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DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, April 11, inspected over a thousand high-powered firearms turned over by civilians and former combatants as part of a regional disarmament initiative aligned with the government’s peace-building efforts in Mindanao. Army officials from the 6th Infantry DivisionContinue Reading
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has authorized the issuance of safe conduct passes for former rebels facing criminal charges who are seeking amnesty under the government’s ongoing peace efforts. Marcos signed the memorandum on Friday, April 11, during a ceremony at the Officers’ ClubContinue 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
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
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
