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COTABATO CITY — In the isolated village of Simsiman in Pahamuddin, a newly established town in Cotabato province, 73 elderly Moro residents received critical eye care on Tuesday, part of a continuing outreach effort led by regional officials and private health advocates. The mission, which included basic checkups and theContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur under its control following a rise in election-related violence ahead of the 2025 polls. Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia confirmed the move on Tuesday, April 15, saying the decision took effect immediately following an en bancContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY – Philippine Marine and Army officials on Monday, April 14, expressed gratitude to local government units (LGUs) in Maguindanao del Norte for their strong support during the recently concluded Marine Exercise 2025, a 12-day joint military training activity between Philippine and US forces. The bilateral drills, held fromContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY – Residents of Basilan have turned over 61 more combat weapons to authorities in support of a local disarmament campaign aligned with the national government’s peace efforts in Mindanao. The firearms were surrendered by locals from the cities of Isabela and Lamitan, as well as eight towns—Tuburan, Akbar, Sumisip,Continue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised a red tide alert in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay after detecting the presence of paralytic shellfish poison in two major fishing grounds. In an April 3 bulletin, echoed by the Regional DisasterContinue Reading
Violence continues to escalate across Mindanao in the lead-up to the May 12 midterm elections. Local officials and political operatives among those targeted in a string of deadly ambushes and attacks, reports gathered by the Inquirer show. Despite the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) gun ban and the deployment of additionalContinue Reading
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
