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North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US bases
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested engines for a new harder-to-detect missile capable of striking distant U.S. targets in the region. The launch was the North’s first this year. Experts say North.....»»
Constitutionality of Bangsamoro Local Government Code challenged at SC
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 01 March) — Three governors from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao filed this week a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the recently passed Bangsamoro Local Government Code (BLGC). Governor Abdusakur Tan of Sulu, Governor Mamintal Adiong of Lanao del Sur and Governor Bai Mariam Mangudadatu […].....»»
Lanao cops, soldiers on alert vs terrorist retaliatory attacks
Police and the military have tightened security at the border of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte to thwart possible attacks by Dawlah Islamiya terrorists.....»»
Residents oppose dividing Wao, Lanao del Sur into two towns; say BTA didn’t consult them
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 09 March) – Residents and local officials of Wao in Lanao del Sur on Thursday held a rally protesting the proposal at the Bangsamoro Parliament to divide their towns into two. Wearing red and green arm bands, Muslim and Christian residents filled the Municipal Hall grounds in the indignation rally dubbed […].....»»
Rido eyed in Lanao del Norte ambush incident
Local officials are certain that Thursday’s ambush incident in Lala, Lanao del Norte that left two individuals dead and two others injured is related to a “rido” involving the victims......»»
Maranao couple killed, two hurt in Lanao del Norte ambush
A Maranao couple got killed while two others were wounded in an ambush at a stretch of a highway in Barangay Magpatao in Lala, Lanao del Norte on Thursday morning......»»
Seven Zambo Sur relatives seeking jobs found buried in Lanao Norte
Seven bodies belonging to one family from Zamboanga del Sur were found buried in a remote town in Sapad, Lanao del Norte last Sunday, January 6, three of whom were minors......»»
Fire kills 2 siblings, razes 37 houses in Lanao Norte town
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 8 January) – Two siblings died in a three-hour blaze that also razed 37 houses in coastal Sitio Bucana, Barangay Titunod in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte at 9:50 p.m. Sunday, January 7. Ernesto Valle, chief of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Kolambugan, told Mindanews in a phone interview […].....»»
Names of 7 ‘salvage’ victims buried in shallow grave in Lanao Norte known
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 8 January) – Authorities revealed Monday the identities of the seven dead persons exhumed altogether from a shallow grave Sunday afternoon at Sitio Lapao, Barangay Karkum, in Sapad town, Lanao del Norte. In his report, Police Major Alibsar Daraba, Sapad police chief, said all the victims had multiple gunshot wounds in […].....»»
Marcos to the Bangsamoro: show the world the May 2025 polls will be peaceful and credible
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 February) – “Giving the vote to the people to choose their leaders is the logical succession, evolution, to the grant of self-rule to your land,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said as he urged Bangsamoro leaders to “show the world” that the first election of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim […].....»»
Authorities verifying 13 dead in North Cotabato road mishap
Authorities are still verifying the 13 fatalities in a vehicular accident involving a passenger van that collided with a dump truck along the National Highway in Barangay Luhong, Antipas, around 12:15 p.m. in North Cotabato on March 25, 2024......»»
From the islands to the mainland, UBJP members flock to Cotabato City to show solidarity
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 19 February) – From the island to the mainland, Sherhan Isa endured the long, backbreaking travel from Jolo, Sulu to be in solidarity with the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), during its general assembly in Cotabato City on Saturday, February 17. […].....»»
Bangsamoro official demands apology for ‘misappropriation’ of Bangsamoro culture in Sinulog
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 January) – The head of the Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH) issued a statement Saturday demanding a public apology from the contingent that presented Bangsamoro traditional dances depicted as Muslim in the Sinulog Festival of Cebu City, an event dedicated to the Santo Nino. BCPCH Commissioner […].....»»
NEWS BRIEFS | 23 February 2024
VP Duterte visits soldiers wounded in clash with militants in Lanao Norte CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 23 February) – Vice President Sara Duterte visited the Camp Evangelista Station Hospital to give assistance to the soldiers who were wounded in the February 18 clash with the Dawla Islamiyah-Maute Group militants in Munai town, Lanao del […].....»»
Ilocos Norte, Danao City ink sisterhood agreement
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Less than a week after the key officials of the Ilocos Norte province paid a visit to the local government of Danao City in northern Cebu, the two LGus met again, this time in Ilocos Norte. The visit to Ilocos Norte was Danao City’s venture to sisterhood with the said province.....»»
Marcos names Maguindanao del Norte governor’s son to Bangsamoro parliament
Jamel Macacua fills the vacancy in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority left by his father Abdulraof, who was appointed as the governor of Maguindanao del Norte in 2023.....»»
Maguindanao del Norte governor’s son appointed to Bangsamoro parliament
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 February)— The son of designated Maguindanao del Norte Governor Abdulraof Macacua has been appointed as member of the parliament of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) after his father vacated the post when he assumed as governor of the new province. The appointment of Jamel Balang Macacua, 33, came out last […].....»»
FACT CHECK | South Cotabato did not declare March 11 a Muslim legal holiday
MindaNews fact-checked a memorandum circulating on Facebook and in Messenger group chats that South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has declared March 11 a holiday in the province for the observance of Lailatul Isra wal Mi’raj. The memorandum is fake, Tamayo’s office notified the public. The provincial government of South Cotabato has not declared Monday, […].....»»
Division of Wao, Lanao del Sur feared to provoke violence anew
WAO, Lanao del Sur (MindaNews / 10 March) — Residents of this town fear a return to its bloody past – a time in the 1970s when land conflict pitted the Christian settlers against the native Moro inhabitants – if a bill proposing to divide it into two pushes through at the Bangsamoro Parliament. Parliament […].....»»
Militants got close to 20 meters in Lanao clash
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 22 February)—The Dawlah Islamiyah militants managed to creep up to 20 meters of the soldiers of the 44th Infantry Battalion in their attack in the mountains of Lanao del Norte on Sunday, dealing a heavy blow to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a military official said. The ensuing […].....»»