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News from BARMM region
Cotabato City — Serious governance and spending issues have surfaced at the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following…
The Canadian government has issued a sweeping travel advisory against large parts of Mindanao, citing serious threats of crime, terrorism, and kidnapping—an action that threatens to further stigmatize the region…
COTABATO CITY — In a decisive move against corruption, the Blue Ribbon Committee of the 18th Sanguniang Panglungsod has suspended four barangay captains and one barangay councilor for 60 days…
LANGUYAN, Tawi-Tawi — December 16, 2025 — All 78 passengers and crew aboard the motor launch M/L J-Sayang were rescued after the vessel reportedly submerged off the waters of Sitio…
A man was arrested after members of the Barangay Peace Action Team (BPAT) seized suspected illegal drugs during a routine motorcycle patrol in Barangay Pantan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte,…
Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur — In a significant breakthrough for peace and security in Central Mindanao, rival Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) factions in Shariff Aguak have voluntarily surrendered nine…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) has confiscated nearly ₱40 million worth of smuggled cigarettes following three separate maritime interdiction operations conducted in the waters…
MAMASAPANO, Maguindanao del Sur — December 14, 2025 — A potentially volatile family dispute in Barangay Lusay, Mamasapano was peacefully resolved on Sunday following a community-led dialogue that brought together…
UPI, Maguindanao del Norte — Authorities seized an estimated ₱340,000 worth of suspected shabu during a pre-dawn buy-bust operation in Barangay Kiblig, Upi, but the prime suspect managed to flee,…
MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — A most wanted criminal linked to a string of killings in the province was killed on Sunday morning, December 14, 2025, after he allegedly fought back…