The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is verifying reports regarding the death of the leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
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President Aquino appeals for public understanding over Mamasapano incident
(SILANG, Cavite) President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday (March 26) appealed for public understanding over the Mamasapano incident, maintaining that he was kept in the dark by people he trusted to carry out the January 25 operation. In his message to the graduating class of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), the President said police officials involved in the operation made him believe that Oplan Exodus was well-planned and the police commandos on the […]
Authorities arrest leader of BIFF break away group
A combined group succeeded in arresting the leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) break-away group, Justice Islamic Movement.
Government spends 2 million pesos a day for Maguindanao evacuees
As the fighting between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) intensifies, the Government is said to spend 2 million pesos a day for evacuees in the provinces of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
AFP to ends operation in Maguindanao and Cotabato this weekend
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) targets to finish its offensives against Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Maguindanao and Cotabato this weekend. This is to allow the displaced residents to return to their homes. According to the newly-installed AFP Spokesman Brig. Gen. Joselito Kakilala, they have already expanded the operations for three consecutive days. The clearing operation started yesterday. If the clearing operations will not be finished by Saturday, the military clarifies that […]
MILF BIFF clash in Maguindanao affects students
As the clash between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) affects 7, 000 students as 18 schools were used as evacuation centers in Maguindanao.
BIFF kills soldiers in ambush
In Maguindanao, two members of the Philippine Army were killed in an ambush conducted by suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
Maguindanao now under state of calamity; more than 40,000 individuals displaced by fighting
Maguindanao has been placed under a state of calamity after more than 40,000 people have been displaced in the province due to intense fighting between the government soldiers and members of rebel groups such as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) According to figures from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao humanitarian emergency action response team (HEART), at least 8,236 families or 41,180 individuals were forced to feel their homes because of the government’s ongoing […]
MILF advises troop to avoid confrontations against the government
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commanded its fighters to avoid fighting government troops, as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) start its all-out offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
3,000 families displaced by fighting in Central Mindanao
Some 3,000 families or 15,000 individuals have been displaced by the ongoing military campaign in Central Mindanao meant to go after lawless elements in the region, including the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). Malacanang said that the government is now ensuring the welfare of these displaced families. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., cited a report of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on the displaced families and on the actions being done by the […]
BIFF will not return SAF guns
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) will not return the guns that they retrieved from Special Action Force (SAF) commandos in Mamasapano, saying that they got said armaments after defeating the SAF commandos.
MILF and BIFF clash forces residents to flee
A territorial dispute between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) resulted in a violent clash which forced the residents of a municipality in north Cotabato to flee.
