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CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Combined elements from 90th Infantry (Bigkis-Lahi) Battalion, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 12 (PDEA-12), and Pikit Municipal Police Station arrested five suspects and seized illegal drugs during an anti-drug operation in Barangay Poblacion, Pikit, North Cotabato on June 29, 2021. The apprehended suspects were identified as Vicente Sambo Pacheco, Mark Sambo Pacheco, John Melchor Pacheco Coleta, Robert Louise Pacheco Cadalso, and Ryan Layna Dela Serna. A...

Khalid Kalaing, 57, is a sub-leader of the Maguid Group, officials say.

Published May 22, 2021, 2:12 PM CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – The military and police have arrested the suspected leader of a lawless group long wanted for a string of murders in Maguindanao. Col. Pedro Balisi Jr., commander of the Army 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, said Saturday joint elements of the 6th Infantry Battalion, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (CIDG-BAR), and Datu Piang, Maguindanao police arrested Anayatin Duma in Sitio Tangguapo, B...

The clashes occurred as people in the mainly Muslim south were preparing to end Ramadan fasting.

May 10, 2021 Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Cirilito Sobejana said local government authorities and residents in Maguindanao should remain vigilant following the encounter between the military and the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) last Saturday. “I enjoin the populace of and local leaders in Maguindanao to remain vigilant as we continue our watch until peace is stabilized,” Sobejana said. The military and armed members of the B...

Sobejana calls for vigilance in Maguindanao after BIFF attack By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News Published May 9, 2021 3:29pm Local government officials in Maguindanao and their constituents must stay vigilant after security forces drove away on Saturday Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), top military official said Sunday. “I enjoin the populace of and local leaders in Maguindanao to remain vigilant as we continue our watch until peace is stabilized,” Armed ...

11 JAF border towers renovated with Canadian support inaugurated By JT - May 06,2021 - Last updated at May 06,2021 Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie poses for a group photo during the inauguration of eleven newly renovated border towers along the Syrian frontier on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Canadian embassy) AMMAN — Eleven newly renovated border towers along the Syrian frontier were inaugurated on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Canadian embassy. Canada’s Ambassa...

SunStar 6 BIFF members surrender in Maguindanao ZAMBOANGA. Six members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrender Tuesday, May 4, due to the continued military offensive against them in Maguindanao. A photo handout shows one of the surrenderers hands over a rifle to Colonel Pedro Balisi Jr., 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade commander. (SunStar Zamboanga) + May 05, 2021 SIX members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrende...

Military help for pandemic-hit Ontario hospitals starts at Sunnybrook in Toronto on Friday Canadian military health-care and other personnel will start helping Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centres field hospital and ICU in Toronto starting Friday, part of its deployment to Ontario hospitals strained under COVID-19 caseloads. Talks are ongoing about Hamiltons and other hospitals needs. Social Sharing

Published March 12, 2021, 12:00 PM COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The Army-led Joint Task Group Kutawato (JTGK) has facilitated the settlement of a long-standing family feud here, the military announced Friday. The warring family members (foreground) hand over their firearms to police and military representatives during the “rido” (family feud) settlement in Barangay Tamontaka 3, Cotabato City on Thursday (March 11, 2021.) The firearms consisted of an M16 rifle, a Carbine rifle, and two .45-calibe...