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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, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said the dividends of peace now being felt in Mindanao should be susta...

(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 and Davao regions, although 14 criminal gangs still exist. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidentia...

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.