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MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — A significant milestone in the Bangsamoro peace process was achieved on August 3, 2026, as the municipalities of Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Talayan, and Guindulungan were…
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Six former members of a violent extremist group (VEG) formally returned to the fold of the law as 24 loose firearms were voluntarily surrendered…
TALAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Two women were arrested after authorities recovered high-powered firearms and ammunition from a vehicle during a checkpoint and follow-up police operation in Barangay Poblacion on…
The images are difficult to ignore. Inside a makeshift classroom in a remote Teduray community in Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur, children sit shoulder to shoulder on long wooden benches—without backrests,…
TALAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — A 43-year-old tricycle driver, locally known as a “payong-payong” driver, was shot dead in a brazen midday ambush in Purok 2, Barangay North Binangga, Talayan…
TALITAY, Maguindanao del Norte / TALAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Authorities on Monday, February 16, 2026, reported the successful turnover of 35 loose firearms in separate ceremonies held in Talitay,…
TALAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Outrage and grief have swept through the Teduray Indigenous community following the brutal killing of a 16-year-old young mother who was allegedly shot dead by…
TALAYAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — Authorities arrested a 23-year-old man after he allegedly attempted to hack his own wife in Barangay Bintan, Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur. The suspect, identified only…
TALAYAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — A new chapter of peace and unity unfolded in Maguindanao del Sur as rival groups under the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) of the Moro…
TALAYAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — A long-standing political rift between two influential cousins—Ampatuan Mayor Datu Rasul Mabang Sangki and 118th Battalion Commander Hamsa Sangki Kindo, also known as Commander Toabak—was…