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DATU PIANG, Maguindanao del Sur — Tension gripped a remote village in Datu Piang on Saturday morning, April 4, after an armed confrontation involving a local commander’s group triggered panic,…
The images are difficult to ignore. Inside a makeshift classroom in a remote Teduray community in Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur, children sit shoulder to shoulder on long wooden benches—without backrests,…
DATU ABDULLAH SANGKI, Maguindanao del Sur — Intensified security operations under new police leadership led to the arrest of two individuals during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Talisawa, authorities confirmed.…
POONA PIAGAPO, Lanao del Norte — April 3, 2026 — A long-standing clan conflict was formally resolved on Friday as two prominent families in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del…
COTABATO CITY — A graduating student who was reported missing in the early hours of April 3, 2026, has been found safe, bringing relief to her family and the community…
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Authorities seized an estimated ₱50 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a coordinated anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Dinaig Proper on the morning of…
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur — Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) convened on April 2, 2026, in a high-level…
COTABATO CITY — An 18-year-old woman was shot dead late Thursday night in a residential area in Cotabato City, authorities confirmed. The victim, identified as Baby Jean Aping Guiapar, a…
COTABATO CITY — Authorities have arrested a high-ranking wanted individual and alleged member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in a coordinated law enforcement operation on April 1, 2026,…
JOLO, Sulu — The campaign to establish Rido-Free, Gun-Free, and Peace-Centered communities in Sulu is gaining significant traction, as more civilians voluntarily surrender their firearms—an encouraging sign of growing public…