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Maguindanao del Sur Gov. Datu Ali Midtimbang has offered a P300,000 cash reward for information leading to the arrest of suspects in the ambush-slay of five police officers in Shariff Agu, an incident that adds to a broader surge in violence targeting state security forces in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Representatives from the Philippines and China have held initial exchanges in Quanzhou on bilateral issues, including maritime concerns and South China Sea energy cooperation, ahead of a foreign ministers' meeting.
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat – A town councilor in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was shot dead by two men who spoke with him before the attack in front of his home in Paglat, Maguindanao del Sur Wednesday morning. Capt. Nelson Pedrico, Paglat police chief, identified the slain official as Samon Kitalok,
MANILA, Philippines – Amid the holy month of Ramadan, Senator JV Ejercito visited the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), highlighting its vast tourism potential and encouraging more Filipinos to discover the region’s natural beauty, rich culture, and growing opportunities for development. During the visit, Ejercito met with Maguindanao del Sur Governor Datu Ali
Officials in Sultan sa Barongis town, Maguindanao del Sur, have banned the use of face masks and ski masks by motorists to help prevent crime along the national highway.
Philippine National Police are investigating a local terrorist group's possible involvement in a deadly ambush in Maguindanao del Sur. The attack killed five police officers and wounded three others.
Seventeen high-powered firearms were turned over to the military by Moro families in Maguindanao del Sur, who were involved in clan wars, according to the Army.
Three individuals linked to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Dawlah Islamiyah have surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) during a protected extraction operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
COTABATO CITY – Four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were injured following a clash between two of the group’s commanders in Linantananga village, Shariff Saydona Mustapha town on Sunday, March 1. Lt. Colonel Ronald Suscano, spokesperson for the 6th Infantry Division, however, assured the situation had already calmed down. He identified the
COTABATO CITY – Maguindanao del Sur Rep. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu took offense at the use by journalist Ramon Tulfo of the word “Muslim” to describe the alleged suspects in the murder of an official of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in Palawan. “The sin of Juan is not the sin of all,” Mangudadatu said in response to Tulfo’s statement
A village head and his driver were injured in an ambush in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines, on Monday morning.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), supported by police and military, arrested two drug suspects and confiscated an estimated P3.4 million worth of shabu in Maguindanao del Sur on Monday.
The Ministry of Social Services and Development in BARMM facilitated the reunion of two trafficked girls with their families in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
COTABATO CITY – Gunmen ambushed and killed on Tuesday, March 3, a retired police officer and his companion in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur. Captain Nurjhasier Sali, police chief of Datu Montawal, identified the victims as Elias Dandan, former police chief of Pikit, Cotabato, and Raymund Bioy, both residents of Barangay Kalawag, Pikit, Cotabato. Sali