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Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) (Photo via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said the subject of the pursuit operation are members of the Guerrilla Front Sendong of the NPA’s Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee.   Vinluan said the troops of the 10th Infantry Battalion were conducting combat operations when they figured in a 20-minute firefight with 20 rebels in Barangay Tuno, Don Victoriano Chiongbian, Misamis Occidental on Jan. 30.   The NPA communist terrorists, who were believed to have incurred casu...

Published January 30, 2021, 12:01 PM ZAMBOANGA CITY – The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi, with the help of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Tawi-Tawi, was able to dismantle a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camp at a coastal area of Bongao, the capital town of the province. The group of the military is heading to the MNLF camp to ask them to dismantle their camp in Lakid-Lakid, in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. (Nonoy E Lacson / MANILA BULLETIN) Tawi-Tawi Governor Yshmael I. Sali said on Friday, January 29, that his office, in coordination with JTF Tawi-Tawi, was able to settle an emerging security...

PHOTO VIA NONOY LACSON/ MANILA BULLETIN Armed Force of the Philippines- Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) Commander Lt Gen Corleto Vinluan, Jr. said on Friday, January 15, the six NPA members  were all residents of Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. Vinluan said they were  members of the Platoon West (Samsung), Guerilla Front Musa, Far South Mindanao Region (FSMR). They surrendered to the 37th Infantry Battalion stationed in Barangay Tibpuan, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, the  AFP-WestMinCom said. Vinluan identified them as Tener Mantang Maquil, al...

Published January 15, 2021, 8:09 AM ZAMBOANGA CITY – Elements of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NavForWem), together with the maritime police and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), rescued four passengers and 14 crew members of a distressed motorboat off Lampinigan Island in Isabela City, Basilan, at dawn Thursday, January 14. The sinking motorboat ML “Queen Shaima 3” off Lampinigan Island in Isabela City, Basilan province (via Nonoy Lacson / MANILA BULLETIN) NavForWem Commander Commodore Toribio D. Adaci Jr said naval forces came to the aid of ML Queen Shaima 3, which was reported t...

PHOTO VIA NONOY LACSON/ MANILA BULLETIN A belated report reach this city said, Monday, Malata Barangay Chairperson Bin Saudi Sarakil of  Ungkaya Pukan town was  traveling onboard a car with three companions in Sitio Banah when they were waylaid by armed men. According to Armed Force of the Philippines- Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) Commander Lt Gen Corleto Vinluan, Jr., Sarakil and his companions died on-the-spot due to gunshot wounds sustained during the ambush. Vinluan said soldiers from the18th Infantry Battalion immediately responded to the area after hearing the burst  o...