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Maguindanao board bet survives ambush

1 week ago | philstar.com | Janvic Mateo |John Unson

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A candidate for a seat in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Maguindanao del Sur and his companions survived an ambush yesterday afternoon. According to initial police reports, Baba Omar, a scion of a Maguindanao noble clan, was in a car with his companions when they were attacked by gunmen along the Cotabato-Isulan Highway in Barangay Kiteb in Datu Anggal Midtimbang town.
Give new BARMM chief a chance - Palace

1 month ago | philstar.com | John Unson |Alexis Romero

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday urged the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to give Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) interim chief minister Abdulraof Macacua a chance to perform his duties in the wake of concerns raised by the MILF’s central committee over his appointment. Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the administration is ready to talk to the MILF if the leadership of the Bangsamoro interim regional government did not perform well.
LRA official sa Zamboanga todas sa ambush!

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY , Philippines – Isang mataas na opisyal ng gobyerno sa Zamboanga ang patay matapos na tambangan at pagbabarilin ng riding-in-tandem sa mataong lugar sa Barangay Zone 4 sa Zamboanga City kahapon ng umaga. Sa mga ulat, sinabi ni Col.
25 na patay sa BARMM habang ipinatutupad ang gun ban

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Mas pinaigting pa ang implementasyon ng gun ban sa Bangsamoro region matapos masawi sa pamamaril ang 25 katao sa mga lugar na sakop nito mula ng ipatupad nitong January 12 ang naturang regulasyon ng Commission on Elections. Sakop ng Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ang mga probinsya ng Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Basilan at mga lungsod ng Cotabato, Marawi at Lamitan.
P9.4-M worth imported cigarettes seized in Lanao del Sur

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY— Policemen and an Army team seized P9.4 million worth of imported cigarettes in a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Piksan, Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, on Wednesday, January 29. Brig. Gen. Romeo Juan Macapaz, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, told reporters on Friday, January 31, that the contraband is now in their custody and will be turned over to the Bureau of Customs for disposition.
Government official killed in Zamboanga City ambush

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY — A gunman ambushed and killed a ranking government official on a busy thoroughfare in Barangay Zone 4, Zamboanga City, on the morning of Friday, January 31. Col. Kimberly Molitas, acting Zamboanga City police director, told radio reporters on Friday afternoon in Cotabato City that Jaybee Robert Villarin Baguinda of the Land Registration Authority (LRA) Region 9 succumbed to gunshot wounds after being rushed to a hospital by emergency responders.
25 killed in shooting incidents in BARMM amid election firearm ban

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY — The police and military have intensified the enforcement of the election gun ban in the Bangsamoro region where 25 individuals have been killed in a spate of gun attacks since its implementation throughout the country last January 12.
Teacher killed in motor collision in Cotabato

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY — A school teacher died from injuries after her motorcycle collided head-on with another along a highway in Barangay Poblacion, Makilala, Cotabato, on Thursday morning, January 30. Police investigators told reporters that around noon Thursday, Maryell Ubana Decano and her husband, Edmar, were riding together on their way to the Makilala Institute of Science and Technology when the accident occurred, resulting in her death.
2 NPAs killed in clash with soldiers in Butuan City

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY — Two members of the New People’s Army were killed in an encounter with soldiers in Barangay Los Angeles in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte on Tuesday, January 28. Officials of the Army's 4th Infantry Division and Brig. Gen. Christopher Abrahano, director of the Police Regional Office-13, separately confirmed on Thursday, January 30, the incident, which left two guerillas dead, both under the NPA’s Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC).
7 more Dawlah Islamiya members surrender to Army

2 months ago | philstar.com | John Unson

COTABATO CITY — Seven more members of the Dawlah Islamiya surrendered to local executives and senior Army officials in Midsayap, North Cotabato on Tuesday, January 28. Brig. Gen. Donald Gumiran, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said on Wednesday, January 29, that the seven terrorists yielded through the efforts of Mayors Rolly Sacdalan of Midsayap and Anwar Saluwag of Nabalawag and senior officials of the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion and the 602nd Infantry Brigade.