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Luuk, Sulu – Peace and security initiatives in Luuk gained significant momentum on March 23, 2026, as residents voluntarily surrendered five firearms across multiple barangays, further bolstering the municipality’s Gun-Free…
OMAR, SULU — In a significant display of unity and reconciliation, the 1102nd Infantry “Ganarul” Brigade of the Philippine Army joined the 58th Founding Anniversary of the Moro National Liberation…
INDANAN, Sulu — Authorities confiscated an estimated ₱3.4 million worth of suspected illegal drugs and arrested two individuals during a coordinated anti-drug operation in Barangay Buansa on the night of…
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur — A coordinated anti-illegal drug operation led by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro region resulted in the arrest of two suspected drug pushers and…
COTABATO CITY — A disturbing surge of stray bullet incidents has left at least four children shot in just a short span of time in Maguindanao del Sur—two of them…
March 22, 2026 | Patikul, Sulu — A joint anti-drug operation by government forces led to the dismantling of a suspected drug den in a remote village in Patikul, Sulu,…
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — A one-year-old child who sustained a life-threatening impaled chest wound caused by a sharp pedicure tool locally known as a “nail pusher” has survived following a successful…
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Two men listed among the most wanted persons at the municipal and provincial levels were killed in a predawn shootout with police operatives serving…
Jolo, Sulu — A growing wave of civilian cooperation is strengthening peace efforts in Sulu, as four firearms were voluntarily surrendered in separate municipalities on Sunday, March 22, signaling increased…
WAO, Lanao del Sur — A 54-year-old man identified only by his alias “Efren” was arrested in a joint anti-drug operation on the afternoon of March 20, 2026, as authorities…