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A national task force has been formed to “identify hotspots” where officials are being attacked.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided social protection services to surrendered private armed group members (PAGs) in Shariff

Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Photo courtesy of OPAPRU) MANILA - The government has provided for the needs of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants, including financial assistance, social entrepreneurship projects, and skills development training which are among the several accomplishments of the Bangsamoro peace process initiatives under President Rodrigo Duterte. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Recon...

(File photo courtesy of 57IB) MANILA - The National Task Force on the Disbandment of Private Armed Groups (NTF-DPAGs) said Monday it will intensify its operations following the dismantling of 15 groups so far operating in Mindanao, especially in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The 15 PAGs were composed of 94 members and yielded 86 firearms, while Task Force Western Mindanao told the NTF-DPAGs there are "no active or potential PAGs" in the Northern Mindanao ...

Thirty-two suspected members of private armed groups have been arrested in Laguna just days before Eleksyon 2022, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 26, placed six municipalities in Maguindanao, and one city and one municipality in Lanao del Sur under Comelec control. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security

(PNA file photo) MANILA-Eight areas in Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur on Tuesday were placed under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). In a statement, Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said six municipalities in Maguindanao, and one city and one municipality in Lanao del Sur are now under their control. The areas are the towns of Buluan, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Datu Piang, Mangudadatu, Pandag and Sultan Kudarat in the Province of Maguindanao. Also, the City of Marawi City and the...

At least 20 PAGs dismantled ahead of 2022 polls

(PNA file photo) MANILA -Around 20 private armed groups (PAGs), mostly in Mindanao, were dismantled by the Philippine National Police (PNP) as part of its security preparations for the national and local elections on May 9, a police official said on Tuesday. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the majority of these PAGs were based in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), some of them were members of the local armed groups. "More or less nasa 20 na yung ating na-di...

The Comelec placed six municipalities in the province of Maguindanao and one city and one municipality in Lanao del Sur under its control.