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DATU BLAH SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – Filipino and American troops conducted a joint sea-to-shore anti-terror assault drill and artillery fire exercise on Wednesday, April 9, in a quiet coastal village in this province’s fishing capital. The drills, held in Barangay Penansaran, were part of Marine Exercise 2025, a bilateralContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY — With Sulu officially removed from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), lawmakers in the regional parliament are now gearing up to reallocate its seven parliamentary districts ahead of BARMM’s first-ever elections in October 2025. This move follows a landmark Supreme Court decision earlier this year,Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – With political temperatures rising ahead of the 2025 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), leaders of the region’s major political parties are urging their supporters to exercise restraint—particularly in social media. Officials from Serbisyong Inklusibo, Alyansang Progresibo (SIAP), the United Bangsamoro JusticeContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The streets of Ipil, the bustling capital of Zamboanga Sibugay, are getting louder as political motorcades weave through barangays, posters cover every wall, and candidates flood the airwaves with promises as elections day get nearer. But behind the campaign music and hopeful slogans, a quieter storyContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY – Under the cover of night and the sharp gaze of high-powered scopes, Filipino military and police snipers joined U.S. counterparts in a long-range nighttime shooting drill in Maguindanao del Norte on Friday, April 5 – a key highlight in the ongoing Philippine-US Marine Exercise 2025. The marksmanshipContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A joint operation by Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group, Zamboanga City Police, and Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized P2.8 million worth of illegal Indonesian cigarettes in a raid last Tuesday, April 1. Acting on community tips, authorities stormed a storage facility in Baliwasan Seaside, uncovering 95 large boxes of contraband brands, including New Berlin Red,Continue Reading
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In a blow to the illegal drug trade in the Zamboanga Peninsula, undercover police operatives arrested a high-profile dealer and confiscated P2 million worth of shabu during a sting operation in Barangay Baliwasan last Wednesday, April 2. The suspect, known for supplying methamphetamine (shabu) across multiple barangays inContinue Reading
