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P1.4-B worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Sulu: AFP

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Posted at Mar 03 11:03 PM

Government troops seized around P1.4 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in Indanan town, Sulu on Thursday. Read more »

15 nasagip sa 'human trafficking' sa Tawi-Tawi

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Posted at Feb 13 10:07 PM

Ayon sa AFP Western Mindanao Command, kabilang sa mga nasagip ay tatlong batang babae. Read more »

Government forces impound vessels filled with diesel

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Posted at Jan 30 10:35 PM

Authorities seized a foreign vessel and a local vessel doing illegal activities in Lihiman Island in Taganak, Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi on Saturday. Read more »

44,000 kilos of allegedly smuggled onions intercepted in Zamboanga City

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Posted at Jan 23 09:14 PM

MANILA - Authorities intercepted a van and watercraft containing thousands of bags of imported red onions in Barangay Cawit in Zamboanga City Monday. Read more »

Troops kill Abu Sayyaf bandit in Sulu encounter

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Posted at Jul 01 04:58 AM

A reported member of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group was killed in an encounter between the military and extremists in Sulu Thursday, authorities said. Read more »

Higit P5-M smuggled na sigarilyo kumpiskado sa Mindanao

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Posted at Apr 20 08:40 AM

Simula Nobyembre ng nakaraang taon hanggang ngayong Abril aabot na sa P80 million halaga ng mga smuggled goods ang nasabat ng APC Western Mindanao. Read more »

4 soldiers hurt in clashes with Abu Sayyaf in Basilan

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 10:35 AM

Four soldiers were wounded in clashes with the Abu Sayyaf Group in Sumisip, Basilan on Saturday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Read more »

5 patay sa engkwentro sa Maguindanao

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Posted at Feb 21 05:21 PM

Limang bandido umano ang napatay ng militar sa isang engkwentro sa bayan ng Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Sabado ng gabi. Read more »

Wesmincom probes drowning of Army official

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Posted at Feb 07 02:44 AM

The Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) is conducting a probe on the death on Saturday morning of an Army official in Misamis Oriental. Read more »

5 Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Basilan, Sulu - military

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Posted at Nov 30 03:20 PM

Five members of the Abu Sayyaf Group have surrendered to authorities in two separate occasions in Basilan and Sulu, the Western Mindanao Command said. Read more »

Navy seizes smuggled cigarettes in Sulu

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Posted at Nov 24 07:03 PM

The Philippine Navy seized smuggled cigarettes worth over P7 million after intercepting a motorboat in waters off Kalingalan Caluang town, Sulu. Read more »

AFP WesMinCom honors Diaz, Marcial for Olympic feat

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Posted at Sep 05 12:53 PM

Olympic medalists Hidilyn Diaz and Eumir Marcial were honored by the Armed Forces of the Philippines - Western Mindanao Command as they paid the military unit's leadership a courtesy call recently. Read more »

Military: Daulah Islamiyah member killed in Maguindanao clash

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Posted at Jul 03 05:14 PM

A member of the terrorist group Daulah Islamiyah was killed in an encounter with government troops in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindao on Friday noon, the Western Mindanao Command said. Read more »

Gov't task force monitoring private armed groups in Mindanao ahead of 2022 polls

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Posted at Jun 30 08:58 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Around 7 private armed groups are being monitored in Western Mindanao as part of the security preparations for next year’s national elections, a government task force official said on Wednesday.  Read more »

3 alleged BIFF members killed in Maguindanao, says military

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Updated as of Jun 20 04:17 PM

Three alleged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in Maguindanao on Sunday, the military said. Read more »

Suspected Abu Sayyaf members nabbed in Sabah turned over to PH authorities

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Posted at May 29 07:00 PM

The Eastern Sabah Security Command handed over to the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) the suspects tagged as Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf members. Read more »

Military kills 3 alleged members of Abu Sayyaf in Basilan

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Posted at May 16 07:36 PM

Three men suspected to be members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in an encounter with state troops, the military said on Sunday.  Read more »

Abu Sayyaf member killed, 3 soldiers wounded in Sulu firefight

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Posted at May 14 07:10 PM

MANILA — A member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed while 3 government soldiers were wounded in a gunbattle in Indanan, Sulu Province early morning Friday, the military said. Read more »

2 more state universities to offer medicine program to boost medical workforce

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 12:13 PM

Two state universities are set to offer medicine programs in the next academic year as part of an effort to provide more doctors in underserved areas. Read more »

Terrorist group sub-leader killed in Maguindanao

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Posted at May 11 11:23 PM

MANILA - A terrorist group sub-leader was killed in a military operation in Maguindanao Tuesday, the Western Mindanao Command said in a statement. Read more »