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KADAYANGAN, Special Geographic Area (SGA), BARMM — Two farmers were killed while another was seriously injured after they were ambushed and shot by unidentified gunmen in broad daylight on Sunday,…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — A coordinated anti-drug operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) resulted in the dismantling of a drug den and the arrest of three high-value…
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (April 15, 2026) — A tragic incident claimed the lives of five children who drowned in a water impounding area in Phase 2 Permanent Shelter,…
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte — A tricycle driver was wounded after being shot by an unidentified assailant on the evening of April 17, 2026, marking the second shooting incident…
SUMISIP, BASILAN — April 17, 2026 — A coastal community in Sumisip town was left reeling after a gruesome family tragedy unfolded Friday, when a 47-year-old fisherman allegedly hacked his…
MARAWI CITY — Two foreign nationals from Tajikistan were arrested by joint government forces in a coordinated law enforcement operation on Friday afternoon, April 17, 2026, in Barangay Lomidong, amid…
LUUK, Sulu — Sustained grassroots efforts to curb armed violence are gaining significant traction in Sulu’s second district, with a total of 116 assorted firearms voluntarily surrendered and recovered since…
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao del Sur — Thirteen members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)–Bungos Faction voluntarily surrendered to government forces on Friday, bringing with them high-powered firearms and signaling…
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte — A 46-year-old man was wounded while his wife narrowly escaped harm after they were ambushed by unidentified gunmen in a brazen late-afternoon shooting on…
MARANTAO, Lanao del Sur — Ten members of the Dawlah Islamiya–Maute Group (DI-MG), including a top leader, were killed in a decisive, intelligence-driven joint operation by government forces in Barangay…