FORTY-ONE members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to military troops in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, the military said Friday, February 28, 2025. The Army's ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it was investigating whether an armed group was behind the attempted killing of a Maguindanao del Sur vice mayor. Datu Piang Vice ...

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) has strongly condemned the attack on Vice Mayor Omar A. Samama of Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur. Secretary Carlito ...

COTABATO CITY — Residents of Mamasapano town in Maguindanao del Sur surrendered 13 combat rifles to the Army’s 33 rd Infantry Battalion (IB) on Monday. Army Brig. Gen. Donald D. Gumiran, commander of ...

DAVAO CITY – The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) on Tuesday, Feb. 25, condemned the gun attack against Vice Mayor Mohammad Omar Samama of Datu Piang town in Maguindanao del Sur on Monday, Feb.

Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur Vice Mayor Datu Omar Samama, who is seeking reelection in the May 2025 polls, was injured after getting shot on Monday morning. Samama was giving a speech when he was ...

COTABATO CITY — A vice mayoral candidate in Maguindanao del Sur was injured in a gun attack by a still unidentified suspect about 9:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, the United Bangsamoro Justice Party ...

COTABATO CITY — An unidentified gunman shot and injured Datu Piang Vice Mayor Omar Samama while he was speaking at a local event in Barangay Magaslong, Maguindanao del Sur Monday. Samama, who is ...

DATU BLAH T. SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – The Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines inaugurated Maguindanao ...

COTABATO CITY – The vice mayor of Datu Piang town in Maguindanao del Sur province was shot and wounded on Monday morning, Feb. 24. Police said Vice Mayor Atty. Datu Omar Samama was shot while ...

Edgar Catu. Units of 6th ID in the adjoining Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces and Cotabato City had collected more than ...