Tag: Pigcawayan

Isang bahay sa Pigcawayan, Cotabato, sinalpok ng cargo truck; isa patay, dalawa sugatan

PIGKAWAYAN, Cotabato (Eagle News) – Isang bahay ang nabangga ng isang cargo truck na may kargang sako ng mais sa may Midpapan Crossing, Tubon Hiway, Pigcawayan, Cotabato nitong Lunes, October 23 bandang 4:00 ng madaling araw. Ang nasabing truck ay minamaneho ni Ibrahim Asiz Amirol, 49 taong gulang, kasama nito ang nagngangalang Walid Baring Maruhom, kapwa residente ng China Town Malabang, Lanao del Sur. Napag-alaman din na walang driver’s license si Amirol. Ayon sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, galing […]

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Two BIFF members involved in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato attack, arrested

PIGCAWAYAN, North Cotabato (Eagle News) – The military has arrested two Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) who were allegedly involved in the attack in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Wednesday. The two were identified as Jahren Mantukay, 23, and Bardurin Limba, 28, both members of the BIFF Special Operations Group. Both are residents of Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao. Mantukay and Limba were arrested by joint forces of the Philippine Army’s 22nd Mechanized Company, the 2nd Mechanized Battalion, and Mechanized Division in […]

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Authorities downplay BIFF threats vs President Duterte

(Eagle News) — Authorities on Friday downplayed the direct threats the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters made against President Rodrigo Duterte, with the military saying they were made out of sheer “desperation.” “The pronouncement of the BIFF was (out of desperation). What happened in Pigcawayan recently was in retaliation for and somehow a diversionary attack resulting from major setbacks they have been experiencing in Mindanao,” Brigadier General Gilbert Gapay, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao martial […]

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