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COTABATO CITY - More than 200 engineers from southern provinces converged here and assured to support cross-section efforts to restore normalcy in troubled areas.The event, the first ever in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, brought together the Muslim, Christian and Lumad members of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, or PICE, from ARMM’s five provinces.The ARMM covers Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur, which are both in mainland Mindanao, and the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.Issues and concerns besetting the regional community of engineers were discussed du

NORTH COTABATO --- A gunman was killed while four others were wounded in gunfights Tuesday between two Moro families squabbling for control of parcels of farmlands in Pikit town in North Cotabato.The skirmishes between the Maganak and Sendad families, both armed with assault rifles and grenade launchers, also sent hundreds of villagers running for their lives.Reports from the North Cotabato provincial police office and the Army’s 602ndBrigade indicated that one from the Maganak family was killed while two others were wounded in the ensuing encounters.Two members of the Sendad family also su

COTABATO CITY– Buo ang tiwala ko na ito na ang pinakahuling anibersaryo ngARMM, said Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) during the region’s celebration of its 29thfounding anniversary dubbed ‘Pakaradjaan 2018’ on Monday, November 19, at its regional seat here.Looking happy yet emotional, Gov. Hataman expressed his gratitude to all the regional government’s partners and stakeholders who have been part of the success of the ARMM.

COTABATO CITY --- A police contingent was dispatched to Patikul, Sulu before dawn Saturday to help locate more than 20 Abu Sayyaf terrorists reportedly wounded in gunfights with soldiers on Friday.Five members of the Army’s 41stInfantry Battalion were killed while 23 others were wounded in the ensuing running firefights in Barangay Liang, Patikul that started at about 4and00 p.m. Friday.Chief Supt.

COTABATO CITY– Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has completed an academic fellowship program on Wednesday, November 14, at the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).He received his Certificate of Completion as a fellow of USIM’s International Attachment Program from Prof. Dr.

COTABATO CITY --- The Lanao del Sur provincial peace and order council will focus on more programs complementing normalization efforts for conflict and calamity-stricken areas.Members of the inter-agency PPOC told reporters Wednesday they have also assured to continue supporting government programs meant to address violent religious extremism during an audit of the council’s performance last November 11.The evaluation conference was held at the social hall of the Lanao del Sur provincial capitol in Marawi City, the administrative and political capital of Lanao del Sur province.

LANAO DEL SUR --- The conflict-torn birthplace of the Maute terror group is bouncing back, now off limits to militants whose religious experiment ruined Meranao communities.Scenic spots in the municipality of Butig, hometown of the founders of the Maute terror group --- the slain siblings Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute --- are now being made eco-tourism sites by local and provincial officials.Vice Gov.

Isabela City, Basilan – Malaking tulong po talaga ang proyekto ng PAVE sa amin dahil nagkaroon na po kami ng pangkabuhayan at magkakaroon na ng sariling bahay, Leizel Arelon, a mother of two and one of the housing and livelihood project beneficiaries in Barangay Tubigan in the town of Maluso said.Arelon’s family is among the survivors of the August 2017 massacre perpetrated by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Barangay Tubigan.

MAGUINDANAO - More than a thousand Muslim, Christian and Lumad families benefited from a two-day inter-agency outreach mission in Buluan, Maguindanao.The activity, dubbed Mindanao’s People’s Day, was a joint initiative of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, or PCUP, and the office of Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu.Personnel of the health and social welfare departments extended services to the beneficiaries of the outreach mission, also assisted by the Philippine Information Agency-12 and the office of Gov.

TACURONG CITY—-In a show of its conflict management capability, the Philippine Army has settled another bloody clan war anew.