According to MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal, the clash was triggered by lack of coordination on the SAF operation.
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) confirmed that it killed at least 15 out of the 45 members of the elite Philippine National Police Special Action Forces in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao on early dawn Sunday.
The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has lowered the Philippine flag in a half-mast to express their grief over the death of at least 50 members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces (PNP-SAF) who were killed during a deadly encounter with members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Sunday, a police official said.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte denied that his ‘listening tour’ where he is making the rounds in Mindanao and talking to leaders, as a form of presidential campaign.
The Traffic Management Center impounded around 200 motorcycles with bora-bora (modified mufflers) in a week after MayorRodrigo Duterte banned the loud vehicles.
A farmer’s group said they are among what Pope Francis referred to as the poor in peripheries in the Philippines that the Church should help.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here said that there were fewer cases of fire this January compared to the same month last year, but cost of damage may become higher if there would be additional cases.
Indigenous people representatives, government officials, the military and militia leaders said in a dialogue facilitated by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday that they are allowing a private school to resume its classes for IP pupils until the school year ends.
Former Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president Halila Sudagar was officially declared as the new Indigenous People’s representative Wednesday.
After two postponements, the Kagan tribe is set to choose the next IP (indigenous people) representative Wednesday at the Davao City Recreation Center.
