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DATU ANGGAL, Maguindanao--- There are two municipal governments in Maguindanao province that are now actively involving security stakeholders and former drug offenders in governance and peace-building activities.Maryjoy Estephanie Uy-Midtimbang, mayor of Datu Anggal, barangay officials, villagers, soldiers and policemen launched on Thursday another cross-section sanitation drive to foster cooperation in maintaining law and order in the municipality.

PARANG,
Maguindanao – Three town mayors in Lanao del Sur have been listed as
big time illegal drug lords and are the subject of police operation.

Chief Supt. Agripino
Javier, police director in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),
refused to name the town executives but Javier said some civilian groups have
offered P100,000 each for the heads of town mayors.

SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao -- A motorcycle driver was killed after his vehicle slammed an on-coming Mindanao Star bus in Barangay Alamada here Tuesday afternoon.According to Sultan Kudarat town police traffic unit, Manganakan Nunakan, 52 of Barangay Alamada died on the spot due to serious head injuries.Traffic investigators said Nunakan was driving his Honda XRMmotorbike (MJ-2894) heading toward Cotabato City when he collided head-on with the bus (UIM-415) at past 1 p.m.Bus driverRolando Quimpan Calimpusan, 36 of Barangay GArsikan, Makilala, North Cotabatovoluntarily surrendered to Sultan

POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato - The sinkhole in a village here has been threatening a residential area and the hole is getting bigger by the day, residents said.Mines and Geoscience Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources have been investigating how the hole was developed and its causes.

COTABATO CITY -- The military's 6th Infantry Kampilan Division based in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao is now accepting applicants for Philippine Military Academy (PMA) entrance examination this month.Capt.

Power Advisoryand Power interruption on July, 30, 20168and00 AM-5and00 PM affecting Feeder 25 and Feeder 43.FEEDER 25 -Portion of Surallah covering Portion of Dajay, Brgy. Colongolo, Little Baguio. Daraug Ricemill andamp Slaughter House.Municipality of Lake Sebu covering Brgy. of Talisay, Canahay, Bleboy, Hanoon, Luhib, Lamsupo, Bacdulong, Lamfugon, Lamcade, Klubi, Lamlahak andamp Tasiman,Sta. Cruz Mission. FEEDER 43 -Buenafe Ricemill, Hilaga Ricemill, Brgy. Kibid, Brgy Dumaguil, Sitio Garido, Brgy. Tinago, Brgy. B.S.

KORONADAL CITY – Six persons were arrested in
separate police anti-drug operations in South Cotabato the past two days as
authorities intensified implementation of PROJECT DUTERTE.

Police have been implementing a nationwide campaign
dubbed Double Barrel” and regional campaign called PROJECT DUTERTE” which
stands for Drug Use and Trafficking
Elimination through Rehabilitation, Training and Enforcement,” an initiative of
the Police Regional Office No. 12 in support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s
anti-drug campaign.

SHARIFF AGUAK,
Maguindanao – Gunmen on board a tricycle ambushed and killed today the
provincial engineer of Maguindanao and two others shortly after lunch Thursday.

Police
identified the victims as Maguindanao Engr. Landap Guinaid, 46, his son Anwar
and a relative, Samaon Lauban Pagkawilan, 56.

Survived but injured
was Guianid’s other son, Pfc. Abdulaziz Lauban Guinaid, 25.

COTABATO CITY --Bomb 'victims' lie on the ground as rescue personnel responds to these 'victims' at the Cotabato City plaza during a bomb simulation drill on Thursday, July 28. The drill features a city-wide simulation of all possible scenarios in case of a bombing attack. The drill aims to strengthen the emergency rescuers' capability in rescuing calamity victims and test their incident command system.

KOROANDAL CITY -- Joint police and Philippine Marines forces arrested today three persons and seized high powered firearms and illegal drugs in a remote village in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat. In his report to Sultan Kudarat police provincial office,Senior Inspector Patrick Elma, Kalamansig town police chief, said elements of Kalamansig PNP and 7th Marine Battalion landing team raided a house in the coastal village of Nalilidan and seized 81 sachets of methamphetamine hydrochloride, cal. 60 machine gun, cal. 45 pistols, hand held radio, home made pistols and assorted ammunition for cal.