Tag: Maguindanao

Motorcycle rigged with explosives blows up in Maguindanao; no one reported hurt so far

(Eagle News)—–A motorcycle left on a roadside in Maguindanao exploded on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Maj. Arvin John Encinas, spokesperson of the 6th Infantry Division, said the motorcycle left in Sitio Nes Talayan past noon had been rigged with explosives. He said the vehicle had been left there by a man who did not want to go through the military checkpoint where soldiers were conducting inspections. No one was reported hurt in the incident, which the military […]

At least 8 bandits killed, several others wounded as military captures bandit stronghold in Maguindanao

(Eagle News)–At least eight members of the Islamic State-inspired Daulah Islamiyah were killed after the military captured a bandit stronghold in Maguindanao. 6th Infantry Division commander Major General Cirilito Sobejana said 10 other bandits, including a Daulah Islamiyah sub-commander, Salahudin Hassan of the Toraype group, were also wounded in the operation in the camp in Sultan sa Barongis on Saturday, Feb. 2. Hassan was reportedly a student of  Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, the Indonesian […]

ARMM provinces, except for Sulu, voted for BOL, says partial unofficial results from plebiscite monitoring center

  (Eagle News) – The provinces under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, except for Sulu, overwhelmingly voted “yes” to the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), based on the partial unofficial count of votes at the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center. As of 4 p.m., January 23, the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines released the counting of votes from the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center which said that 100 percent of the plebiscite […]

13 BIFF patay sa engkuwentro sa Maguindanao; anim na sundalo sugatan

(Eagle News) — Labintatlong miyembro ng Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) ang napatay sa sagupaan sa Philippine Army sa Maguindanao nitong Miyerkules, ika-4 ng Hulyo. Ayon sa AFP, anim ang nasugatan sa panig ng 40th Infantry Batallion ng Philippine Army sa engkuwentro na tumagal ng mahigit sa isang oras. Umatras ang mga terorista matapos silang bombahin ng militar gamit ang 105-millimeter howitzers cannon at dalawang helicopter gunship ng Philippine Air Force (PAF). Narekober ng militar sa […]

15 miyembro ng BIFF, patay sa airstrike ng militar sa Maguindanao

Odessa Cruz Eagle News Service LIGUASAN MARSH, Maguindanao (Eagle News) – Labinlimang Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) ang patay at walong iba pa ang sugatan sa isang airstrike ng militar sa isang confirmed improvised explosive device factory ng grupo sa Liguasan Marsh area ng Maguindanao. Ayon sa Army’s 6th Infantry Division, isinagawa ang surgical airstrike bandang alas 4:00 ng madaling araw noong Linggo, Hunyo 10, matapos makompirma ng militar ang kinaroroonan ng nasabing bomb-making factory […]

Palengke sa Cotabato City nasunog; 1,000 stalls apektado

COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao (Eagle News) – Nasa isang libong stalls ang natupok nang  masunog ang isang megamarket sa Cotabato City nitong Lunes ng gabi. Ayon sa impormasyon ng ilang nakasaksi, nagsimula ang sunog sa ground floor ng gusali sa Almonte at Magallanes Street pasado alas 10:00 ng gabi. Umakyat ang apoy sa bilihan ng mga tsinelas at sa itaas na bahagi nito kung saan naroon ang mga ukay ukay stalls. Sa kasalukuyan ay blangko pa ang mga […]

Two farmers found beheaded in Maguindanao

(Eagle News)–The bodies of two farmers who had been decapitated have been found in Maguindanao. Authorities said the lifeless bodies of Jabon Bistas and Ceasar Deamada Fermin were discovered in Parang on Saturday, April 28. The police said it was the residents themselves who found the bodies around 5 a.m. The police have yet to determine the motive for the killing.  

25 loose firearms, isinuko sa ilalim ng ‘Balik Baril Program’

RADJAH BUAYAN, Maguindanao (Eagle News) – Pormal nang itinurn-over ng munisipyo ng Radjah Buayan, Maguindanao ang 25 loose fire arms sa militar. Ito ay dahil na rin sa patuloy na kampanya ng pamahalaan nG ‘Balik Baril Program.’ Ang iba’t ibang kalibre ng mga baril ay kinabibilngan ng isang caliber 30 machine gun, isang 60 mm. mortar, isang 5.56 m2g ultimax rifle, isang m16 rifle, dalawang m14 rifles, tatlong Garand rifles, dalawang carbine rifles, pitong Barrett […]

Nasa 500 pamilya, nagsilikas dahil sa bakbakan ng militar at BIFF sa Maguindanao

(Eagle News) – Umabot na sa 500 pamilya ang nagsilikas sa gitna ng nagpapatuloy na bakbakan ng militar at rebeldeng grupo na Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) sa boundary ng Datu Unsay at Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao. Ayon kay Datu Saudi Ampatuan Municipal Administrator Akmad Donia, pansamantalang nanunuluyan ang mga evacuee sa Dapiawan Elementary School at mga Madrasah (Muslim Private Schools). Apektado ng bakbakan sa Datu Unsay ang Barangay Malangog. Nagpapatuloy naman ang clearing operations […]

Military official: Number of BIFF killed in clashes with military in Maguindanao rises to 44

(Eagle News)–At least 44 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters have been killed in clashes with military troops in Maguindanao as of Saturday. In a radio interview, Lieutenant Colonel Gerry Besana, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, Civil Military Operations of the Philippine Army, said that the number was an increase from the 23 recorded last Friday. He said 26 have so far been hurt in the skirmishes in Datu Unsay Ampatuan and Datu Saudi Ampatuan. He said the […]

BIFF bombs kill soldier, wound civilians in Maguindanao

The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters have killed a soldier and wounded three civilians in bomb attacks in Maguindanao, the military said Wednesday. The soldier was fatally hit Tuesday while his unit was tracking the gunmen on a mountain trail near the town of Datu Unsay, regional military spokesman Captain Arvin Encinas told AFP. “The dead soldier was involved in a clearing operation (against the BIFF),” Encinas added. A roadside bomb apparently intended for a military […]

10 dead in gunfight between BIFF, military in Maguindanao

(Eagle News)– Nine  Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters  and a member of the Philippine military died on Saturday night in a gunfight in Maguindanao, the Philippine Army reported on Sunday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the gunfight ensued in Barangay Maitumaig, Datu Unsay, at 7:23 p.m. on Saturday. The military also launched airstrikes to deter the around 50 BIFF under the leadership of Imam Karialan who initiated the gunfight. Pursuit operations are […]