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PANDAMI, Sulu — The municipal government of Pandami has further strengthened its campaign to keep communities free from loose firearms after Mayor Nurhan S. Berto formally turned over three firearms…
KALINGALAN CALUANG, Sulu — Two Caliber .45 pistols were voluntarily surrendered by three individuals to government troops in Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu, on September 5, as joint peace and security efforts…
The first parliamentary election of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is no longer simply an election. It is shaping up to be a referendum—not necessarily on the Bangsamoro…
MAGUING, Lanao del Sur — The Philippine Army’s 55th Infantry (Vigilant) Battalion has deployed troops to various areas of Lanao del Sur as part of security preparations for the upcoming…
DATU SAUDI AMPUATAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — A man was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in the inner portion of Barangay Dapiawan, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur,…
COTABATO CITY — A woman and a habal-habal driver were wounded after two unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects allegedly shot them during a robbery in Clemente Aliño Street, Barangay Rosary Heights 2,…
Police authorities recovered an estimated ₱1.029 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during an anti-smuggling operation in Pangutaran, Sulu, on September 3, 2026, as law enforcement agencies intensified efforts to…
SHARIFF AGUAK, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — A drug suspect was killed after allegedly firing at police officers who were pursuing him following a buy-bust operation in Barangay Labu-Labu, Shariff Aguak,…
SHARIFF SAYDONA MUSTAPHA, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — A peace intervention in Barangay Linantangan, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur, resulted in the formal settlement of an armed dispute between two…
KALINGALAN CALUANG, Sulu — Efforts to make communities in Sulu rido-free and gun-free continued to gain momentum after a civilian voluntarily surrendered a high-powered firearm to government troops in Barangay…