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MARAWI CITY – Eight years after the 2017 siege reduced Marawi into ruins, echoes of war still reverberate through its streets. Families remain in makeshift shelters, children grow up without…
Maledigao, BARMM — A Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member was killed after a lone suspect hurled a grenade directly at a military patrol base in Barangay Nalapaan, Maledigao,…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has lifted its control over two towns in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) after months of heightened security measures. Comelec spokesperson Atty.…
SAPA-SAPA, Tawi-Tawi – Five individuals were rescued after a small motorboat capsized between Mantabuan and Latuan Islands while en route to Poblacion, Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi, on Friday morning, August 22, 2025.…
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – Residents from the towns of Pahamudin, Nabalawag, and Kadayangan in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) surrendered assorted…
Panglima Estino, Sulu — A long-standing clan feud that stemmed from two deadly shooting incidents in 2024 and 2025 has finally come to a peaceful resolution after the families of…
Cotabato City — A midnight anti-drug operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) resulted in the dismantling of a drug den and the…
Cotabato City — A joint anti-drug operation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)–BARMM Tawi-Tawi Provincial Office and the Mapun Municipal Police Station led to the dismantling of a suspected…
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Another incident of gun-related violence erupted Tuesday morning despite the ongoing gun ban in relation to the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao…
The filing of Parliament Bill No. 380, which seeks to rename the municipality of South Upi in Maguindanao del Sur into “Teduray Municipality,” is indeed a welcome development. For years,…