Abdulrauf Macacua

COTABATO CITY — Another group from the now-defunct Dawlah Islamiya turned over firearms and improvised explosive devices to an Army unit and pledged allegiance to the government during a symbolic ceremony on Sunday, June 21. The 14 terrorists renounced their membership with the Dawlah Islamiya during a surrender ceremony at the headquarters of the 38th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Buayan, Datu Piang town, Maguindanao del Sur.

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The Bangsamoro government and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity are together initiating disaster response operations since Tuesday, June 9, in General Santos City and in Sarangani province, where thousands got displaced by the 7.8 Magnitude earthquake that jolted both areas the day before. General Santos City and Sarangani province are both in Administrative Region 12. South Cotabato Gov.