Does Rodrigo Duterte deserve the Datu Bago award?
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Does Rodrigo Duterte, former president and long-time mayor of Davao City, deserve this year’s Datu Bago........»»
P1.7-M worth shabu confiscated in Maguindanao del Norte
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized P1.7 million worth of shabu from two traffickers who fell in a sting in Barangay Makir in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Monday......»»
Ex-President Duterte is lone 2024 Datu Bago awardee
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / March 5)—Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who also served as mayor for over two decades, will be the lone 2024 Datu Bago awardee. Davao City Councilor Pilar Braga, who also chairs the Datu Bago Awards Organization (DBAO), said it is high time for Duterte to receive the award as the “most deserving […].....»»
MOPPIYON KAHI DIID PATOY: Remembering Datu Lamberto Delfin
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 6 March)—Kidapawan was dealt a huge loss last week with the demise of Datu Lamberto “Ombuon” Delfin of Mua-an, one of the Pillars of the City’s Heritage. At the time of his death, Datu Lamberto was Kidapawan’s most senior and most revered Monuvadtuvad (performer of rituals) and one of the most […].....»»
South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Sur stakeholders ink pledge to protect Marbel Buluan Watershed
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 6 March)– After seven years, various stakeholders from the public and private sectors formalized their commitment Wednesday for the protection and preservation of the Marbel Buluan Watershed, a vital biodiversity area spanning 121,000 hectares in the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao del Sur. Catholic Church leaders expressed their […].....»»
Southern Philippine clash kills 2 suspected militants
MANILA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Philippine security forces have killed two suspected militants in a clash in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday. In a report, the military said fighting broke out around 5 a.m. local time Saturday after troops chanced upon a group of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in a village in Maguindanao del Sur province. The BIFF militants fled after the fig.....»»
Southern Philippine clash kills 2 suspected militants
MANILA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Philippine security forces have killed two suspected militants in a clash in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday. In a report, the military said fighting broke out around 5 a.m. local time Saturday after troops chanced upon a group of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in a village in Maguindanao del Sur province. The BIFF militants fled after the fig.....»»
Ranking BIFF member die in Maguindanao del Sur clash
Soldiers shot dead a senior member of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and arrested his father in an encounter in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao del Sur before dawn Monday......»»
Magnitude 4.9 quake jolts Maguindanao del Norte
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook parts of Central and Western Mindanao on Monday night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology......»»
4 dead in separate Mindanao ambush incidents
Four individuals were killed in separate ambush incidents on Thursday in the provinces of Agusan del Sur in Region 13 and in Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao......»»
4 nabbed, P510K worth shabu seized in separate police, PDEA operations
Government operatives arrested four drug den operators and seized P510,000 worth of shabu in separate operations in Cotabato City and in nearby Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte in just two days, laid with the help of the local communities......»»
Woman dead, father wounded in Maguindanao del Sur robbery
Robbers shot dead a helpless 28-year-old woman and wounded her father in a highway heist in Barangay Libutan in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday......»»
Marines operate skills training center in former MILF bastion
The Marines now operate a livelihood skills training center for villagers in the former main enclave of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front which is surrounded by municipalities in Maguindanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Cotabato provinces......»»
2 soldiers, militiaman hurt in Maguindanao del Sur grenade blast
Two soldiers and a militiaman were hurt when a suspected member of the Dawlah Islamiya hurled a grenade at their roadside detachment in Barangay Timbangan in Shariff Kabunsuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday night......»»
Girlfriend, boyfriend end lives in separate suicides
A Teduray woman and her boyfriend took their own lives seven hours apart in a secluded barangay in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday......»»
Guns, ammo seized in Maguindanao del Sur
Four caliber .45 pistols and bullets for various guns were seized from a suspected gunrunner in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Friday......»»
Illegal firearms, ammunition dealer in Maguindanao del Sur busted
The police seized hundreds of rounds of ammunition of various calibers and four .45 caliber pistols from an illegal dealer, said to have peddled his merchandise to local terrorists, entrapped in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Friday......»»
2 suspects in ambush of doctor in Maguindanao del Sur surrender to cops
Two of the three suspects in an ambush of a 28-year-old physician in Buluan town in Maguindanao del Sur last February 3 surrendered to the police on Wednesday. .....»»
Two suspects in shooting of doctor in Maguindanao del Sur surrender
Police say the case was an attempted murder stemming from a robbery attempt.....»»
Ambush of gov t doctor in Maguindanao del Sur condemned
Dr. Sharmaine Barroquillo, who works in the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital, was driving her car in Buluan town when she was attacked by unidentified gunmen on the evening of February 3......»»