Cops seize 45 boxes of imported cigarettes in Sulu
COTABATO CITY — Policemen on Sunday confiscated 45 large boxes of cigarettes from Indonesia ready for delivery to local buyers. These were found in a barangay in the seaside Indanan town in Sulu.
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P21 million worth of smuggled cigarettes confiscated in Sarangani
COTABATO CITY — The police seized P21 million worth of cigarettes from Indonesia in an anti-smuggling operation in Glan, Sarangani on Saturday.
4 dead in latest gun attacks in Bangsamoro region
COTABATO CITY — Four were killed in separate ambush incidents in two adjoining Bangsamoro provinces nearby and in a gun attack in a public market in Cotabato City in just two days.
MILF cites non-Moro governor’s support to peace process
COTABATO CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Wednesday awarded a non-Muslim governor of a province outside of the Bangsamoro region a special citation for supporting the peace overture between the MILF and Malacañang since its inception in 1997.
Winds destroy houses in two Central Mindanao towns
COTABATO CITY — Around 40 houses were destroyed by strong winds that pummeled lowlands in the adjoining towns of Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur and Kabacan, Cotabato amid heavy rains on Thursday afternoon.
Money lending firm collector killed in Zamboanga del Sur ambush
COTABATO CITY — Gunmen killed a collector of a local money lending firm in a daytime ambush in Barangay Lutlutan in Dimataling town, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday.
2 nabbed for possession of shabu, explosives, guns in Zamboanga City
COTABATO CITY — The police arrested two men after authorities discovered explosives, firearms and shabu from their hideout in Barangay Quiniput, Zamboanga City on Wednesday afternoon.
‘Danger’ level heat index recorded in 9 areas
MANILA, Philippines — Nine areas in the country experienced a heat index classified as “danger” level on Tuesday amid El Nino and the start of the dry and warm season.