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MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato — At least five people were killed, including two students caught in the crossfire, after armed groups clashed in the border areas of Nabalawag, the Special Geographic…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities recovered more than half a million pesos worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes abandoned in a coastal community here during an anti-crime operation over the weekend, police…
JOLO, Sulu — The Philippine military has clarified that the recent visit of a United States Marine special operations unit to the headquarters of the Philippine Army in Sulu was…
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,…
The provincial government of Lanao del Sur successfully mediated the settlement of a long-standing “rido,” or clan feud, between two families on March 4, marking a significant step toward restoring…
CAMP LUCERO, Carmen, Cotabato — Government security forces recovered several high-powered firearms following a joint law enforcement operation launched in response to a series of armed confrontations that displaced hundreds…
TALIPAO, Sulu — Authorities arrested three individuals and confiscated four illegal high-powered firearms during a joint security operation in Barangay Bagsak, Talipao, on Saturday, marking a significant development in the…
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte — Government troops formally deployed community support teams and presented two former violent extremists who surrendered to authorities during a ceremony aimed at strengthening peace…
SIASI, Sulu — A swift joint response by troops of the Philippine Army and personnel of the Philippine National Police resulted in the arrest of a shooting suspect following a…
CAMP SIONGCO, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte — Government forces recovered several firearms and war materials after intervening to de-escalate a confrontation between two armed groups in Barangay…