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Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur — In a significant step toward lasting peace in a conflict-prone area, 17 high-powered firearms were formally presented to Brig. Gen. Edgar L. Catu, commander of…
COTABATO PROVINCE — A senior leader of the extremist group Dawlah Islamiyah–Hassan Group was killed during a military operation conducted before dawn on Sunday, March 8, in Barangay Tinimbacan, Banisilan,…
CAMP SIONGCO, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte — Ten former members of armed extremist groups voluntarily surrendered to the Philippine Army on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, marking another…
DATU HOFFER AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur — One soldier was killed and several others were wounded following a fierce encounter between government troops and members of the Dawlah Islamiya Hassan…
DATU HOFFER AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Heavy fighting erupted between government troops and suspected Dawlah Islamiya militants on Tuesday morning, leaving one soldier wounded and forcing hundreds of civilians…
CAMP SIONGCO, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte — The peace process in Mindanao gained renewed momentum as His Excellency Suat Akgun, Chairman of the Independent Decommissioning Body (IDB),…
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao del Sur – Four former members of a Violent Extremist Group (VEG) voluntarily surrendered to government forces, turning over high-powered firearms and formally pledging allegiance to peace…
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (October 24, 2025) — The 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division of the Philippine Army has achieved a major breakthrough in its campaign for peace and…
CAMP SIONGCO, Awang, DOS, Maguindanao del Norte — Government troops captured an alleged member of the Dawlah Islamiya–Hassan Group who was implicated in the brutal killing of an Indigenous leader…
COTABATO – The 602nd Infantry (Liberator) Brigade recorded another milestone in its peace campaign after 21 loose firearms were voluntarily surrendered by residents from the municipalities of Carmen and Pikit,…