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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…