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DIPOLOG CITY — A 49-year-old man from Dapitan City voluntarily surrendered an unregistered homemade firearm to authorities on April 2, 2026, in a move that the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol…
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.…
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Authorities arrested a 27-year-old man in a buy-bust operation that led to the seizure of illegal drugs and a firearm in Purok 4, Barangay Sumpong on…
DUMINGAG, Zamboanga del Sur — A suspected chicken thief was injured after being accidentally shot by his own firearm while attempting to flee from pursuing residents on the morning of…
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…
COTABATO CITY — A 20-year-old man was arrested after authorities discovered an unlicensed firearm in his possession during a police checkpoint operation in the early hours of April 1, 2026,…
QUEZON, Bukidnon — A cache of high-powered firearms and explosive materials was successfully recovered by government troops following an intelligence-driven operation in southern Bukidnon, military officials confirmed. The operation, conducted…
TAPUL, Sulu — Sustained peacebuilding efforts in this island municipality continue to gain traction as a total of seven firearms have been voluntarily surrendered under the government’s intensified campaign to…
JOLO, Sulu — Strengthened collaboration among government forces, local leaders, and communities continues to produce concrete gains in Sulu, as troops facilitated the voluntary handover of loose firearms in separate…
MAASIM, Sarangani Province — Authorities confiscated an unlicensed firearm and over half a million pesos worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes following the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Colon…