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BULUAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — Four individuals, including the alleged maintainer of a drug den, were arrested after Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives dismantled an alleged drug den during…
HINATUAN, Surigao del Sur — Government security forces recovered a concealed cache containing a high-powered rifle, ammunition, improvised explosive devices, and medical and surgical supplies during an intelligence-driven security operation…
LUUK, Sulu — A high-powered firearm was voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Luuk, Sulu, on August 21, 2026, as the sustained implementation of the Rido-Free, Gun-Free, and Peace-Centered Community (RFGFPCC)…
SULU AND BASILAN — Strengthening territorial defense is no longer viewed solely as a military responsibility as the Joint Task Force (JTF) Orion, together with provincial governments, local government units,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) has strengthened its maritime security capability with the acquisition of a 42-foot speedboat donated by Philip Morris Fortune Corporation, Inc. (PMFCI),…
LUUK, Sulu — The 1102nd Infantry “Ganarul” Brigade, together with its subordinate and attached units, the Local Government Unit of Luuk, and various government and security partners, formally concluded the…
CARMEN, Surigao del Sur — Former members of communist terrorist groups (CTGs) have voluntarily turned over firearms, ammunition and other war materiel to government authorities in two separate incidents in…
The attempted ambush of BARMM Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua’s convoy in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, should not be treated as simply another security incident in…
CABANGLASAN, Bukidnon — Police and military authorities uprooted approximately 2,000 fully grown marijuana plants with an estimated street value of ₱400,000 during an eradication operation in the remote hinterlands of…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A total of 695 master cases of undocumented foreign-brand cigarettes with an estimated value of ₱170.14 million were intercepted by the Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) during…