COTABATO CITY – Twenty-five Moro residents in Barangay Gokotan, Malidegao town, to undergo free eye surgeries through the initiative of Bangsamoro parliament member and concurrent Health Minister Kadil Sinolinding Jr. Local officials said the patients, who suffer from cataract and pterygium, were among the 211 villagers who benefitted from aContinue Reading

COTABATO, Philippines – The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) central committee and MNLF leaders in the Bangsamoro Special Geographic Area (SGA) agreed on Saturday, September 27, to strengthen coordination on municipal peace and security programs in support of Malacañang’s Mindanao peace process. The MNLF signed a final peace agreement withContinue Reading

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IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Navy personnel intercepted ₱9.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested five men in a maritime operation off Sulu, authorities said Thursday, September 25. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC), said sailors aboard BRP Herminigildo Yurong (PG906) stoppedContinue Reading

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Bualoi swept across the central Philippines, leaving at least 10 people dead and forcing more than 433,000 residents to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone areas, disaster officials said on Friday, September 27. The storm made landfall in San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, on Thursday night, packingContinue Reading