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P2-M Shabu Seized in Cotabato City; Two High-Value Targets Fall in PNP Buy-Bust
COTABATO CITY — Two alleged high-value drug personalities were arrested after falling into a meticulously planned buy-bust operation launched by the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group–Special Operations Unit 11 (PDEG SOU 11) in Mother Poblacion, Cotabato City, on Wednesday afternoon, November 20. The suspects, identified as Tato Mohammad alias “Tats,” 30, a tricycle driver,…
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Army, Local Leaders Facilitate Peaceful Rido Settlement in Basilan
STA. CLARA, LAMITAN CITY — After nearly five months of heightened tension and fear in parts of Basilan, the long-running rido between the families of Abdurajan Najalan and Selma Asmilin of Barangay Taberlongan, Maluso, has finally come to an end following a formal settlement mediated by local authorities and the Philippine Army on November 17,…
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Security Guard Shot Dead at Duty Post in Cotabato City; Family Seeks Justice
COTABATO CITY — A security guard was gunned down at his duty post on Tuesday afternoon in Bajunaid Street, Poblacion 6, Cotabato City, prompting calls for justice and a full investigation from both the victim’s family and authorities. The victim, identified as Marcial Tumbaga Pasukong, a security guard of QNY Wholesale Retailer and resident of…
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Two Suspected Drug Peddlers Nabbed in Lanao del Sur; ₱421,600 Worth of Shabu Seized
LANAO DEL SUR — In a decisive move under the Philippine National Police’s intensified anti-drug campaign, joint operatives of the Police Regional Office–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) arrested two alleged drug peddlers during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Beta, Tubaran, on November 18, 2025. The suspects, known only by their aliases “Paks” and “Bakbak,” were taken…
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OP-ED | Loyalty, Silence, and the Politics of the Purse
The recent declaration of full support by the leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s renewed anti-corruption stance arrives at a curious moment—one marked not only by government efforts to cleanse its ranks, but also by glaring gaps in accountability, transparency, and responsibility at the highest levels…
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Review Center Instructor’s Terrifying Midnight Ride Prompts Swift LGU, Police Action in Cotabato City
City vows tighter transport monitoring; public urged to stay vigilant COTABATO CITY — A review center instructor’s harrowing late-night tricycle ride has prompted quick response from local authorities, highlighting the importance of vigilance and the need for stricter monitoring of public transport around the city’s terminals. Niño James L. Aceron, an instructor who had just…
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Laborer Shot Dead in Broad Daylight in Shariff Aguak; Police Launch Manhunt for Riding-in-Tandem Killers
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur — A laborer was killed instantly after being gunned down by riding-in-tandem assailants early Monday afternoon, November 18, 2025, in Barangay Mother Poblacion. The victim, identified as Basi Nutin Pendatun, a resident of the area, was sitting on a payong-payong in front of a mini grocery store at around 1:00…
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601st Infantry Brigade Conducts Successful Live Fire Exercises in Maguindanao del Sur
601st Infantry Brigade Conducts Successful Live Fire Exercises in Maguindanao del Sur Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur — November 18, 2025 — The 601st Infantry (UNIFIER) Brigade successfully conducted Live Fire Exercises (LFX) at Tapat Hill, Brgy. Meta, Datu Unsay, as the culminating activity of their External Security Operations Training. The exercises were led by…
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Rido in BARMM Resolved Through AHJAG-MILF Intervention
Tugunan, BARMM – A longstanding rido (clan feud) in Barangay Balung, Tugunan, Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), was successfully resolved through the intervention of the AHJAG-MILF, in coordination with the local government of Tugunan, barangay officials, and commanders from various units of the MILF-BIAF. The conflict stemmed from…
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5 BIFF Members Surrender in Maguindanao del Sur, Turn Over High-Powered Firearms in Fresh Push for Peace
Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur — Five former members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)–“Bungos” Faction, long pursued by government forces, have voluntarily surrendered to the Philippine Army in a significant boost to ongoing peace efforts in central Mindanao. The surrender took place on November 16, 2025, when the former combatants formally yielded to…