PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 31 May) — The Police Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) has urged residents of Marogong, Lanao del Sur to return to […]
PRO-BAR personnel led by the BGen Allan Nobleza enter Marogong, Lanao del Sur on Sunday, 28 May 2023. Photo courtesy of PRO-BAR
BGen Allan Nobleza, PRO-BAR regional director, said additional security forces have been deployed in the town after a meeting with local officials. Shaminoden Sambitory, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, said the residents fled to the neighboring towns of Binidayan, Balabagan and Madalum late Saturday night following the arrest of the four suspects.
In December last year, the Joint Task-Force Central led by Philippine Marine troops launched air and ground assaults after they detected the group’s newly built encampment, training ground and bomb-making facility in the town’s forested area.
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