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COTABATO CITY — Officials of the Bangsamoro government are bracing for a drawn-out legal battle as a consequence of the petition by constituent-local executives for the Supreme Court to declare null and void the newly-enacted regional governance code.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Up to 9,136 learners in 405 child development centers in remote barangays in Lanao del Sur benefited from a food dispersal program last week of the Bangsamoro government, to be expanded soon in its five other constituent-provinces.
CAGAYAN DE ORO: Philippine troops clashed with Muslim militants in a gunbattle that left at least six soldiers and two rebels dead in a fog-shrouded hinterland in the south, military officials said Monday.Military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said four other soldiers were wounded in the army offensive Sunday against fighters of the Dawlah Islamiyah, a small armed group aligned with the Islamic State group, near Munai town in Lanao del Norte province.Troops were hunting a still-unknown number of militants, who withdrew from the scene of the battle, military officials said.
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said that the person behind the fatal bombing of the Mindanao State University last year was one of nine armed rebels recently killed in a military operation.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two residents of Marawi City were arrested after policemen and soldiers in a checkpoint in Barangay Lasang in Davao City found P727,000 worth of shabu and a .45 caliber pistol in their vehicle early Saturday.
CEBU, Philippines — They may have fallen short in their title quest but the OCCCI Sheermasters of Ormoc City are still happy and proud of their first runner-up finish in the Sinulog Cup 2024 Basketball Tournament recently.
FOURTEEN soldiers were given medals in connection with a successful operation that led to the killing of nine members of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Lanao del Sur last week.
Philippine troops have killed nine suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiyah, a militant group aligned with the Islamic State, in the southern region of the country. This includes two key suspects involved in a recent bomb attack that claimed the lives of four Christian worshippers, the army reported on Saturday.The operation, which took place in the village of Taporug near Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur province, saw four army scout rangers sustain minor injuries.