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Over 290 Returning Filipinos from Sabah Safely Repatriated to Tawi-Tawi
Tawi-Tawi, BARMM — A total of 291 Returning Filipinos from Sabah (ReFS) safely arrived in Tawi-Tawi this week through a coordinated repatriation effort led by the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD), with support from local government units and security personnel. On September 16, 2025, 201 ReFS disembarked at the port of Bongao, where…
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Defense Chief Teodoro Leads Security Briefing for Bangsamoro Elections in Marawi
Marawi City, Lanao del Sur — Secretary of National Defense (SND) Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. visited the 103rd Infantry (Haribon) Brigade on September 19, 2025, to spearhead a high-level security briefing and personally engage with soldiers tasked to secure the upcoming Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE). Teodoro described the 2025 BPE as a “milestone in the…
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Clarification Motion Filed in SC as Sen. Marcos Opposes Suspension of BARMM Elections
MANILA – Petitioners of Bangsamoro Autonomy Act (BAA) No. 77 have filed a Motion for Clarification before the Supreme Court, seeking a clearer interpretation of the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued on September 15, 2025, in connection with the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections. The petitioners—MP Atty. Lanang T. Ali,…
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Flood Forces Evacuation of 200 Patients from Buluan District Hospital
Around 200 patients of the Buluan District Hospital in Maguindanao del Sur were evacuated on Thursday after floodwaters entered the facility, prompting authorities to transfer them to the Provincial Capitol Building and the Maguindanao Provincial Hospital. According to Dr. Mohammad Ariff Baguindali, chief of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) Maguindanao, the transfer was carried…
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Two Nabbed for Illegal Firearms Sale in Maguindanao del Sur
DATU UNSAY, Maguindanao del Sur — Police authorities arrested two suspects for the illegal sale of firearms and ammunition in an entrapment operation conducted on Wednesday morning, September 17, 2025, at the public market in Barangay Meta. According to the Maguindanao del Sur Police Provincial Office, in coordination with operatives from the Criminal Investigation and…
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Farmer Shot Dead in Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur
RAJAH BUAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur – A farmer was shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen in Barangay Dapantis, Rajah Buayan, around noon on Thursday, September 18. Police identified the victim as “Baranda,” a resident of Barangay Kaya-Kaya, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur. Initial investigation revealed that the victim was driving his motorcycle when two unidentified…
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Navy Seizes Vessel Carrying Undocumented Goods Off Tawi-Tawi
Tawi-Tawi — Operating units of the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) intercepted a motor vessel carrying a large volume of undocumented cargo off Lahangan Island, Tawi-Tawi, officials confirmed Thursday. The vessel, identified as M/V Haiban, was bound for Jolo, Sulu with 12 crew members on board when it was stopped by naval forces. Upon inspection,…
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PRO-BAR Press Corps Decries Police Background Checks on Journalists
Cotabato City – The newly established PRO-BAR Press Corps has raised alarm over what it described as invasive and intimidating “background investigations” being conducted on journalists by intelligence police units in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. In a media statement, the corps condemned the actions as a direct assault on press freedom and the privacy of…
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Authorities Foil Human Trafficking Attempt, Rescue 12 Women in Tawi-Tawi
Bongao, Tawi-Tawi — The quick thinking and vigilance of the 1st Special Operations Unit-Maritime Group (1st SOU-MG) prevented a potential case of human trafficking on September 17, 2025, leading to the successful rescue of twelve (12) women who were about to fall prey to illegal recruiters. The operation began when PLTCOL Jeseryl A. Dela Cruz,…
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Peace Pact Ends Long-Standing Rido in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte
UPI, Maguindanao del Norte — A decades-old family feud between the Minted-Galapin and Datuwata clans was formally settled on September 17, 2025, through a peace ceremony facilitated by Bangsamoro Mediators Inc. (BMI) in partnership with the Office of Vice Governor Datu Marshall I. Sinsuat. The ceremony, held at Gians Restaurant in Barangay Nuro, marked the…