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(Courtesy of OPAPRU) MANILA - The National Task Force for the Disbandment of Private Armed Groups (NTF-DPAGs) has neutralized some 15 private armed groups (PAGs) in Mindanao, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity reported on Thursday. In a social media post, the OPAPRU described the latest development as proof that the peacekeepers in Mindanao continue to sustain gains in their efforts within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and ...

(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has seized some PHP1.63-billion worth of illegal substances from 12,858 police operations starting January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022. In its First Quarter (Q1) 2022 assessment report released by the PNP Directorate for Operations on Tuesday night, the PNP said some 15,946 suspects were arrested while 31 died in police operations. During the same period, some 288 members of organized crime groups were also rounded-up. A total of...

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan has assured that he will not abuse the authority given to him to declare areas under their control. Comelec/MB "I can assure you that power will not be abused. It will be exercised sparingly only on urgent and meritorius cases and I

TACLOBAN CITY - Police Regional Office 8 Regional Director Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said he will deploy around 230 cops to Calbayog City, Samar, starting March 1 to beef up security for the upcoming May 2022 polls. He clarified that the initiative is not an indication that the city is already being

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three municipalities and a city in Negros Occidental have been placed under “Red” category, in line with the May 9 synchronized

FOR PEACEFUL BARMM POLLS. Comelec-BARMM deputy regional director Renault Macarambon (left) and Brig. Gen. Arthur Cabalona, police director for BARMM (right), shown in these undated photos, vow to help ensure peaceful national and local balloting in the region. Election and police officials in the BARMM have started the series of their coordinated meetings Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2022) on election hotspots in the region. (Photo courtesy of Comelec-BARMM/PRO-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The Commission on Ele...

Government is targeting “private armed groups” who act to intimidate voters.

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another local government unit in southern Negros is being assessed by the Commission on Elections as a possible “area of concern”

Philippine Army chief Lieutenant General Romeo Brawner Jr. has instructed troops to destroy private armed groups who may threaten the peaceful conduct of the May 2022 elections.

(Photo courtesy Of PRO 12) KORONADAL CITY-The Regional Monitoring Action Center (REMAC) of the Police Regional Office in Soccsksargen (PRO-12) has not logged any violator nor untoward incident during the first day of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban in the region. The 150-day nationwide gun ban concerning the upcoming national and local elections in May took effect midnight of January 9. Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, the PRO-12 director, said they have deployed police personnel for th...