{"dataset":"Incidents","table":"Incidents","source":{"label":"News reports: the outlets’ own sites, Google News and public Facebook posts, every report linked","href":"https://betterbarmm.com/accidents"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T08:11:19.387Z","columns":[{"name":"id","type":"text","description":"Identifier"},{"name":"date","type":"date","description":"Date of the incident (a month alone where the day is not known)"},{"name":"type","type":"text","description":"Kind of incident"},{"name":"title","type":"text","description":"What happened, in one line"},{"name":"summary","type":"text","description":"What the reports say"},{"name":"province","type":"text","description":"Province or area"},{"name":"municipality","type":"text","description":"City or municipality"},{"name":"barangay","type":"text","description":"Barangay or place, where reported"},{"name":"deaths","type":"number","description":"Deaths"},{"name":"injured","type":"number","description":"Injured; empty where not reported"},{"name":"missing","type":"number","description":"Missing; empty where not reported"},{"name":"latitude","type":"number","description":"Latitude of the place it is pinned to"},{"name":"longitude","type":"number","description":"Longitude"},{"name":"placed_at","type":"text","description":"What the pin marks: the barangay, the town centre or the province centre"},{"name":"sources","type":"list","description":"The reports, semicolon-separated"}],"rows":[{"id":"2026-10-26-datu-anggal-midtimbang-shooting","date":"2026-10-26","type":"Shooting","title":"Four men shot dead in an ambush on their car in Tulunan, Datu Anggal Midtimbang","summary":"Four men travelling together in a silver car were killed in an ambush on the afternoon of Monday, 26 October 2026, along a highway in an interior part of Barangay Tulunan, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur. All four died instantly from multiple gunshot wounds. Col. Michael John Mangahis, the Maguindanao del Sur police provincial director, and local officials said the victims were most likely not residents of the province; as of 4 pm they had not been identified. The Army’s 6th Infantry Division is helping police identify the victims and the attackers.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Anggal Midtimbang","barangay":"Tulunan","deaths":4,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":7.0006,"longitude":124.3871,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid032MwfdZ9PEFMcN3Y76rg1SPfe8Mioww8AvNh4tM7SWBhwe3QQX9FyvxixKkTYFNZSl&id=100068735708353; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/26/2565860/4-men-killed-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-10-26-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2026-10-26","type":"Shooting","title":"Tricycle driver shot dead by a motorcycle-riding gunman in Dicalungan, Ampatuan","summary":"Tricycle driver Hashim Buyogan Hadji Esmael was shot dead on the morning of Monday, 26 October 2026, in Barangay Dicalungan, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. Witnesses told police that one of two men riding a motorcycle shot him in the head as they came up to his tricycle, and the pair sped away.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Dicalungan","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8322,"longitude":124.4571,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/26/2565856/5-killed-gun-attacks-across-barmm-towns-36-hours"},{"id":"2026-10-25-datu-unsay-shooting","date":"2026-10-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Two men on a motorcycle ambushed and killed on the highway in Iganagampong, Datu Unsay","summary":"Munsari Abpi and Usop Ugod, riding together on a motorcycle, were ambushed by gunmen on a highway in Barangay Iganagampong, Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur, on the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026. Both died instantly; the attackers fled and left them beside the concrete road, according to Capt. Steffie Salanguit, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-BAR.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Unsay","barangay":"Iganagampong","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8813,"longitude":124.4356,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/26/2565856/5-killed-gun-attacks-across-barmm-towns-36-hours"},{"id":"2026-10-24-sultan-mastura-shooting","date":"2026-10-24","type":"Shooting","title":"Barangay councilor shot dead outside his store in Macabiso, Sultan Mastura","summary":"Saddam Barra, a member of the barangay council of Macabiso, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte, was shot dead by two armed men in front of his roadside store on the morning of Saturday, 24 October 2026. The gunmen escaped on a motorcycle.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Mastura","barangay":"Macabiso","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2918,"longitude":124.2901,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/26/2565856/5-killed-gun-attacks-across-barmm-towns-36-hours"},{"id":"2026-10-24-nabalawag-shooting","date":"2026-10-24","type":"Shooting","title":"Motorcycle rider shot dead by gunmen in a minivan in Nabalawag","summary":"Alex Talungon was shot dead with pistols by gunmen aboard a minivan who came up behind him on a secluded stretch of highway in Barangay Nabalawag, Nabalawag, in the Special Geographic Area, on Saturday, 24 October 2026, as he rode his motorcycle toward the town centre. He died instantly from multiple gunshot wounds, according to local officials and the town police.","province":"Special Geographic Area","municipality":"Nabalawag","barangay":"Nabalawag","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1043,"longitude":124.4915,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/26/2565856/5-killed-gun-attacks-across-barmm-towns-36-hours"},{"id":"2026-10-23-cotabato-shooting","date":"2026-10-23","type":"Shooting","title":"Three shot dead, two wounded at a fishpond on Timako Hill, Kalanganan 2, Cotabato City","summary":"Three men were killed and two wounded when gunmen opened fire at Maceda Fishpond on Timako Hill, Barangay Kalanganan 2, Cotabato City, at 7:40 am on Friday, 23 October 2026. Police said the victims had arranged to meet five men posing as buyers of their produce; three of them stepped out of a white Toyota Hilux and fired long firearms. The dead were a 53-year-old businessman, a resident of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, and a fisherman from Timako; the two wounded, among them a 49-year-old fisherman, were taken to the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center. Police are looking into a long-running family feud and extortion of the business, and are gathering CCTV footage to identify the gunmen and their vehicle. An early report said one of the dead was a former barangay kagawad.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Kalanganan 2","deaths":3,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1982,"longitude":124.2045,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/radyobanderacotabato/posts/pfbid01F5BSg5BHFnKdh5wSLk9t6i7xiaAPD87QHkXMzd34BKiVs9SJPnq4r6cKw8jY6pYl; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/23/2565241/3-killed-another-gun-attack-cotabato-city"},{"id":"2026-10-22-cotabato-shooting","date":"2026-10-22","type":"Shooting","title":"Two Coast Guard men shot dead as gunmen fire on PCG vehicle in Cotabato City","summary":"Seaman Second Class Reniel Agpalo and Apprentice Seaman Louther John Vitor of the Philippine Coast Guard's Cotabato City Station were shot dead when two masked gunmen on a motorcycle fired into both sides of the vehicle carrying them and their station chief, Lt. Commander John Paul Cabarrubias, along Roman Vilo Street, Poblacion 6, Cotabato City, at noon on Thursday, 22 October 2026. Both were hit in the head and declared dead on arrival at hospital; the station chief was unhurt. Police recovered seven spent shells believed to be from a 9mm pistol; investigators were looking at a work-related motive or a personal dispute.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Poblacion 6","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2215,"longitude":124.2543,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0qVFgECFa8M22rpi3HiDu25xFkVqoNRk7TksqkYN7H3RM5n5DG4HVBZkVJcPnFA1Dl&id=100068735708353; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2328335/2-pcg-men-shot-dead-in-cotabato-city-station-chief-unharmed; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/22/2565027/2-coast-guard-personnel-killed-ambush-cotabato-city; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2329583/2-coast-guard-personnel-slain-in-cotabato-city-shooting"},{"id":"2026-10-22-lantawan-water","date":"2026-10-22","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Cargo boat ML Niesah loses its propeller shaft off Pangasaan, Lantawan; all 20 aboard rescued","summary":"The wooden-hulled cargo vessel ML Niesah, carrying empty LPG cylinders from Jolo to Zamboanga City, was left drifting when its main propeller shaft snapped off Pangasaan, Lantawan, Basilan, at about 12:30 pm on Thursday, 22 October 2026. Coast Guard Sub-Station Lantawan reached it at 2:28 pm; when an LGU motorboat could not tow it, the passing MV Mayflower towed it to Tairan Wharf in Lantawan by 4 pm. All 20 passengers and crew were accounted for without injury.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lantawan","barangay":"Pangasaan","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6387,"longitude":121.8403,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/24/regions/coast-guard-rescues-20-off-basilan/2452740; https://balita.com/pcg-assists-vessel-in-distress-off-basilan/"},{"id":"2026-10-21-mapun-fire","date":"2026-10-21","type":"Fire","title":"Fire destroys classrooms and the library of Notre Dame of Cagayan in Lupa Pula, Mapun","summary":"A fire on the night of Wednesday, 21 October 2026, destroyed several classrooms and the library of Notre Dame of Cagayan, a Catholic school founded in 1968 by Oblate missionaries, on its campus in Barangay Lupa Pula, Mapun, Tawi-Tawi. School officials and the vice mayor said the cause was still being determined. No report gave a figure for anyone hurt.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Mapun","barangay":"Lupa Pula","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9757,"longitude":118.5027,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/22/2565025/historic-tawi-tawi-catholic-school-razed-fire"},{"id":"2026-10-20-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2026-10-20","type":"Shooting","title":"Village chairman wounded as gunmen fire on a barangay rescue vehicle at Crossing Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"Ahmad Jabiden, chairman of Barangay Dinaig Proper, was wounded in the belly when two men on a motorcycle overtook the barangay rescue vehicle he was riding in and opened fire at Crossing Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, at 3 pm on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. He was taken to hospital in stable condition. Police recovered 17 spent shells from a .45-calibre pistol; the gunmen fled.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Awang","deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1591,"longitude":124.2221,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://balita.com/maguindanao-norte-village-chair-escapes-ambush-sustains-minor-injury/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2327529/maguindanao-village-chief-survives-17-bullets-in-daylight-ambush; https://www.brigadanews.ph/maguindanao-del-norte-barangay-captain-survives-shooting-attack/"},{"id":"2026-10-18-buluan-shooting","date":"2026-10-18","type":"Shooting","title":"Driver shot dead by roadside in Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"A 45-year-old driver was shot dead by an unidentified gunman while standing at the roadside in Sitio Mahad, Barangay Poblacion, Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 2 pm on Sunday, 18 October 2026. The gunman fled; police found no spent shells and launched hot pursuit, dragnet and checkpoint operations.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Buluan","barangay":"Poblacion","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7192,"longitude":124.793,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1428217532812757&id=100068735708353"},{"id":"2026-10-18-datu-unsay-shooting","date":"2026-10-18","type":"Shooting","title":"Teduray farmer shot dead, his CAFGU cousin wounded in Datu Unsay","summary":"Cyril Tomas, a Teduray farmer from Barangay Limpogo, Datu Hoffer, was shot dead in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur, on Sunday, 18 October 2026, the day after the killing of Teduray councilor Joel Magtud in the same town; his cousin Jayjay Guiaman, a CAFGU member, was seriously wounded. The provincial police director said the two attacks were unrelated.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Unsay","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8813,"longitude":124.4356,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2328211/non-moro-ips-raise-safety-concerns-after-maguindanao-killings"},{"id":"2026-10-17-datu-unsay-shooting","date":"2026-10-17","type":"Shooting","title":"Teduray leader and village councilor shot dead on the highway in Datu Unsay","summary":"Joel Magtud, a Teduray leader and councilor of Barangay Macalag Mahantao, Datu Hoffer, was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle who followed him and opened fire as he rode along the national highway in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur, on the evening of Saturday, 17 October 2026. He was declared dead on arrival at the Bangsamoro Regional Medical Center. Police named a person of interest and formed a special investigation task group.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Unsay","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8813,"longitude":124.4356,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2326081/teduray-tribal-leader-slain-in-maguindanao-del-sur; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2328211/non-moro-ips-raise-safety-concerns-after-maguindanao-killings"},{"id":"2026-10-16-sultan-mastura-shooting","date":"2026-10-16","type":"Shooting","title":"4 killed as Dawlah Islamiya sub-leader resists arrest in Tapayan, Sultan Mastura","summary":"A Dawlah Islamiya sub-leader and three escorts were killed at about 3:30 pm on 16 October 2026 when they opened fire on police and soldiers serving arrest warrants at a suspected safe house in Barangay Tapayan, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte. An assault rifle, three pistols and an improvised explosive device were recovered; no government casualties were reported.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Mastura","barangay":"Tapayan","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.3042,"longitude":124.2803,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/article/4-di-extremists-killed-in-maguindanao-norte-clash-with-govt-troops; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/17/dawlah-islamiyah-commander-3-others-slain-in-maguindanao-del-norte-clash-military"},{"id":"2026-10-12-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2026-10-12","type":"Shooting","title":"Village councilor shot dead in broad daylight in Poblacion Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"A village councilor named Beno was shot in the back by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle while riding a payong-payong tricycle along the Bungued-Dalican farm-to-market road near the public market in Barangay Poblacion Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, in October 2026. He died at the scene.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Poblacion Dalican","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0248,"longitude":124.3153,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2322150/village-councilor-shot-dead-in-broad-daylight-in-maguindanao-del-norte"},{"id":"2026-10-09-bongao-water","date":"2026-10-09","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Speedboat sinks off Pasiagan, Bongao; all 3 aboard rescued","summary":"The 115-horsepower speedboat Baby Sha, bound from Bongao to Sitangkai, sank after its hull was holed in the waters near Pasiagan, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, on 9 October 2026. Maritime police, the Coast Guard, a Seajet passenger vessel and the provincial disaster office rescued the operator and both passengers, who were given first aid.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Bongao","barangay":"Pasiagan","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":5.0093,"longitude":119.7498,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/3-rescued-from-capsized-speedboat-off-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2026-10-08-lamitan-shooting","date":"2026-10-08","type":"Shooting","title":"Soldier killed, 8 wounded in ambush on army convoy in Lamitan","summary":"Gunmen positioned on high ground fired on a military truck carrying troops of the Army's 45th Infantry Battalion at about 6:50 p.m. on October 8, 2026, along the highway in Barangay Sabong, Lamitan City, Basilan. 1 soldier died of a head wound early on October 9; 6 other soldiers and a father and his 10-year-old son passing in a pedicab were wounded. The military linked the attack to the October 5 Tipo-Tipo ambush and a September 29 law enforcement operation in Barangay Baimbing, Lamitan.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Sabong","deaths":1,"injured":8,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5975,"longitude":122.1687,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2320249/6-soldiers-2-civilians-hurt-in-basilan-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/08/6-troopers-father-son-wounded-in-basilan-ambush; https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/09/regions/6-soldiers-2-civilians-wounded-in-basilan-ambush/2442329; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/7-soldiers-2-civilians-wounded-in-ambush-on-army-convoy-in-lamitan-basilan; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/10/9/soldier-dies-following-basilan-ambush-1140; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/09/soldier-wounded-in-lamitan-city-ambush-dies; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2320594/soldier-wounded-in-basilan-ambush-dies-from-head-injury; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/09/soldier-dies-in-another-ambush-on-troops-in-basilan; https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/soldier-killed-8-hurt-in-basilan-ambush/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/1005352/army-man-killed-8-others-including-10-year-old-hurt-in-basilan-ambush/story/; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/a-member-of-the-philippine-army-died-while-several-others-including-two-civilian/1588286823339527/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/09/2562061/soldier-killed-child-among-8-wounded-basilan-ambush; https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/patay-ang-isang-sundalo-habang-sugatan-ang-anim-na-kasamahan-sa-panibagong-ambus/1392453909544082/; https://manilastandard.net/news/314803748/soldier-dies-8-others-hurt-in-new-basilan-ambush.html; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/10/2562097/soldier-killed-8-wounded-basilan-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2320817/soldier-dies-from-head-injuries-after-oct-8-basilan-ambush; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/troops-hunt-gunmen-behind-two-ambush-incidents-in-basilan; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/11/2562301/get-basilan-ambush-perpetrators-dead-or-alive-soldiers-told; https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/11/regions/mayor-condemns-lamitan-city-ambush/2443094; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/12/soldier-killed-in-basilan-ambush-receives-full-military-honors; https://www.pna.gov.ph/article/military-vows-to-prevent-3rd-ambush-on-soldiers-hunts-basilan-attackers; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2323653/military-intensifies-manhunt-for-basilan-ambush-mastermind; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/soldier-dies-7-wounded-in-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2026-10-05-tipo-tipo-shooting","date":"2026-10-05","type":"Shooting","title":"13 soldiers wounded in ambush on army convoy in Tipo-Tipo","summary":"Gunmen fired on a 6-vehicle convoy of the Army's 45th Infantry Battalion at about 7:45 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, in Sitio Bauno Dagao, Barangay Badja, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, as it headed for brigade headquarters in Isabela City. 12 soldiers and a CAFGU militiaman were wounded, 3 of them critically with head wounds; early counts ranged from 6 to 11. The military saw it as retaliation for a September 29 law enforcement operation in Lamitan City.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tipo-Tipo","barangay":"Badja","deaths":0,"injured":13,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5556,"longitude":122.1538,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/05/2561115/10-soldiers-militiaman-wounded-basilan-ambush; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/10/5/10-soldiers-injured-in-basilan-ambush-1449; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2317093/6-soldiers-wounded-in-basilan-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2317292/more-soldiers-wounded-in-basilan-ambush-3-critically-hurt; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2317615/basilan-execs-military-milf-hold-emergency-talks-after-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/05/6-soldiers-hurt-in-basilan-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/1004766/10-wounded-in-basilan-ambush/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/05/ph-army-several-troops-wounded-in-basilan-ambush; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/10/05/6-army-soldiers-wounded-in-basilan-ambush; https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/10/05/six-soldiers-wounded-in-basilan-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/promdi/1004831/10-katao-sugatan-sa-ambush-sa-basilan-karahasan-kinondena-ni-gov-hataman/story/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/10-government-troops-wounded-in-basilan-ambush; https://manilastandard.net/news/314801707/troops-wounded-in-basilan-ambush-task-force-reports.html; https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/06/regions/10-wounded-in-tipo-tipo-ambush/2439360; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/10/05/basilan-convoy-ambush-injures-six-soldiers; https://newsline.ph/10-wounded-in-basilan-ambush-manhunt-launched/; https://www.facebook.com/PTVph/posts/look-four-of-the-13-soldiers-wounded-in-yesterdays-ambush-in-tipo-tipo-basilan-a/1557763846470879/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2317762/11-govt-troops-wounded-in-basilan-daylight-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/06/2561201/11-soldiers-wounded-basilan-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2318617/top-defense-officials-rush-to-basilan-after-convoy-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/06/pnp-mobilizes-teams-as-manhunt-launched-vs-gunmen-in-basilan-ambush; https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/posts/thirteen-soldiers-were-wounded-in-an-ambush-in-tipo-tipo-basilan-defense-secreta/1709524121222837/; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/10/6/soldiers-wounded-in-basilan-ambush-now-13-teodoro-says-attack-unrelated-to-peace-process-1531; https://bworldonline.com/the-nation/2026/10/06/784902/defense-chief-meets-basilan-officials-after-tipo-tipo-ambush/; https://www.facebook.com/PTVph/videos/panoorin-walang-kinalaman-sa-peace-process-at-katatapos-lamang-na-barmm-election/2794565584261891/; https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/07/regions/authorities-pursue-suspects-in-basilan-ambush/2440318; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2318791/dnd-afp-chiefs-rush-to-basilan-after-ambush-on-military-convoy; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/10/06/pnp-joins-military-manhunt-on-basilan-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/07/retaliation-narco-terrorism-seen-behind-basilan-ambush-dnd-chief; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/troops-hunt-gunmen-behind-two-ambush-incidents-in-basilan; https://www.pna.gov.ph/article/military-vows-to-prevent-3rd-ambush-on-soldiers-hunts-basilan-attackers; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2323653/military-intensifies-manhunt-for-basilan-ambush-mastermind; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/ambush-on-army-convoy-in-basilan-eyed-as-possible-retaliation-for-prior-operation; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/basilan-guv-orders-security-review-after-tipo-tipo-ambush; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPeXBfTWhnMGZSOWlqRFNHZG1aSk1rMlAyYmRSUFgwSEl1X2dOUkQ4N3BPdXY0ZzR1OEcxaTBtNWRxRWtVdFR0VXpvOVhHZGNoT0J1SlRnUVpNSjVFN2RmT01pa1BFdktBdlRtOTVwVDV3OXlvNzdzUXBFMWlfbFNNLVdfVjNIR016LUoyZmFoZFI2YzQ?oc=5"},{"id":"2026-10-04-sumisip-shooting","date":"2026-10-04","type":"Shooting","title":"2 villagers killed in clan war ambush in Marang, Sumisip, Basilan","summary":"2 men riding a motorcycle were killed by gunmen positioned along the highway in Barangay Marang, Sumisip, Basilan, at about dusk on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Relatives blamed a rival clan and traded shots with its members afterward, with no one else hurt; police and Army troops separated the feuding groups.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Sumisip","barangay":"Marang","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.4515,"longitude":122.0523,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/10/06/2561352/2-villagers-dead-basilan-clan-war-ambush"},{"id":"2026-09-24-mamasapano-shooting","date":"2026-09-24","type":"Shooting","title":"2 merchants killed, companion hurt in ambush in Pembalkan, Mamasapano","summary":"Gunmen ambushed 3 merchants riding a tricycle loaded with sound systems along a highway in Barangay Pembalkan, Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur, on the afternoon of Thursday, September 24, 2026. 2 were declared dead on arrival at a hospital and the third was wounded; the attackers fled on motorcycles.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Mamasapano","barangay":"Pembalkan","deaths":2,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8927,"longitude":124.5009,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/09/25/2558878/2-merchants-dead-companion-hurt-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-09-23-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2026-09-23","type":"Shooting","title":"2 off-duty soldiers shot dead in ambush in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"2 off-duty soldiers of the Army's 7th Infantry Battalion riding a motorcycle were followed and shot by 2 men on another motorcycle at about 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, along the Davao-Cotabato National Highway in Barangay Ladia, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte. Both died about 2 hours later at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center; GMA first reported them wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Ladia","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2598,"longitude":124.3202,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/1003483/two-soldiers-wounded-in-sultan-kudarat-ambush/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2026/09/24/title; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/2-army-personnel-gunned-down-in-sultan-kudarat; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/09/24/2558626/2-soldiers-killed-maguindanao-del-norte-ambush"},{"id":"2026-09-19-tugunan-shooting","date":"2026-09-19","type":"Shooting","title":"7 killed as troops clash with BIFF gunmen in Tugunan","summary":"Seven armed men were killed in a gunfight with a joint police-military team serving an arrest warrant on a man facing carjacking and homicide charges in Barangay Balong, Tugunan, in BARMM's Special Geographic Area, on September 19, 2026, the AFP said. Five high-powered firearms were recovered and about 350 residents were temporarily evacuated; Inquirer first reported 4 dead and the Daily Tribune placed the clash at Sitio Gawang, Barangay Manaulanan.","province":"Special Geographic Area","municipality":"Tugunan","barangay":"Balong","deaths":7,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0452,"longitude":124.6164,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2308092/4-killed-as-soldiers-clash-with-biff-gunmen-in-barmm-town; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/9/20/6-killed-in-tugunan-cotabato-clash-between-government-troops-gunmen-0123; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/1003267/afp-7-armed-persons-killed-in-police-military-operation-in-tugunan-sga/story/; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/09/22/barmm-gunfight-claims-7"},{"id":"2026-09-14-cotabato-shooting","date":"2026-09-14","type":"Shooting","title":"1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting inside Cotabato City polling center","summary":"Gunfire inside a polling center in Cotabato City on 14 September 2026, the day of the Bangsamoro parliamentary election, left 1 person dead and 3 wounded, among them a police officer, and voting there was suspended. Earlier reports counted 3 to 4 wounded.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Poblacion 6","deaths":1,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2215,"longitude":124.2543,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.inquirer.net/488821/4-wounded-in-shooting-incident-inside-cotabato-city-polling-center/; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/9/14/voting-suspended-as-3-including-cop-hurt-in-shooting-at-cotabato-city-1006; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/9/18/dict-urges-public-to-refrain-from-sharing-videos-photos-of-cotabato-school-shooting-1830; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/shooting-cotabato-city-voting-center-barmm-parliamentary/"},{"id":"2026-09-13-cotabato-shooting","date":"2026-09-13","type":"Shooting","title":"3 killed, 15 wounded in Cotabato City shooting hours before BARMM polls","summary":"Supporters of rival political groups queuing to vote outside Datu Usman Mampen Elementary School, a polling center in Barangay Bagua 2, Cotabato City, argued over their place in line shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2026, hours before the Bangsamoro parliamentary election; the quarrel turned physical and then into gunfire. Three people were killed, among them an 88-year-old man, and 15 others, all men, were wounded. Police recovered .45-caliber and 9mm casings and tied the attack to the polls; voting went ahead the next morning.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Bagua 2","deaths":3,"injured":15,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2189,"longitude":124.2352,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/9/14/3-dead-15-wounded-in-cotabato-city-shooting-hours-before-barmm-polls-0835; https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/pnp-3-dead-15-hurt-in-cotabato-city-shooting-tied-to-barmm-polls/; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/9/14/pnp-bangsamoro-polls-generally-peaceful-despite-shooting-explosions-1520; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/9/14/polls-open-in-bangsamoro-after-deadly-shooting-0937; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/3-dead-15-injured-in-cotabato-city-shooting-ahead-of-barmm-parliamentary-polls; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/09/14/three-dead-15-hurt-in-cotabato-shootout-ahead-barmm-polls"},{"id":"2026-09-11-lamitan-shooting","date":"2026-09-11","type":"Shooting","title":"Businessman among 2 wounded in drive-by shooting in Lamitan","summary":"2 gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at about 7:20 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026, in Sitio Riverside, Barangay Matibay, Lamitan City, Basilan, near the residence of parliamentary candidate Rima Hassan. Her son-in-law, a businessman, was shot in the stomach and a passer-by was hit in the leg by a stray bullet; police recovered 9mm cartridges and had not ruled out a political motive.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Matibay","deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2304064/2-wounded-in-basilan-drive-by-shooting; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/09/12/businessman-wounded-in-lamitan-drive-by-shooting"},{"id":"2026-09-07-paglat-shooting","date":"2026-09-07","type":"Shooting","title":"2 brothers shot dead in Campo, Paglat, Maguindanao del Sur during election gun ban","summary":"2 brothers riding a motorcycle were shot dead by 2 gunmen on another motorcycle at about 1 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026, in Barangay Campo, Paglat, Maguindanao del Sur, during the election gun ban. The gunmen fled toward General S.K. Pendatun; relatives suspected an old grudge.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Paglat","barangay":"Campo","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7741,"longitude":124.7632,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsline.ph/two-brothers-killed-in-maguindanao-sur-shooting-amid-election-gun-ban/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/09/07/2554664/2-more-men-killed-ambush-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2026-08-25-cotabato-shooting","date":"2026-08-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Man shot dead in front of his wife in Kalanganan 2, Cotabato City","summary":"A man who had gone with his wife to settle a debt with a lending firm was shot dead in front of her with a .45-caliber pistol at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Barangay Kalanganan 2, Cotabato City. The gunman fled on a motorcycle; the victim had survived an earlier gun attack in April.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Kalanganan 2","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1982,"longitude":124.2045,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2292045/man-shot-dead-in-front-of-horrified-wife-in-cotabato-city"},{"id":"2026-08-25-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2026-08-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Solar panel installer shot dead in Dalumangcob, Sultan Kudarat","summary":"A 26-year-old solar panel installer was shot dead by 1 of 2 men riding a motorbike at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, while installing panels at a house on the national highway in Barangay Dalumangcob, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, during the election gun ban.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Dalumangcob","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2697,"longitude":124.2914,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2291989/solar-panel-installer-shot-dead-in-maguindanao-del-norte"},{"id":"2026-08-22-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2026-08-22","type":"Shooting","title":"Police employee shot dead on highway in Dalumangcob, Sultan Kudarat","summary":"A non-uniformed employee of the Bangsamoro regional police, assigned to the Sultan Kudarat municipal police station, was shot from behind by 2 men on a motorbike while riding his own motorbike to work along the national highway in Barangay Dalumangcob, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, at 8:10 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2026. He was killed; the motive was undetermined.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Dalumangcob","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2697,"longitude":124.2914,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2289928/police-personnel-in-maguindanao-del-norte-shot-dead"},{"id":"2026-08-21-pagalungan-shooting","date":"2026-08-21","type":"Shooting","title":"Couple ambushed in Pagalungan; wife killed, husband wounded","summary":"Gunmen riding tandem on a motorbike ambushed a farming couple from Kidapawan City in their multicab at about 10:55 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, on the Pagalungan bridge, the boundary between Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur, and Pikit, Cotabato. The wife was killed and the husband seriously wounded; the motive was unknown.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Pagalungan","barangay":"Pagalungan bridge","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0529,"longitude":124.6922,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2289661/couple-ambushed-in-maguindanao-wife-slain-husband-hurt; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/21/2550675/2-slain-maguindanao-ambush; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/08/21/couple-shot-at-pagalungan"},{"id":"2026-08-21-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2026-08-21","type":"Shooting","title":"Woman killed, another hurt in shooting at Semba, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"A gunman on a motorbike shot a 47-year-old businesswoman sitting in front of a roadside eatery in Barangay Semba, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026; a stray bullet hit a 68-year-old woman inside. A later report said the older woman was killed and the businesswoman injured; police recovered .45-caliber shells.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Semba","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1816,"longitude":124.2137,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2289871/2-women-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-norte-shooting-amid-poll-gun-ban"},{"id":"2026-08-20-datu-saudi-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2026-08-20","type":"Shooting","title":"Gunmen fire on a vehicle bound for Cotabato City in Datu Saudi-Ampatuan; 2 dead, 1 hurt","summary":"On Thursday, 20 August 2026, motorcycle-riding gunmen fired on a vehicle travelling from Datu Unsay to Cotabato City in Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, killing its 56-year-old driver and a 40-year-old companion and wounding a labourer.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Saudi-Ampatuan","barangay":"Salbu","deaths":2,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9391,"longitude":124.4318,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/115271/2-dead-1-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting/story/; https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/posts/2-dead-1-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting/1660651592773158/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/999427/2-dead-1-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting/story/"},{"id":"2026-08-19-shariff-aguak-fire","date":"2026-08-19","type":"Fire","title":"Couple dies in Shariff Aguak public market fire","summary":"A fire broke out shortly before midnight on Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at the public market in Barangay Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, and was put out at about 1:45 a.m. on 20 August. A married couple, believed to have been asleep in their stall, were found dead inside it; 8 to 10 stalls were affected, including some selling LPG, and several cylinders exploded. The BFP's initial assessment pointed to an electrical cause, with the investigation ongoing.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"Poblacion","deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/115251/couple-dies-in-shariff-aguak-market-fire/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/21/2550671/couple-dies-maguindanao-fire"},{"id":"2026-08-17-pagagawan-shooting","date":"2026-08-17","type":"Shooting","title":"Pandesal vendor shot dead in Bulit, Datu Montawal","summary":"A 35-year-old mobile bread vendor was shot several times in the head and body by a man posing as a customer along the national highway in Barangay Bulit, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur, at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 17, 2026. He died at a hospital in Kabacan; the gunman fled on a motorbike.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Pagagawan","barangay":"Bulit","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1142,"longitude":124.7818,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2286572/gunman-shot-dead-pandesal-vendor-in-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2026-08-12-sultan-mastura-shooting","date":"2026-08-12","type":"Shooting","title":"Bank employee wounded while collecting loans in Macabiso, Sultan Mastura","summary":"A 40-year-old employee of a cooperative bank was shot twice, in the hip and arm, by the back rider of a motorcycle at 1:37 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, while collecting loan payments in Barangay Macabiso, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte. He was taken to a hospital in Sultan Kudarat and reported stable.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Mastura","barangay":"Macabiso","deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2918,"longitude":124.2901,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2283779/bank-employee-shot-while-collecting-loans-in-maguindanao-norte"},{"id":"2026-08-03-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2026-08-03","type":"Shooting","title":"Man shot dead in Taviran, Datu Odin Sinsuat during election gun ban","summary":"A 49-year-old man from Kabuntalan was shot dead by gunmen on another motorbike while riding his motorbike at about 10 a.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026, in Sitio Tuka, Barangay Taviran, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, during the election gun ban. Police recovered 4 empty shells.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Taviran","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1188,"longitude":124.3139,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2276587/man-shot-dead-in-maguindanao-norte-amid-barmm-election-gun-ban"},{"id":"2026-07-29-datu-blah-t-sinsuat-water","date":"2026-07-29","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Motorbanca capsizes off Pura, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat; 6 passengers rescued","summary":"On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, a motorbanca sailing from Barangay Pura to Barangay Nalkan in Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, capsized after strong waves damaged its left outrigger. The Philippine Coast Guard rescued six passengers, who were checked at the rural health unit and discharged in stable condition.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Blah T. Sinsuat","barangay":"Pura","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.067,"longitude":124.0186,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/996801/6-passengers-of-capsized-motor-banca-rescued-in-maguindanao-del-norte-area-pcg/story; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/pcg-rescues-6-passengers-from-capsized-motor-banca-in-maguindanao-del-norte"},{"id":"2026-07-27-bongao-water","date":"2026-07-27","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Motorboat with 62 aboard has engine trouble off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi; all rescued","summary":"A motorboat carrying at least 62 people had engine trouble off the coast of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Monday, 27 July 2026. Coast Guard Sub-Station Bongao, Marine Environmental Protection Unit and Special Operations Group personnel set out aboard M/L Piaksah, found the stricken M/L Trisha Mae and towed it to the Port of Bongao, arriving by 10:30 p.m.; no one was reported hurt.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Bongao","barangay":"off the coast of Bongao","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":5.029,"longitude":119.7713,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/posts/at-least-62-persons-were-rescued-by-the-philippine-coast-guard-pcg-after-their-m/1626603372844647/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/996508/62-persons-rescued-after-motorboat-encountered-engine-trouble-off-tawi-tawi-says-pcg/story/"},{"id":"2026-07-21-buldon-water","date":"2026-07-21","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Rope-pulled river boat capsizes in Buldon; one passenger drowns","summary":"On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, a boat carrying 12 people and being pulled across a river by rope in Barangay Edcor, Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte, capsized when the rope snapped near the far bank and water entered the boat. Eleven passengers swam to shore; one man was later found and declared dead on arrival at a hospital. The incident was caught on video.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Buldon","barangay":"Edcor","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.4418,"longitude":124.3957,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114934/man-drowns-after-boat-capsizes-in-maguindanao-del-norte/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news_duplicate/balitambayan/promdi/995889/lalaking-pasahero-nalunod-nang-tumaob-ang-sinasakyang-bangka-sa-maguindanao-del-norte/story/"},{"id":"2026-07-19-calanogas-fire","date":"2026-07-19","type":"Fire","title":"Fire destroys two houses in Ngingir, Calanogas","summary":"A fire destroyed two houses in Barangay Ngingir, Calanogas, Lanao del Sur past 7 pm on 19 July 2026, with damage estimated at P600,000.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Calanogas","barangay":"Ngingir","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.7061,"longitude":124.0789,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/dalawang-bahay-ang-natupok-at-tinatayang-p600000-ang-danyos-ng-sunog-sa-ngingir-/1387476443261356/"},{"id":"2026-07-14-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2026-07-14","type":"Shooting","title":"Radio station technician shot dead on way to work in Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"A 56-year-old senior technician of the Catholic-run radio station DXMS in Cotabato City was trailed and shot 3 times by gunmen on a motorcycle at about 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, along the Cotabato-Davao National Highway in Barangay Limbo, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, while riding to work. He died at a hospital; the attackers fled toward Cotabato City and the motive was undetermined.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Limbo","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.245,"longitude":124.266,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/994851/radio-station-technician-cotabato-city-gunned-down/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114812/radio-technician-shot-dead-in-maguindanao-del-norte/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/15/broadcast-media-worker-shot-dead-in-maguindanao-del-norte; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/07/15/2542362/catholic-radio-station-technician-killed-ambush; https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2026/07/technician-of-catholic-owned-radio-station-in-cotabato-city-gunned-down/"},{"id":"2026-07-11-cotabato-shooting","date":"2026-07-11","type":"Shooting","title":"Four dead, five hurt in separate shootings in Cotabato City","summary":"3 shootings in Cotabato City on July 11-12, 2026 left 4 dead and 5 wounded: 2 men were shot dead in Barangay Rosary Heights 11 at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, and women passing on a motorcycle were hit; a civil engineer was killed and his 16-year-old son wounded in Rosary Heights 10 at about 11:20 a.m.; and a tricycle driver was killed and his young passenger and an off-duty police corporal, the intended target, wounded in Poblacion 5 at about 10:55 a.m. on Sunday, July 12. Police pointed to personal grudges and deployed extra quick reaction teams.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights 11","deaths":4,"injured":5,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2037,"longitude":124.2297,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/promdi/994860/4-katao-patay-lima-sugatan-sa-magkakahiwalay-na-insidente-ng-pamamaril-sa-cotabato-city/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114779/shootings-incidents-leave-4-dead-5-hurt-in-cotabato/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/07/13/2541887/police-army-tighten-security-cotabato-city-after-three-deadly-ambushes; https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/13/4-dead-in-cotabato-city-shootings"},{"id":"2026-07-10-calanogas-other","date":"2026-07-10","type":"Landslide","title":"Landslide and floods in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur kill 7, 4 missing","summary":"A rain-induced landslide hit Barangay Ngingir (also spelled Ngirngir), Calanogas, at about 2:30 a.m. on 10 July 2026 after two days of heavy rain linked to Super Typhoon Inday. Police first reported 5 dead, 2 injured and 6 missing; the toll rose to 7 dead and 4 missing after a sixth body was recovered from a river in neighbouring Malabang and a seventh victim was found on 10 July. Calanogas was placed under a state of calamity on 11 July; the 4 missing were still unaccounted for as of 12-13 July.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Calanogas","barangay":"Ngingir","deaths":7,"injured":2,"missing":4,"latitude":7.7061,"longitude":124.0789,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/7/10/7-patay-4-nawawala-sa-landslide-at-baha-sa-calanogas-lanao-del-sur-2220; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/994429/landslide-calanogas-lanao-del-sur/story/; https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/posts/5-dead-6-missing-as-landslide-strikes-calanogas-lanao-del-sur/1598477702323881/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2261657/rescue-operations-in-lanao-del-sur-landslide-site-suspended; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2261504/5-dead-6-missing-2-hurt-in-lanao-del-sur-landslide; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2261900/lanao-sur-town-under-state-of-calamity-after-landslides-kill-7; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2262350/search-continues-for-4-persons-missing-in-lanao-del-sur-landslide; https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2026/07/calanogas-lanao-del-sur-landslide-death-toll-rises-to-7-4-remains-missing/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114759/5-dead-6-missing-in-lanao-del-sur-landslide/story/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/landslide-hits-lanao-sur-village-5-killed-2-injured-6-missing; https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/07/10/2541232/5-villagers-dead-landslides-due-lanao-del-sur-heavy-rains; https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/13/search-for-11-missing-in-flood-landslide-continues; https://mindanao.politiko.com.ph/lanao-del-sur-continues-search-for-missing-persons-in-calanogas-landslide/; https://www.bomboradyo.com/bilang-ng-mga-nasawi-sa-landslide-sa-sarangani-at-lanao-del-sur-pumalo-na-sa-15"},{"id":"2026-07-08-calanogas-shooting","date":"2026-07-08","type":"Shooting","title":"Firefighter killed, three companions survive ambush in Lanao del Sur","summary":"Motorcycle-riding gunmen fired on a recently borrowed pickup carrying four personnel of the Malabang town fire station on the evening of Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Barangay Bubongaranao, Calanogas, Lanao del Sur. A 36-year-old Bureau of Fire Protection officer was killed and another fire officer wounded; the fire inspector and a female firefighter aboard were unharmed. Police were looking at mistaken identity or a clan feud over the borrowed vehicle and had two persons of interest.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Calanogas","barangay":"Bubongaranao","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.764,"longitude":124.08,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2260581/firefighter-killed-3-others-survive-lanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114738/firefighter-dead-another-hurt-in-lanao-del-sur-gun-attack/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/promdi/994368/4-na-bumbero-tinambangan-sa-lanao-del-sur-1-patay-1-pa-sugatan/story/"},{"id":"2026-07-malabang-fire","date":"2026-07","type":"Fire","title":"Fire displaces 30 households in Malabang, Lanao del Sur","summary":"A fire left 30 households in Malabang, Lanao del Sur without homes. The report, on aid handed out by Senator Bong Go's Malasakit Team on Tuesday 21 July 2026, did not give the date of the fire.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":null,"deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.0686,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-manila-times_malabang-lanao-del-sur-sen-bong-gos-activity-7486258419197415424-Ep6V"},{"id":"2026-07-cotabato-shooting","date":"2026-07","type":"Shooting","title":"MILF-BIAF member shot dead in Cotabato City","summary":"A 38-year-old MILF-BIAF member from Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur, was shot in the head with a .45-caliber pistol by a gunman while walking in Barangay Poblacion 8, Cotabato City, and did not reach the hospital alive, the Cotabato City Police Office reported on July 9, 2026. Investigators were looking at a long-standing personal grudge as the motive and had identified three persons of interest.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Poblacion 8","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2215,"longitude":124.2543,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114742/milf-biaf-member-shot-dead-in-cotabato-city/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/114742/milfbiaf-member-shot-dead-in-cotabato-city/story/"},{"id":"2026-06-27-malabang-shooting","date":"2026-06-27","type":"Shooting","title":"Soldier and teacher killed in ambush in Lanao del Sur","summary":"At least 10 armed men ambushed a white Toyota Hilux pickup carrying soldiers and CAFGU militiamen back from a security operation as it passed Barangay Lamin, Malabang, Lanao del Sur, on the afternoon of Saturday, June 27, 2026, and also fired on a payong-payong motorcycle-for-hire trailing it. An Army corporal was killed, a 23-year-old volunteer teacher riding the payong-payong home died of a gunshot to the back of the head, and the pickup's civilian driver was wounded. Investigators recovered 7.62mm and 5.56mm casings and a rifle grenade; the Bangsamoro education ministry condemned the attack.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":"Lamin","deaths":2,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.0686,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2254383/soldier-teacher-killed-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2254839/kin-seek-justice-for-soldier-slain-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush; https://bworldonline.com/the-nation/2026/06/30/760186/bangsamoro-police-continue-probe-of-fatal-lanao-del-sur-ambush/; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/06/30/mbhte-barmm-condemns-death-of-volunteer-teacher-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/06/30/stray-bullet-kills-teacher-during-deadly-ambush; https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/06/29/soldier-teacher-killed-in-ambush-in-philippines; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/06/29/2538661/soldier-teacher-killed-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-06-20-madamba-shooting","date":"2026-06-20","type":"Shooting","title":"Police officer shot dead while praying in mosque in Madamba","summary":"An off-duty police chief master sergeant of the Madamba Municipal Police Station was shot in the head and body by a man who approached from behind while he performed the isha evening prayer inside a mosque in Barangay Uyaan Proper, Madamba, Lanao del Sur, at about 7:42 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2026. He died on the spot and the gunman fled. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered a border-to-border manhunt, and police feared the killing could start a clan feud.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Madamba","barangay":"Uyaan Proper","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8614,"longitude":124.0513,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://tribune.net.ph/2026/06/21/praying-cop-shot-dead-inside-mosque-in-madamba-lanao-del-sur; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/police-officer-shot-dead-while-praying-inside-mosque-in-lanao-del-sur; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/06/21/praying-cop-shot-dead-inside-mosque; https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/21/off-duty-cop-shot-dead-inside-mosque; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=2249883; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=2250679"},{"id":"2026-06-16-lantawan-shooting","date":"2026-06-16","type":"Shooting","title":"Basilan's third most wanted person gunned down","summary":"A 36-year-old man listed as Basilan's third most wanted person, facing two counts of murder and one of frustrated murder, was shot dead at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Barangay Baungis, Lantawan, Basilan, when three men armed with 5.56mm rifles emerged from nearby bushes and opened fire while he was bathing. He died on the spot of multiple gunshot wounds; police were eyeing a personal grudge as the motive.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lantawan","barangay":"Baungis","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6298,"longitude":121.8627,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/basilans-3rd-most-wanted-person-gunned-down"},{"id":"2026-06-12-datu-hoffer-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2026-06-12","type":"Shooting","title":"Ranking MILF commander shot dead in Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"The chief of the MILF's 128th Base Command was shot several times by unidentified armed men who barged into his house in Barangay Tuayan Mother, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Friday night, June 12, 2026, as he prepared to sleep; he died of multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators had yet to determine whether the killing was tied to earlier attacks in the village that left more than 10 people dead.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Hoffer Ampatuan","barangay":"Tuayan Mother","deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8581,"longitude":124.425,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/06/13/2534964/ranking-milf-commander-shot-dead-maguindanao-del-sur; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/06/14/2535001/milf-leader-gunned-down"},{"id":"2026-06-07-malabang-fire","date":"2026-06-07","type":"Fire","title":"Fire razes 21 buildings near Matling roundball, Malabang; 38 households hit","summary":"A fire broke out at about 5 p.m. on 7 June 2026 near the roundball area of Barangay Matling, Malabang, and totally destroyed 21 residential, commercial and mixed-use structures and partially damaged 1 more, affecting 38 households. No casualties were reported; MSSD-BARMM provided relief and psychosocial support.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":"Matling","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6345,"longitude":124.0914,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/relief-and-psychosocial-support-extended-to-fire-victims-in-malabang/"},{"id":"2026-06-04-malabang-shooting","date":"2026-06-04","type":"Shooting","title":"2 civilian traffic enforcers shot dead in Lanao del Sur","summary":"Two municipal traffic enforcers on duty along a thoroughfare in Barangay Campo Muslim, Malabang, Lanao del Sur, were shot repeatedly with .45 and 9mm pistols by motorcycle-riding gunmen on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Both were declared dead on arrival at the Doctor Serapio Montañer Hospital. Police and local leaders believed the killings were related to their strict enforcement of traffic ordinances.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":"Campo Muslim","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.075,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/06/06/2533268/2-civilian-traffic-enforcers-barmm-town-shot-dead; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/06/07/2533311/2-traffic-enforcers-shot-deadin-lanao-sur"},{"id":"2026-05-21-malidegao-shooting","date":"2026-05-21","type":"Shooting","title":"Radio broadcaster shot dead in ambush in the Special Geographic Area","summary":"A 56-year-old radio news reporter and disc jockey, also a member of the Fort Pikit barangay lupon, was shot in the head by motorcycle-riding gunmen near the barangay hall of Fort Pikit, Malidegao, in BARMM's Special Geographic Area, at about 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026, as he and his wife rode home on a motorcycle. He was declared dead on arrival at the Cruzado Medical Hospital; his wife suffered bruises when the motorcycle fell. Police were looking at both his media work and his barangay role as possible motives.","province":"Special Geographic Area","municipality":"Malidegao","barangay":"Fort Pikit","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0607,"longitude":124.6774,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/05/23/2529832/cotabato-radio-journalist-shot-dead; https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/22/radio-announcer-shot-dead-in-sga-barmm; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/988595/radio-broadcaster-shot-dead-barmm/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/05/22/2529765/radio-reporter-killed-cotabato-ambush"},{"id":"2026-05-14-parang-shooting","date":"2026-05-14","type":"Shooting","title":"Lending firm collector shot dead in Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"A lending company collector riding his motorcycle toward Barangay Polloc was shot by two motorcycle-riding men on reaching Barangay Sarmiento, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, on the morning of Thursday, May 14, 2026. He had multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead on arrival at a hospital; the attackers fled and the motive was under investigation.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Parang","barangay":"Sarmiento","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.3345,"longitude":124.2477,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/987679/lender-killed-maguindanao-del-norte/story/"},{"id":"2026-05-04-buadiposo-buntong-shooting","date":"2026-05-04","type":"Shooting","title":"SAF trooper killed, 4 police wounded in sniper ambush in Lanao del Sur","summary":"A police team serving an arrest warrant for murder and attempted murder was fired on, reportedly with a sniper rifle, at about 11 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, in Barangay Catogonan, Buadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur. A Special Action Force corporal was killed and four other officers, three of them from the SAF, were wounded and taken to Marawi City in stable condition. The suspect escaped, and reinforcements with light armored vehicles were sent in.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Buadiposo-Buntong","barangay":"Catogonan","deaths":1,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":7.9586,"longitude":124.3831,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2223096/lanao-del-sur-cops-wounded-in-ambush-while-serving-arrest-warrant; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2223337/cop-slain-4-others-wounded-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2224614/barmm-police-condemns-sniper-attack-against-cops-in-lanao-del-sur; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=2223160; https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/04/saf-member-killed-4-other-policemen-hurt-in-lanao-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2223160/pnp-saf-member-killed-4-other-cops-wounded-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-04-30-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2026-04-30","type":"Shooting","title":"1 dead, 3 hurt in shooting in Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Two men riding in tandem on a motorcycle slowed in front of a motorcycle parts and repair shop in Barangay Poblacion 1, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, at 12:18 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, and the backrider opened fire with a 9mm pistol on four mechanics. One was declared dead on arrival at a hospital and three were wounded. Police recovered 14 empty 9mm casings, released CCTV footage and launched a manhunt for the gunmen, who fled toward the town roundabout.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"Poblacion 1","deaths":1,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2221652/manhunt-launched-vs-2-suspects-in-maguindanao-sur-shooting; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/113937/1-dead-3-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting/story/; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/1-dead-3-wounded-in-shariff-aguak-shooting-incident; https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/01/1-dead-3-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting"},{"id":"2026-04-26-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2026-04-26","type":"Shooting","title":"2 Moro men killed in ambush in Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"Two Moro men from Barangay Tinonggos, known for supporting joint peacekeeping work of barangay officials and the police, were shot dead by gunmen while riding a green multicab in Barangay Bagoinged, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Sunday, April 26, 2026. The attackers escaped before police and barangay officials reached the scene.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Bagoinged","deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/04/27/2523993/2-moro-men-killed-maguindanao-del-norte-ambush"},{"id":"2026-04-16-marawi-water","date":"2026-04-16","type":"Drowning","title":"5 children drown in water impounding area in Marawi City","summary":"Five elementary pupils aged 7 to 11, three boys and two girls, drowned around noon on Thursday, 16 April 2026 while swimming in a pond-like water impounding area at Phase 2 of the permanent shelter in Barangay Panoroganan, Marawi City, far from any houses. Police said they had been floating on a discarded refrigerator that tipped over in the deep part; a playmate aged 8 was rescued and given first aid. All five were declared dead on arrival at a Marawi hospital. The Inquirer placed the site in Barangay Kilala and dated it 15 April.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":"Panoroganan","deaths":5,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/04/18/2521696/5-kids-drown-marawi-pond; https://www.philstar.com/probinsiya/2026/04/18/2521735/5-bata-patay-sa-lunod-sa-lawa; https://mb.com.ph/2026/04/17/5-kids-die-in-marawi-drowning-incident-appeal-to-parents-up; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2213567/5-children-drown-in-water-impounding-area-in-marawi-city"},{"id":"2026-03-30-pandag-shooting","date":"2026-03-30","type":"Shooting","title":"Village chief and driver wounded in ambush in Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Hadji Mansor Mangelen, chairman of Barangay Damalusay in Paglat, and his driver were wounded when motorcycle-riding gunmen overtook their black Toyota Innova and fired at the driver's side in Sitio Bagyang, Barangay Malangit, Pandag, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026, as they came from Buluan. The chairman was slightly injured and the driver seriously hurt; both were taken to Buluan District Hospital. The motive was unknown.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Pandag","barangay":"Malangit","deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7412,"longitude":124.7837,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203673/maguindanao-del-sur-village-head-driver-hurt-in-another-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/113516/barangay-exec-driver-hurt-in-maguindanao-shooting/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/promdi/982157/barangay-chairman-at-kaniyang-driver-sugatan-sa-ambush-sa-maguindanao/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/30/village-chief-driver-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-03-28-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2026-03-28","type":"Shooting","title":"5 police officers killed, 3 wounded in ambush in Shariff Aguak","summary":"Five police officers of the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company were killed and three wounded when gunmen set off a blast and opened fire on them along Maguindanao Street in Barangay Mother Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026, as they returned to Camp Akilan. The PNP blamed the Daulah Islamiya and eyed retaliation as the motive; charges were filed in April, three suspects were killed in Army operations in late April and others were arrested in June and July.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"Mother Poblacion","deaths":5,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2202983/5-cops-killed-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.facebook.com/pnp.pio/posts/press-statementpnp-condemns-ambush-of-police-personnel-in-shariff-aguakthe-phili/1427622122742514/; https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/posts/the-bangsamoro-government-on-saturday-condemned-the-march-28-ambush-in-shariff-a/1462183995956852/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203141/manhunt-on-for-killers-of-5-cops-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/barmm-condemns-ambush-of-cops; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/981827/survivor-recalls-blast-then-gunfire-in-attack-that-killed-5-cops-in-shariff-aguak/story/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/5-cops-killed-in-shariff-aguak-ambush; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/3/29/barmm-gov-t-condemns-killing-of-5-cops-in-shariff-aguak-ambush-0757; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/981770/pnp-condemns-ambush-that-killed-5-cops-in-maguindanao-del-sur/story/; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/03/29/pnp-orders-manhunt-after-5-cops-killed-in-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/29/nartatez-orders-probe-aggressive-operations-after-death-of-5-cops-in-maguindanao-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/981754/ambush-policemen-maguindanao/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203529/pnp-eyes-retaliatory-attack-in-terror-groups-maguindanao-ambush-of-cops; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203557/pnp-probes-local-police-chief-over-possible-lapses-in-maguindanao-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203710/pnp-tightens-maguindanao-del-sur-security-after-ambush-kills-5-cops; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203289/barmm-execs-condemn-ambush-that-killed-5-cops; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203506/pnp-orders-aid-for-kin-of-cops-slain-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://pia.gov.ph/news/barmm-govt-ambush-slay-of-cops-in-shariff-aguak-heinous-act/; https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/30/regions/manhunt-on-versus-killers-of-five-policemen-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush/2310015; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203962/local-terrorist-group-eyed-in-maguindanao-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2204557/maguindanao-del-sur-gov-offers-bounty-for-killers-of-5-cops-in-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/03/31/2517954/pnp-probes-lapses-maguindanao-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/04/02/2518516/p300000-offered-info-suspects-maguindanao-ambush; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/barmm-security-beefed-up-after-deadly-shariff-aguak-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2217042/raps-filed-vs-daulah-islamiya-suspects-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2218914/3-linked-to-shariff-aguak-ambush-killed-in-army-operations; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2219262/3-suspects-linked-to-maguindanao-ambush-slain-in-army-operation; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2241287/suspect-in-maguindanao-ambush-that-left-5-cops-dead-nabbed-in-gensan; https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/posts/a-man-linked-to-the-march-28-2026-ambush-of-police-personnel-in-shariff-aguak-ma/1616730290498622/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/995809/mamasapano-massacre-suspect-arrested-shariff-aguak/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2269292/2-suspects-arrested-over-shariff-aguak-ambush-that-killed-5-cops; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/shariff-aguak-ambush-suspect-arrested; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/03/29/2517674/5-cops-killed-3-wounded-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/03/30/2517814/5-cops-killed-3-wounded-maguindanao-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-03-28-saguiaran-shooting","date":"2026-03-28","type":"Shooting","title":"Police corporal and civilian companion killed in Lanao del Sur ambush","summary":"A 42-year-old police corporal of the PRO-BAR and a civilian companion from Bukidnon were shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen with a .45-caliber pistol as they rode a gray Toyota Innova on a highway in Barangay Paglamatan, Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur, at about 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026, hours before the ambush that killed five police officers in Shariff Aguak. Police reviewed CCTV footage, and PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered a manhunt.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Saguiaran","barangay":"Paglamatan","deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0341,"longitude":124.2687,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203654/lanao-sur-officer-slain-hours-before-maguindanao-sur-ambush-of-5-cops; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2204128/manhunt-on-for-gunmen-in-killing-of-police-corporal-in-lanao-del-sur; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/a-police-officer-and-a-civilian-were-killed-in-an-ambush-in-lanao-del-sur-over-t/1411973954304149/; https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/711747/lanao-del-sur-ambush-cop-civilian-killed-manhunt-on; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/police-corporal-companion-killed-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/31/manhunt-underway-after-cop-civilian-killed-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-03-23-cotabato-road","date":"2026-03-23","type":"Road crash","title":"Overtaking motorcycle hits student on pedestrian lane in Cotabato City","summary":"On Monday, 23 March 2026, a motorcycle overtaking an SUV that had slowed to let pedestrians cross struck a Grade 12 student on a pedestrian lane in Cotabato City, throwing the student onto the road. The student got up afterward; the rider left the scene and reportedly surrendered to authorities the next day. The incident was caught on camera.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2238,"longitude":124.2467,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/promdi/981223/estudyanteng-tumatawid-sa-pedestrian-lane-tumilapon-nang-masalpok-ng-nag-overtake-na-motorsiklo/story/"},{"id":"2026-03-19-calanogas-shooting","date":"2026-03-19","type":"Shooting","title":"Maranao peace activist killed in ambush in Lanao del Sur","summary":"A 59-year-old Maranao man from Malabang, known for supporting the joint peace and security programs of local officials and the police, was shot dead with pistols while driving his Toyota Revo along the Secretary Narciso Ramos Highway in Barangay Punud, Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, in a daytime ambush on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The gunmen escaped, and police launched a manhunt.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Calanogas","barangay":"Punud","deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.7335,"longitude":124.079,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/03/20/2515678/maranao-peace-activist-killed-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-03-18-paglat-shooting","date":"2026-03-18","type":"Shooting","title":"Town councilor shot dead in Paglat, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Samon Kitalok, a municipal councilor of Paglat, Maguindanao del Sur, was shot dead at close range in front of his home in Barangay Poblacion, Paglat, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, by one of two men on a motorbike who had briefly talked with him. Police found six empty pistol shells, and the provincial police director ordered a manhunt.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Paglat","barangay":"Poblacion","deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7805,"longitude":124.7856,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2197986/barmm-town-councilor-shot-dead-in-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2026-03-03-pagagawan-shooting","date":"2026-03-03","type":"Shooting","title":"Retired police officer and companion killed in ambush in Datu Montawal","summary":"A retired police officer who once headed the Pikit police and a companion were shot dead while travelling toward Pikit, Cotabato, when gunmen fired on their pickup truck on the national highway in Barangay Pagagawan, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Both were declared dead on arrival at the University of Southern Mindanao Hospital in Kabacan; police were investigating the motive.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Pagagawan","barangay":"Pagagawan","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1019,"longitude":124.7643,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2190156/retired-cop-companion-killed-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/113178/3-killed-in-shooting-incidents-in-barmm/story; https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/04/retired-cop-killed-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-03-malabang-shooting","date":"2026-03","type":"Shooting","title":"Firearms seized after shooting in Malabang","summary":"The PNP recovered multiple high-powered firearms and ammunition following a shooting incident in Malabang, Lanao del Sur, reported on March 11, 2026; the report gives no details on who was shot or the casualties.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":null,"deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.0686,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/pnp.pio/posts/pnp-seizes-high-powered-firearms-after-malabang-shootingthe-philippine-national-/1413410124163714/"},{"id":"2026-02-17-wao-fire","date":"2026-02-17","type":"Fire","title":"Fire affects 7 families in Wao","summary":"Seven families in Wao, Lanao del Sur, affected by a fire were identified and given MSSD-BARMM welfare assistance on 17 February 2026. The report did not give the date of the fire, the barangay, the cause or any casualties.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Wao","barangay":null,"deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6382,"longitude":124.7242,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/mssd-delivers-emergency-relief-to-395-disaster-affected-families-in-lanao-del-sur/"},{"id":"2026-02-17-cotabato-fire","date":"2026-02-17","type":"Fire","title":"Fire destroys 7 houses, displaces 20 families in Rosary Heights, Cotabato City","summary":"A fire broke out past 10 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, in Barangay Rosary Heights, Cotabato City, razing about seven houses over more than 1,000 square meters and displacing at least 20 families. It was put out after nearly an hour; no one was hurt. The BFP suspects an unattended lit candle, as the area had no power because of damaged NGCP lines.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2104,"longitude":124.2437,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/112964/fire-displaces-20-families-in-cotabato-city/story"},{"id":"2026-02-17-datu-saudi-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2026-02-17","type":"Shooting","title":"Shariff Aguak mayor's nephew killed, 2 hurt in Maguindanao del Sur ambush","summary":"A nephew of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan Sr. was killed and the mayor's younger brother and a companion were wounded when gunmen in a white minivan without plates tailed their Nissan Livina and opened fire on the national highway between Sitio Panang, Barangay Kabengi, and Barangay Salbu, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The driver reached Barangay Meta, Datu Unsay, near an Army checkpoint, and the nephew was declared dead on arrival at hospital. The PNP linked the attack to the January 25 ambush of the mayor.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Saudi-Ampatuan","barangay":"Kabengi","deaths":1,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9261,"longitude":124.4145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2183339/1-killed-2-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/nephew-of-shariff-aguak-mayor-killed-brother-injured-in-ambushthe-nephew-of-shar/1375175107984034/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/976858/maguindanao-ambush-shariff-aguak/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2183418/nephew-of-maguindanao-mayor-slain-in-ambush-2-others-wounded; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/nephew-of-shariff-aguak-mayor-killed-in-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-sur; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2183741/pnp-sees-link-to-january-attack-vs-mayor; https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/posts/the-philippine-national-police-pnp-sees-a-connection-between-the-recent-fatal-am/1421359426702377/; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/18/ambush-vs-ampatuan-kin-possibly-linked-to-earlier-attack-on-mayor-pnp-2121; https://politiko.com.ph/pamangkin-ni-shariff-aguak-mayor-mitra-ampatuan-patay-sa-ambush/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/976972/pnp-maguindanao-ambush-january-attack-mayor/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/17/maguindanao-del-sur-mayors-nephew-killed-in-ambush"},{"id":"2026-02-15-lantawan-water","date":"2026-02-15","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Coast Guard rescues 2 fisherfolk from capsized boat off Lantawan","summary":"Two fisherfolk were rescued on Sunday, 15 February 2026 after their 8-metre fishing boat capsized in rough seas off Lantawan, Basilan. They drifted for about two hours until the passing M/L Sea Dayang spotted them at 11 a.m. and alerted the Coast Guard's BRP Melchora Aquino, whose rigid-hull inflatable boat picked them up; both were in stable condition after first aid and a check with the PDRRMO, and were taken to the PCG Sub-Station Lantawan.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lantawan","barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6387,"longitude":121.8403,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/16/pcg-rescues-2-fisherfolk-from-capsized-boat-in-basilan"},{"id":"2026-02-12-maguing-fire","date":"2026-02-12","type":"Fire","title":"Fire destroys 2 homes in Dilausan Poblacion and Balintao, Maguing","summary":"A fire on 12 February 2026 in Barangays Dilausan Poblacion and Balintao, Maguing, destroyed the homes of 2 families, who were among 395 disaster-affected families given MSSD-BARMM relief that week. Casualties and cause were not reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Maguing","barangay":"Dilausan Poblacion; Balintao","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8883,"longitude":124.3719,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/mssd-delivers-emergency-relief-to-395-disaster-affected-families-in-lanao-del-sur/"},{"id":"2026-02-03-bongao-fire","date":"2026-02-03","type":"Fire","title":"Fire displaces almost 1,200 families in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi","summary":"A fire broke out at 10:09 p.m. on Tuesday, 3 February 2026 in the coastal village of Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi and burned for about four hours through around 1,000 stilt houses mostly of light materials, displacing some 5,000 people, before the Bongao Central Fire Station declared it out at about 2 a.m. The MDRRMO reported no deaths; the cause and damage estimate were under investigation. Bongao was placed under a state of calamity, and the Bangsamoro government later gave cash aid to over 900 fire-hit households.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Bongao","barangay":"Lamion","deaths":0,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":5.0272,"longitude":119.7772,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/02/05/2505985/almost-1200-families-tawi-tawi-displaced-fire-get-p25000-each; https://politiko.com.ph/no-flights-no-problem-how-robin-and-mariel-padilla-sent-cash-aid-to-bongao-fire-victims-anyway/; https://www.arabnews.com/world/left-homeless-by-blaze-muslims-in-southernmost-philippines-observe-ramadan-as-month-of-trial-2634131; https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/philippines-1000-homes-gutted-as-massive-fire-devastates-bongao-village-in-tawi-tawi-1.500431227; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2177372/massive-fire-razes-1000-homes-in-bongao-tawi-tawi; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/02/04/2505745/seaside-tawi-tawi-village-razed-fire; https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/cm-macacua-orders-swift-response-after-fire-razes-tawi-tawi-village/; https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/938-lamion-fire-hit-households-receive-p40k-aid-from-mssd-tawi-tawi-govt/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/975410/1-000-houses-damaged-in-tawi-tawi-fire-says-pcg/story/; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/fire-devastates-1000-homes-in-brgy-lamion-bongao; https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/04/1000-families-displaced-by-tawi-tawi-fire; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/mssd-sustains-relief-response-to-tawi-tawi-fire-victims; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/around-1000-houses-destroyed-by-firean-estimated-1000-houses-were-razed-by-a-mas/1363054962529382/; https://www.facebook.com/PTVph/videos/over-1k-homes-in-bongao-tawi-tawi-destroyed-in-massive-fire/689590667476458/; https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/thousands-displaced-as-massive-fire-sweeps-through-islet-in-southern-philippines/3819704; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/112764/bongao-under-state-of-calamity-after-fire-destroys-1000-homes/story/; https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/over-900-bongao-fire-victims-receive-p25k-cash-aid-from-barmm/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/fire-destroys-1000-houses-in-bongao-tawi-tawi; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/112731/fire-razes-at-least-1000-houses-in-tawi-tawi/story"},{"id":"2026-01-30-pagayawan-shooting","date":"2026-01-30","type":"Shooting","title":"Off-duty Army corporal shot dead in Bandara-Ingud, Pagayawan, Lanao del Sur","summary":"An off-duty corporal of the Army's 55th Infantry Battalion was shot dead with assault rifles while riding his motorcycle toward Ganassi at Barangay Bandara-Ingud, Pagayawan, Lanao del Sur, at about 7 a.m. on Friday, 30 January 2026. He sustained around 15 gunshot wounds; the gunmen escaped with his belongings.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Pagayawan","barangay":"Bandara-Ingud","deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.7966,"longitude":124.1002,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2175391/soldier-killed-in-lanao-del-sur-shooting; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/31/2504814/soldier-killed-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2026-01-26-tipo-tipo-shooting","date":"2026-01-26","type":"Shooting","title":"Lone gunman wounds 2 soldiers near their camp in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan","summary":"Two soldiers of the Army's 45th Infantry Battalion were shot and wounded by a lone gunman while buying supplies at a community store about 200 meters from their camp in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, at 5:28 p.m. on Monday, 26 January 2026. Two .45-caliber shells were recovered; the 45IB pursued the gunman into the mountains and the PNP joined the manhunt on 28 January.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tipo-Tipo","barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5003,"longitude":122.1206,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/28/pnp-mobilizes-forces-to-hunt-down-gunmen-in-basilan-attack-on-soldiers; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/gunman-shoots-2-soldiers-in-basilan; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/01/28/pnp-joins-military-manhunt-after-basilan-gun-attack"},{"id":"2026-01-26-hadji-muhtamad-water","date":"2026-01-26","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sinks off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan; 66 dead, 13 missing","summary":"The Aleson Shipping ro-ro ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3, sailing from Zamboanga City to Jolo with 332 passengers and 27 crew on its manifest, sank about 2.75 nautical miles northeast of Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan at about 1:50 a.m. on Monday, 26 January 2026. PCG divers searched the wreck until 23 February, and the PCG later told a House inquiry that 66 died, 13 remain missing and 293 survived; Marina fined Aleson P3 million and kept it suspended.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Hadji Muhtamad","barangay":"Baluk-Baluk Island","deaths":66,"injured":null,"missing":13,"latitude":6.6684,"longitude":121.7094,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/ferry-sinks-off-basilan-15-dead-over-200-rescued; https://interaksyon.philstar.com/?p=308299; https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/three-additional-bodies-found-following-philippine-ferry-tragedy; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/pcg-recovers-2-more-bodies-off-basilan-death-toll-climbs-to-45; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=2183852; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/974126/8-dead-as-roro-vessel-sinks-off-basilan-rescue-ops-ongoing-for-survivors/story/; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/videos/vessel-sinks-off-basilana-passenger-vessel-carrying-332-passengers-and-crew-sank/26413705061546269/; https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/ferry-sinks-in-southern-philippines-at-least-15-dead-coast-guard-1.500420479; https://www.facebook.com/pnagovph/posts/over-317-passengers-and-crew-from-the-submerged-mv-trisha-kerstin-3-have-been-re/1301688268674291/; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/27/dotr-grounds-aleson-s-fleet-amid-full-blown-probe-into-basilan-ferry-sinking-1049; https://politiko.com.ph/no-laughing-matter-raffy-tulfo-scolds-marina-over-tragic-basilan-ferry-sinking/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2175074/miracle-saves-family-of-3-in-basilan-ferry-sinking; https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/three-more-bodies-were-recovered-in-basilan-on-sunday-raising-the-death-toll-in-/1391126356384573/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2177442/fwd-pcg-recovers-two-more-bodies-off-basilan-death-toll-climbs-to-45; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2181243/mv-trisha-kerstin-3-already-tilted-in-port-before-sinking-survivor; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/death-toll-in-mv-trisha-kerstin-3-sinking-reaches-57the-number-of-fatalities-fro/1373301071504771/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2273407/basilan-ship-sinking-firm-still-suspended-fined-p3m-66-dead; https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/just-in-a-passenger-ship-mv-trisha-kerstin-sank-at-sea-near-hadji-muhtamad-basil/1384716727025536/; https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/15785-18-confirmed-dead-after-mv-trisha-kerstin-3-sinks; https://www.facebook.com/rapplerdotcom/videos/at-least-18-dead-as-strong-waves-sink-vessel-off-basilan/874269352244445/; https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/pcg-18-dead-10-missing-in-basilan-ferry-sinking/893735849807532/; https://www.aa.com.tr/en/info/infographic/49917; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/974297/death-toll-in-ferry-sinking-basilan-ocd-bar/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2173709/dotr-grounds-shipping-lines-fleet-after-sinking-of-ferry-off-basilan; https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/the-department-of-transportation-dotr-has-grounded-the-entire-passenger-vessel-f/1386614990169043/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/death-toll-in-basilan-passenger-ferry-sinking-rises-to-37; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2175606/fatalities-in-basilan-ferry-sinking-climbs-to-37; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/02/02/2505125/death-toll-basilan-ferry-sinking-rises-40; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2183852/death-toll-in-basilan-ferry-sinking-now-64; https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/25/asia/ferry-sinking-philippines-basilan-intl-hnk; https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/26/ferry-carrying-over-350-people-sinks-in-philippines-killing-at-least-seven; https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/a-passenger-vessel-sank-off-the-coast-of-basilan-on-monday-leaving-18-people-dea/1385703473593528/; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/videos/video-of-the-sunken-mv-trisha-kerstinthe-passenger-vessel-mv-trisha-kerstin-sank/2964737147070146/; https://pco.gov.ph/news_releases/pbbm-orders-immediate-assistance-to-victims-of-ferry-sinking-in-basilan/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2173236/inqtoday-15-dead-28-missing-as-ferry-sinks-in-waters-off-basilan; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBGemFwdFd3RTMxRVl0M1JNUmpaSV8zb1VUTUVFLWNoaGJ1TXEwTGlsd0RZeXlpZW1nYVFoUWpfUjVfbkdrRjJsZ3FLS0hDODc1TU1zejg4YUpQb0JyNkZWLTRXLXhQMDV6cjlyTmpjelM?oc=5; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/01/26/2503644/basilan-ferry-sinking-alesons-second-major-tragedy-3-years; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/01/27/2503734/ferry-sinks-basilan-18-dead-24-missing; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2177200/death-toll-in-basilan-ferry-sinking-rises-to-43-2; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/the-death-toll-from-the-sinking-of-mv-trisha-kerstin-3-in-the-waters-off-baluk-b/1367917468709798/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2181643/survivors-in-ferry-sinking-reveal-more-violations; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/976732/basilan-ferry-sinking-death-toll-missing/story/; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/death-toll-reaches-65-in-mv-trisha-kerstin-3-sinking-in-basilan; https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/18/pcg-4-more-bodies-found-from-mv-trisha-kirsten-3-death-toll-now-at-62; https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/16/pcg-three-more-bodies-recovered-from-mv-trisha-kerstin-3-death-toll-hits-57; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/pcg-completes-full-underwater-search-of-sunken-mv-trisha-kerstin-3"},{"id":"2026-01-25-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2026-01-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Shariff Aguak mayor's convoy ambushed with RPG and gunfire in Poblacion","summary":"Gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade and rifles at the two-vehicle convoy of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad 'Mitra' Ampatuan Sr., a Maguindanao massacre witness, in Barangay Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2026; the mayor was unharmed and two of his security escorts were wounded. The attackers fled in a minivan and three of them were killed by pursuing forces in Barangay Meta, Datu Unsay, the same day. President Marcos condemned the attack and the PNP formed a task group, eyeing hired gunmen, local politics and revenge as motives.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"Poblacion","deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/ambushthe-bullet-scarred-vehicle-of-shariff-aguak-maguindanao-del-sur-mayor-akma/1354135020088043/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/25/2503411/3-gunmen-killed-clash-after-ambush-maguindanao-del-sur-mayor; https://www.facebook.com/PTVph/videos/read-the-police-regional-officebangsamoro-autonomous-region-pro-bar-has-released/1966946263860002/; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/pro-bar-condemns-ambush-on-shariff-aguak-mayorthe-police-regional-officebarmm-pr/1354322893402589/; https://newsline.ph/shariff-aguak-mayor-escapes-death-in-ambush/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/974092/convoy-of-shariff-aguak-mayor-akmad-ampatuan-ambushed-3-suspects-killed/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/25/maguindanao-del-sur-mayor-escapes-ambush; https://www.brigadanews.ph/mayor-ampatuan-survives-rpg-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-sur/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/shariff-aguak-mayor-akmad-ampatuan-survives-ambush-january-25-2026/; https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/posts/police-are-looking-into-the-possibility-that-the-attackers-who-ambushed-a-maguin/1404256915082894/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/26/2503669/slain-gunmen-who-ambushed-shariff-aguak-mayor-wanted-multiple-serious-cases; https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/26/pbbm-condemns-ambush-on-shariff-aguak-mayor-orders-swift-action-to-protect-officials; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/974151/pnp-to-form-task-force-to-probe-shariff-aguak-mayor-ambush/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/26/2503639/pnp-forms-task-force-hunt-shariff-aguak-ambush-masterminds; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/maguindanao-del-sur-mayor-safe-after-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2173207/maguindanao-del-sur-gov-alarmed-over-brazenness-of-ambush-vs-town-mayor; 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A rocket launcher and high-powered firearms were recovered; a fourth suspect, the driver, escaped and was being hunted.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Unsay","barangay":"Meta","deaths":3,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8813,"longitude":124.4356,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/three-individuals-linked-to-the-ambush-of-shariff-aguak-maguindanao-del-sur-mayo/1354288726739339/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/25/2503411/3-gunmen-killed-clash-after-ambush-maguindanao-del-sur-mayor; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/974092/convoy-of-shariff-aguak-mayor-akmad-ampatuan-ambushed-3-suspects-killed/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/26/2503669/slain-gunmen-who-ambushed-shariff-aguak-mayor-wanted-multiple-serious-cases; https://www.facebook.com/PTVph/videos/mayor-ampatuan-survives-ambush-unharmed-3-of-4-suspects-killed-during-follow-up-/902932382135112/; https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/shariff-aguak-ambush-ph-mayor-attacked-using-rpg-survives-now-three-suspects-are-dead-1773704; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/shariff-aguak-mayor-survives-ambush-gunmen-killed; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=2173207"},{"id":"2026-01-19-simunul-water","date":"2026-01-19","type":"Boat mishap","title":"M/L Sitti Nur overturns in big waves between Simunul and Bongao; all 12 aboard rescued","summary":"The old wooden M/L Sitti Nur, sailing from Manuk Mangkaw seaport in Simunul to Bongao pier, Tawi-Tawi, was overturned by big waves at the sea border of the two towns on Monday, 19 January 2026. All 12 passengers and crew could swim and clung to the upturned hull until responders reached them; the boat carried no life jackets. They were taken to the Datu Halun Sakilan Memorial Hospital in Bongao for examination.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Simunul","barangay":"sea border of Simunul and Bongao","deaths":0,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":4.898,"longitude":119.8218,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/20/2502313/12-rescued-sunken-boat-tawi-tawi; https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/20/12-rescued-from-sunken-boat-in-tawi-tawi; https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/video-12-rescued-after-passenger-boat-sinks-off-tawi-tawi-philippines"},{"id":"2026-01-16-turtle-islands-water","date":"2026-01-16","type":"Boat mishap","title":"M/L Nurdia drifts with a broken rudder east of Taganak Island; Navy rescues 30","summary":"The motor launch M/L Nurdia, carrying 30 people (16 men, 9 women and 5 children, among them a pregnant woman and two senior citizens), was found drifting with a rudder damaged in rough seas about 46 nautical miles east of Taganak Island, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi on the evening of Friday, 16 January 2026. A Western Mindanao Naval Command patrol craft on routine patrol spotted its flashing light, took everyone off unharmed and turned them over to the local government at Taganak on Saturday, 17 January, where they were given food, water and medical checks.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Turtle Islands","barangay":"about 46 nautical miles east of Taganak Island","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.0732,"longitude":118.3126,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/17/navy-rescues-30-crew-passengers-of-distressed-boat-in-tawi-tawi; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/112467/30-rescued-from-distressed-vessel-off-tawi-tawi/story; https://tribune.net.ph/2026/01/17/navy-rescues-30-from-disabled-boat"},{"id":"2026-01-15-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2026-01-15","type":"Shooting","title":"Barangay watchman shot dead in ambush in Tamontaka, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"A Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team member was ambushed and killed while driving his tricycle home along an unlit road in Sitio Daubab, Barangay Tamontaka, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Thursday night, 15 January 2026. He died instantly from multiple bullet wounds; the gunmen escaped before responders arrived.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Tamontaka","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1724,"longitude":124.2181,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/16/2501435/barangay-watchman-killed-maguindanao-del-norte-ambush"},{"id":"2026-01-12-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2026-01-12","type":"Shooting","title":"MILF commander and aide killed in ambush in Kapinpilan, Ampatuan","summary":"A senior commander of the MILF's 118th Base Command, 46, and his 44-year-old aide, also an MILF member, were killed when gunmen positioned along a dirt road fired on their minivan in Barangay Kapinpilan, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, past 8 p.m. on Monday, 12 January 2026. Both were dead on arrival at hospital; police and the Army's 601st Infantry Brigade launched a manhunt.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Kapinpilan","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8322,"longitude":124.4571,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2167298/milf-commander-aide-slain-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/13/2500735/ranking-milf-official-companion-killed-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/13/milf-commander-killed-in-ambush"},{"id":"2026-01-kapai-fire","date":"2026-01","type":"Fire","title":"Fire totally destroys 3 houses in Kapai","summary":"A fire in Kapai, Lanao del Sur totally destroyed the houses of 3 families, each granted P40,000 in Emergency Shelter Assistance by MSSD-BARMM on 6 January 2026. The fire's date, barangay, cause and casualties were not stated.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Kapai","barangay":null,"deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0736,"longitude":124.3638,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/mssd-provides-emergency-shelter-assistance-to-families-affected-by-disasters-in-lanao-del-sur/"},{"id":"2025-12-21-marawi-shooting","date":"2025-12-21","type":"Shooting","title":"Hostage-taker shot dead in Marawi City","summary":"A 28-year-old man who seized a six-year-old girl at knifepoint in Barangay Sabala Manao Proper, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, early on Sunday, December 21, 2025, was shot dead by Marawi City police after he turned aggressive and began harming the child during negotiations. He died before reaching hospital; the girl was treated at Amai Pakpak Medical Center for facial and arm injuries and was stable. Police suspected the man was under the influence of drugs and were still identifying him.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":"Sabala Manao Proper","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/12/22/2495949/hostage-taker-shot-dead-marawi; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/man-killed-after-taking-6-year-old-girl-hostage-in-marawi-city; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/112051/girl-rescued-hostage-taker-killed-in-marawi-city/story/"},{"id":"2025-12-16-lamitan-fire","date":"2025-12-16","type":"Fire","title":"Second-alarm fire in Barangay Matibay, Lamitan razes 3 houses; 2 hurt","summary":"A second-alarm fire that broke out at about 6 a.m. on 16 December 2025 at a gasoline dealer's house in Barangay Matibay, Lamitan City, razed at least 3 houses and affected 2 others before firefighters put it out after nearly two hours. The 57-year-old house owner and a firefighter were burned; damage was estimated at about P750,000. Investigators suspect faulty wiring, and stored LPG and oxygen tanks worsened the blaze.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Matibay","deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/111962/2-hurt-in-basilan-fire-3-houses-razed/story/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/firefighter-injured-in-lamitan-city-fire"},{"id":"2025-12-04-mamasapano-shooting","date":"2025-12-04","type":"Shooting","title":"Aide killed, 2 councilors wounded in ambush in Tuka, Mamasapano","summary":"Gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying Sultan sa Barongis municipal councilors Montasir Dimalido and Abdulmanap Biang and a 25-year-old companion in front of the barangay hall of Barangay Tuka, Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, 4 December 2025, as they drove home from Cotabato City. The companion was killed and both councilors were wounded; police and soldiers mounted follow-up operations.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Mamasapano","barangay":"Tuka","deaths":1,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9096,"longitude":124.5323,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2151146/aide-killed-2-councilors-wounded-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2025-11-07-maguing-fire","date":"2025-11-07","type":"Fire","title":"Fire destroys homes of 4 families in Barangay Malungun, Maguing","summary":"A fire on 7 November 2025 in Barangay Malungun, Maguing, destroyed the homes of 4 families, who received emergency relief packages from MSSD-BARMM. Casualties and cause were not reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Maguing","barangay":"Malungun","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8874,"longitude":124.3754,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/fire-victim-families-in-maguing-receive-immediate-aid-from-mssd/"},{"id":"2025-11-wao-fire","date":"2025-11","type":"Fire","title":"Fire affects 5 families in Pilintangan, Amoyong and Gata, Wao","summary":"A fire in Barangays Pilintangan, Amoyong and Gata (Cebuana Group), Wao, affected 5 families, who received relief from MSSD-BARMM on 13 November 2025 alongside victims of an earlier earthquake. The fire date, cause and casualties were not stated.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Wao","barangay":"Pilintangan, Amoyong, Gata","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6382,"longitude":124.7242,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/mssd-delivers-aid-to-earthquake-and-fire-victims-in-wao/"},{"id":"2025-10-25-marawi-fire","date":"2025-10-25","type":"Fire","title":"Faulty wiring fire destroys part of 103rd Brigade barracks at Kampo Ranao, Marawi","summary":"A fire that broke out at about 3 p.m. on Saturday, 25 October 2025 destroyed part of the hilltop barracks of the Philippine Army's 103rd Infantry (Haribon) Brigade at Kampo Ranao, Marawi City, before soldiers and BFP firefighters contained it; it was declared out at 3:45 p.m. The brigade blamed faulty electrical wiring, and no casualties or injuries were reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":"Kampo Ranao (103rd Infantry Brigade camp)","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2130178/faulty-wiring-sparks-fire-at-army-camp-in-marawi"},{"id":"2025-10-21-cotabato-fire","date":"2025-10-21","type":"Fire","title":"Fire hits 11 families in Cotabato City","summary":"A fire on 21 October 2025 in Barangay Rosary Heights IV, Cotabato City, totally damaged 3 houses and partially damaged 1, affecting 11 families, the Bangsamoro Information Office reported. MSSD-BARMM delivered rice, food packs and household kits to the families the same day and assessed them for Emergency Shelter Assistance on 22 October; casualties and cause were not reported.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights IV","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":7.2134,"longitude":124.2474,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/barmm-govt-extends-aid-to-11-fire-hit-families-in-cotabato-city/"},{"id":"2025-10-21-lamitan-shooting","date":"2025-10-21","type":"Shooting","title":"Tipo-Tipo village councilman shot dead at Lamitan bus terminal; 2 suspects arrested","summary":"Nadzri Tarahin, an Islamic teacher and councilman of Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, was shot several times while waiting at the bus terminal in Barangay Malinis, Lamitan City, Basilan, at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, and was declared dead on arrival at hospital. A hot pursuit led to the arrest of two suspects with two .45-caliber pistols, a motorcycle and suspected shabu; a third was at large, and police eyed revenge as the motive.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Malinis","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/110959/brgy-councilman-shot-dead-in-basilan-suspects-nabbed/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/21/basilan-barangay-councilor-shot-dead; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2127993/basilan-village-councilman-shot-dead-2-suspects-arrested"},{"id":"2025-10-13-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2025-10-13","type":"Shooting","title":"MNLF commander and son killed, daughter wounded in ambush in Kapinpilan, Ampatuan","summary":"Abusama Agao, a longtime MNLF commander and barangay councilor of Matagabong, Ampatuan, and his son, a volunteer watchman, were killed and his daughter wounded when gunmen ambushed their tricycle along a highway in Barangay Kapinpilan, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Monday, 13 October 2025. The attackers escaped on motorcycles; police and the MNLF were working to identify them.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Kapinpilan","deaths":2,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8322,"longitude":124.4571,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/13/maguindanao-del-sur-village-dad-son-gunned-down; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/10/14/2479871/mnlf-commander-son-killed-ambush-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2025-10-06-maluso-water","date":"2025-10-06","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Fishing boat FB Mona sinks in rough seas off Tamok Island, Maluso; 20 crew rescued","summary":"The fishing boat FB Mona sank after being battered by strong winds and big waves while fishing in waters between Tamok Island, Basilan, and Duay Bulod Island, Sulu, on Monday, 6 October 2025. Basilan maritime police, the Coast Guard's Maluso sub-station and local fishermen rescued all 20 crew unhurt at around 7:25 a.m. and towed the boat to Teheem Island, Maluso.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Maluso","barangay":"Tamok Island","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5462,"longitude":121.8706,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/20-fishermen-rescued-off-basilan-sulu"},{"id":"2025-09-27-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2025-09-27","type":"Shooting","title":"Businesswoman shot dead at her gas station in Kamasi, Ampatuan","summary":"A businesswoman was shot several times at close range by one of two men riding tandem on a motorcycle while she inspected her newly built gasoline station on the national highway in Barangay Kamasi, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Saturday afternoon, 27 September 2025. The gunmen fled.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Kamasi","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8322,"longitude":124.4571,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2116553/businesswoman-shot-dead-in-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2025-09-01-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2025-09-01","type":"Shooting","title":"Family of 3 killed, boy wounded in ambush in Nalinan, Sultan Kudarat","summary":"A man, his wife and their 16-year-old daughter were killed and an 11-year-old boy wounded when unidentified gunmen ambushed the family's tricycle on a village road in Barangay Nalinan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Monday, 1 September 2025. The father died on the spot and his wife and daughter in hospital; the attackers and motive were unknown.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Nalinan","deaths":3,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1982,"longitude":124.293,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2103325/5-killed-in-p1-6m-drug-bust-separate-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-norte; https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/02/family-of-3-shot-dead-in-ambush-police; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/09/03/2470008/maguindanao-ambush-leaves-3-dead"},{"id":"2025-09-01-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2025-09-01","type":"Shooting","title":"Father and son killed in buy-bust firefight in Bagoinged, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"A 48-year-old farmer and his 19-year-old son were killed in a two-hour firefight with police and Army troops during a buy-bust in Barangay Bagoinged, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, from about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, 1 September 2025, after an armed group reinforced the suspects. Police recovered two rifles and drugs reportedly worth P1.6 million; another son escaped.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Bagoinged","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2103325/5-killed-in-p1-6m-drug-bust-separate-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-norte"},{"id":"2025-09-masiu-fire","date":"2025-09","type":"Fire","title":"September fires in Moriatao Bae Labay and Ampuan Lacadun, Masiu leave 8 families homeless","summary":"Fires in September 2025 destroyed the homes of 7 families in Barangay Moriatao Bae Labay and 1 family in Barangay Ampuan Lacadun, Masiu, Lanao del Sur. MSSD-BARMM gave the families relief on 13 October 2025; casualties were not reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Masiu","barangay":"Moriatao Bae Labay; Ampuan Lacadun","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8184,"longitude":124.3308,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/fire-and-windstorm-affected-families-in-masiu-receive-assistance/"},{"id":"2025-08-22-sapa-sapa-water","date":"2025-08-22","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Motorboat capsizes off Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi; 5 rescued","summary":"A motorboat carrying 5 people to Poblacion, Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi for an Islamic ceremony at the MSU covered court was battered by huge waves from the southwest monsoon and capsized at about 11:11 a.m. on Friday, 22 August 2025 between the islands of Mantabuan and Latuan. All 5 were rescued by about noon, the Sapa-Sapa MDRRMO said; one, stung by a stingray, was given first aid and taken to Tuan Ligaddung Lipae Memorial Hospital.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Sapa-Sapa","barangay":"between Mantabuan and Latuan islands","deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":5.0902,"longitude":120.2733,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/motorboat-capsizes-5-rescued-off-sapa-sapa-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2025-08-18-kapatagan-fire","date":"2025-08-18","type":"Fire","title":"Fire affects 6 families in Barangay Daguan, Kapatagan","summary":"A fire on 18 August 2025 in Barangay Daguan, Kapatagan, affected 6 families, who received rice, food packs and household kits from MSSD-BARMM. Casualties and cause were not reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Kapatagan","barangay":"Daguan","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5419,"longitude":124.2143,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/fire-affected-families-in-kapatagan-lanao-del-sur-receive-welfare-goods/"},{"id":"2025-08-04-balabagan-shooting","date":"2025-08-04","type":"Shooting","title":"Teacher shot dead by student near school in Balabagan","summary":"A 34-year-old teacher at Balabagan Trade School was shot dead with a .45-caliber pistol at about 8 a.m. on August 4, 2025, as he walked to the school in Barangay Narra, Balabagan, Lanao del Sur. Police said the gunman, a 20-year-old Grade 11 student angered over a failing or incomplete grade, fled to Marogong and later surrendered with the help of his brother, a police officer. Police and soldiers were then posted at the school.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Balabagan","barangay":"Narra","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5093,"longitude":124.1278,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/109513/teacher-shot-dead-in-lanao-del-sur/story/; https://kami.com.ph/philippines/178323-young-teacher-gunned-school-balabagan-lanao-del-sur/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/teachers-call-stronger-school-security-lanao-del-sur-shooting-danilo-barba/; https://www.facebook.com/News5Everywhere/videos/nambagsak-na-guro-patay-sa-pamamaril-ng-college-student-frontline-pilipinas/1716370345724868/; https://davaotoday.com/headline/student-in-balabagan-shoots-teacher-over-incomplete-grade/; https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/04/teacher-gunned-down-in-lanao-del-sur; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/teacher-shot-dead-by-student-in-lanao-del-sur-due-to-failing-grade; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2091233/teacher-shot-dead-in-lanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2025-08-kapai-fire","date":"2025-08","type":"Fire","title":"Fire damages 3 houses, affects 9 families in Kapai Proper","summary":"A fire in Barangay Kapai Proper, Kapai, damaged 3 houses and affected 9 families. MSSD-BARMM distributed relief goods on 6 August 2025; the fire date, cause and casualties were not stated.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Kapai","barangay":"Kapai Proper","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0824,"longitude":124.3984,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/fire-affected-families-in-kapai-lanao-del-sur-receive-welfare-goods/"},{"id":"2025-08-masiu-fire","date":"2025-08","type":"Fire","title":"Cooking fire destroys home in Lumbac Caramian, Masiu; 2 other Masiu homes burned","summary":"A house in Barangay Lumbac Caramian, Masiu, was accidentally set alight while the occupant was cooking; she received P40,000 shelter aid on 27 August 2025 (fire date not stated). The same report covers two other burned homes in Barangays Langco Dimapatoy and Buadimaloy, Masiu, with the Langco Dimapatoy household head suffering second-degree burns. No deaths were reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Masiu","barangay":"Lumbac Caramian; Langco Dimapatoy; Buadimaloy","deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8184,"longitude":124.3308,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/fire-victims-in-masiu-lanao-del-sur-rebuild-homes-with-mssd-shelter-aid/"},{"id":"2025-07-25-south-upi-shooting","date":"2025-07-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Teduray leader killed in Maguindanao del Sur ambush","summary":"A Teduray tribal chieftain, a former councilman of Barangay Pilar, was killed and his wife, a teacher, was wounded when armed men fired on their red multicab on a secluded stretch of highway in Sitio Lenan, Barangay Romongaob, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, on Friday, July 25, 2025, as they drove home to Barangay Pilar. The gunmen fled on motorcycles; South Upi and provincial police were working to identify them.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"South Upi","barangay":"Romongaob","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8549,"longitude":124.144,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2087427/teduray-leader-slain-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/07/27/2461116/extensive-probe-underway-ambush-teduray-chieftain"},{"id":"2025-07-12-maluso-water","date":"2025-07-12","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Motorboat from Banguingui capsizes in strong winds off Maluso; 18 rescued","summary":"A motorboat carrying 18 passengers and crew from Tattalan, Banguingui, Sulu, to Maluso, Basilan, capsized in strong winds off Maluso on 12 July 2025. Basilan Maritime Police, the Coast Guard Maluso sub-station and the municipal disaster office rescued all 18 at about 10 a.m.; no one was reported injured or missing.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Maluso","barangay":"waters off Maluso","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5462,"longitude":121.8706,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/motorboat-capsizes-18-rescued-off-basilan"},{"id":"2025-07-malabang-fire","date":"2025-07","type":"Fire","title":"Fire in Tiongcop and Calumbog, Malabang, hits 33 houses and 227 families","summary":"A fire in Barangays Tiongcop and Calumbog, Malabang, destroyed 18 houses and partially damaged 15 others, affecting 227 families. MSSD-BARMM distributed relief at Barangay Mable on 8 July 2025; the exact fire date, cause and casualties were not stated in the report.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":"Tiongcop and Calumbog","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.0686,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/more-than-200-fire-affected-families-in-malabang-lanao-del-sur-receive-welfare-assistance/"},{"id":"2025-06-26-marawi-fire","date":"2025-06-26","type":"Fire","title":"Early-morning fire guts an establishment in Marawi Poblacion","summary":"A fire broke out at about 5:48 a.m. on 26 June 2025 in Barangay Marawi Poblacion, Marawi City, and was confined to a single establishment. The provincial PDRRMO fire brigade and the BFP declared it out by about 6:45 a.m. No casualties were reported; the cause was under investigation.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":"Marawi Poblacion","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://lanaodelsur.gov.ph/quick-response-contained-early-morning-fire-in-marawi-city/"},{"id":"2025-05-12-hadji-muhtamad-shooting","date":"2025-05-12","type":"Shooting","title":"3 killed, 4 wounded in sea ambush off Basilan","summary":"Three people, a poll watcher and two supporters travelling by motorboat in the convoy of mayoral candidate Jamar Mansul from Zamboanga City to Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan, were killed and others wounded when armed men fired on them near Sangbay Big Island at about 1:45 a.m. on May 12, 2025, the eve of the elections. Police said a seaborne patrol had tried to stop a group of eight armed men who opened fire; Mansul was unharmed. The Daily Tribune counted four injured, PNA two.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Hadji Muhtamad","barangay":"Sangbay Big Island","deaths":3,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6622,"longitude":121.5864,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/3-dead-2-injured-in-basilan-town-ambush; https://tribune.net.ph/2025/05/12/basilan-sea-ambush-3-dead-4-injured; https://mb.com.ph/2025/05/12/3-dead-2-hurt-in-basilan-election-day-clash"},{"id":"2025-04-13-datu-anggal-midtimbang-shooting","date":"2025-04-13","type":"Shooting","title":"Candidate and driver hurt in Datu Anggal Midtimbang ambush","summary":"Muhammad Utti Omar, alias Datu Baba, a candidate for board member of Maguindanao del Sur's first district, was bruised and his driver seriously wounded when about three gunmen with long firearms fired on their vehicle in Barangay Brar, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, at about 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025; the driver kept driving to a police checkpoint. Responding police briefly exchanged fire with the attackers, who escaped. The candidate said the attack was politically motivated, and the Comelec placed nearby Buluan under its control amid election violence.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Anggal Midtimbang","barangay":"Brar","deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9932,"longitude":124.3415,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/posts/the-commission-on-elections-placed-buluan-maguindanao-del-sur-under-its-control-/1140344684803854/; https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1248028; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2053084/ambushed-maguindanao-del-sur-bet-claims-attack-politically-motivated; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/buluan-maguindanao-del-sur-placed-under-comelec-control; https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/14/provincial-board-candidate-driver-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2025-04-11-tuburan-shooting","date":"2025-04-11","type":"Shooting","title":"2 Army intelligence soldiers killed, 1 wounded in Tuburan, Basilan ambush","summary":"Two intelligence soldiers of the Army's 18th Infantry Battalion were killed and a third wounded when gunmen with M16 rifles ambushed them as they rode two motorcycles from the Dugaa patrol base to their company post at about 4:25 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Barangay Dugaa, Tuburan, Basilan. The attackers took the soldiers' firearms and fled; the wounded soldier was treated in Lamitan City and airlifted to Zamboanga City.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tuburan","barangay":"Dugaa","deaths":2,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6141,"longitude":122.2026,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2052303/2-soldiers-killed-1-wounded-in-basilan-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/04/12/2435508/2-soldiers-dead-companion-hurt-basilan-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/04/14/2435988/army-officials-honor-soldiers-killed-basilan-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/107566/2-soldiers-killed-1-hurt-in-basilan-ambush/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/04/13/2435560/2-army-intel-officers-slain-basilan-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/12/2-soldiers-killed-in-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2025-03-26-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2025-03-26","type":"Shooting","title":"Election officer and husband killed in Datu Odin Sinsuat ambush","summary":"Datu Odin Sinsuat election officer Atty. Bai Maceda Lidasan Abo and her husband, who was driving, were shot by unidentified gunmen on the Cotabato-Shariff Aguak road in Barangay Makir, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, at about 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Her husband was dead on arrival at the Datu Odin Sinsuat District Hospital; she died later at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center. Police recovered ten 5.56 mm cartridge cases, and the Comelec chairman moved to place the town under Comelec control.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Makir","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://news.google.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?oc=5; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/election-officer-husband-killed-maguindanao-del-norte-ambush-barmm-violence-escalates-march-26-2025/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/datu-odin-sinsuat-mayor-condemns-provincial-poll-officer-husband-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/107279/election-officer-husband-killed-in-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-norte/story/; https://www.inquirer.net/433885/maguindanao-poll-exec-husband-slain-in-ambush/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/hakbang-ng-maisug-barmm-condemns-ambush-of-comelec-officer-husband; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/940577/husband-of-election-officer-killed-in-maguindanao-del-norte-town-ambush/story; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/940577/husband-of-election-officer-killed-in-maguindanao-del-norte-town-ambush/story/"},{"id":"2025-03-21-buluan-shooting","date":"2025-03-21","type":"Shooting","title":"Company manager killed, wife wounded in Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur ambush","summary":"A 70-year-old manager of an agri-machinery company in Buluan was killed and his 66-year-old wife wounded when motorcycle-riding gunmen fired on the pickup he was driving on the national highway through the town centre of Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Friday, March 21, 2025. The pickup veered off the road into a swamp; he was declared dead on arrival and his wife was hospitalised. The couple were residents of Mlang, Cotabato.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Buluan","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/03/22/2430311/company-manager-dead-wife-wounded-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/107259/company-exec-killed-wife-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting/story"},{"id":"2025-03-19-marantao-fire","date":"2025-03-19","type":"Fire","title":"Fire displaces 12 families in Barangay Bacong, Marantao","summary":"A fire on 19 March 2025 in Barangay Bacong, Marantao, affected 12 families, who received relief goods and an Emergency Shelter Assistance assessment from MSSD-BARMM on 20 March. Casualties and cause were not reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marantao","barangay":"Bacong","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.9906,"longitude":124.2666,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mssd.barmm.gov.ph/fire-affected-families-in-marantao-lanao-del-sur-receive-welfare-goods/"},{"id":"2025-03-17-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2025-03-17","type":"Shooting","title":"Lawyer killed, partner wounded in Maguindanao del Norte ambush","summary":"A 27-year-old lawyer and certified public accountant was killed and her fiance, also a lawyer, was critically wounded when two gunmen on a motorcycle fired on their vehicle on the highway in Barangay Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, at about 3:15 p.m. on Monday, March 17, 2025. She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital; the couple were to wed in April. The IBP Cotabato chapter condemned the attack.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Awang","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1591,"longitude":124.2221,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://davaotoday.com/human-rights/lawyer-killed-fiance-wounded-in-maguindanao-del-norte/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/03/18/2429315/female-lawyer-killed-boyfriend-lawyer-injured-maguindanao-del-norte-ambush"},{"id":"2025-03-16-turtle-islands-water","date":"2025-03-16","type":"Boat mishap","title":"M/L Bangsata sinks in rough seas 17 nautical miles off Turtle Islands; all 32 aboard rescued","summary":"The wooden-hulled M/L Bangsata left Turtle Islands at about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, 16 March 2025 bound for South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi with 32 people aboard, met rough seas and sank at about 6 a.m. The Singaporean-flagged tanker Eonia spotted the survivors and alerted authorities; the Navy's BRP Jose Loor Sr. (PC-390) picked up 26 of them some 17 nautical miles southeast of the Turtle Islands at about 10:05 p.m. and a Malaysian vessel rescued the other 6. No one died or went missing, and the survivors were turned over to the MDRRMO at Taganak Pier.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Turtle Islands","barangay":"17 nautical miles southeast of the Turtle Islands","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.0732,"longitude":118.3126,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/wooden-hulled-vessel-sinks-in-tawi-tawi-26-rescued; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/107142/26-rescued-from-boat-that-capsized-in-tawitawi/story; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2044723/navy-rescues-26-passengers-after-boat-sinks-off-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2025-02-28-tandubas-shooting","date":"2025-02-28","type":"Shooting","title":"Mayoral candidate's campaign manager shot dead in Himba, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi","summary":"The campaign manager of a mayoral candidate in Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi, was shot repeatedly by a lone gunman with an M16 rifle while standing in Barangay Himba, Tandubas, on Friday, February 28, 2025, and died on the spot. The gunman escaped, and the victim's relatives said the killing was politically motivated.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Tandubas","barangay":"Himba","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":5.135,"longitude":120.346,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/03/01/2425127/campaign-manager-tawi-tawi-mayoral-bet-gunned-down"},{"id":"2025-02-27-marawi-shooting","date":"2025-02-27","type":"Shooting","title":"Policewoman shot dead by fellow officer in Marawi City","summary":"A policewoman was shot dead by a fellow policewoman during an argument in Barangay Biaba Damag, Marawi City, on the afternoon of Thursday, February 27, 2025; the shooter was wounded when the victim returned fire. Both were assigned to a police unit in Marawi City.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":"Biaba Damag","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/02/28/2424886/lady-cop-shot-dead-fellow-officer-marawi-city"},{"id":"2025-02-24-datu-piang-shooting","date":"2025-02-24","type":"Shooting","title":"Datu Piang Vice Mayor Omar Samama shot while speaking at evacuation center","summary":"Reelectionist Datu Piang Vice Mayor Mohammad Omar Samama was shot in the abdomen by an unidentified gunman while speaking at a medical mission at an evacuation site in Barangay Magaslong, Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur, on the morning of Monday, February 24, 2025. He was taken to a hospital in Cotabato City; police said the attack was possibly election-related and later identified a person of interest.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Piang","barangay":"Magaslong","deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0197,"longitude":124.4936,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/pnagovph/posts/reelectionist-vice-mayor-omar-samama-of-datu-piang-maguindanao-del-sur-is-rushed/1034564642053323/; https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/datu-piang-vice-mayor-shot-while-speaking-in-publicdatu-piang-maguindanao-del-su/1075414407960107/; https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/24/maguindanao-del-sur-vice-mayor-shot; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2037580/maguindanao-del-surs-vice-mayor-bet-hurt-in-ambush; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/person-of-interest-in-datu-piang-vice-mayors-shooting-identified; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=2037676"},{"id":"2025-02-06-ampatuan-other","date":"2025-02-06","type":"Aircraft crash","title":"Military-contracted plane crashes in Barangay Malatimon, Ampatuan; 4 killed","summary":"A US military-contracted Beechcraft King Air 300 (N349CA), flying from Cebu toward Cotabato City on an aerial survey, was seen flying low before it nose-dived into an open rice field in Barangay Malatimon, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur at about 2 p.m. on Thursday, 6 February 2025. All 4 aboard, a US Marine and 3 defence contractors, were killed; Maguindanao del Sur police recovered the bodies from the wreckage and the CAAP opened an investigation.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Malatimon","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8322,"longitude":124.4571,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/935453/four-killed-in-maguindanao-del-sur-plane-crash/story/; https://www.facebook.com/pnp.pio/posts/pnp-statement-on-the-maguindanao-del-sur-plane-crashthe-philippine-national-poli/1091057673065629/; https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/us-military-contracted-plane-crash-kills-four-in-philippines/104907506; https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-marine-california-identified-one-4-people-killed-philippines-plane-rcna191417; https://news.usni.org/2025/02/06/u-s-service-member-3-dod-contractors-killed-in-philippines-surviellance-plane-crash; https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/world-news/us-service-member-3-contractors-killed-in-philippines-plane-crash/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/02/07/2419928/bodies-maguindanao-del-sur-plane-crash-victims-recovered; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-service-member-marine-philippines-plane-crash-id/; https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/02/07/caap-starts-probe-on-plane-crash-in-maguindanao-del-sur/; https://globalnation.inquirer.net/263575/us-plane-in-maguindanao-del-sur-fatal-crash-was-giving-intel-support; https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/The-Philippine-Star/4-DEAD-IN-MAGUINDANAO-DEL-SUR-PLANE-CRASH; https://telanganatoday.com/another-us-plane-crash-four-killed-as-us-military-plane-crashes-in-philippines; https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/6/4-dead-in-maguindanao-del-sur-plane-crash; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2032790/us-serviceman-among-4-dead-in-maguindanao-plane-crash; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/935833/u-s-marine-corps-officials-identify-marine-killed-in-maguindanao-plane-crash/story/; https://abc7.com/post/long-beach-marine-among-4-people-killed-plane-crash-philippines/15887631/; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/us-military-contracted-aircraft-crashes-in-maguindanao-del-sur-killing-4-passengers"},{"id":"2025-01-24-cotabato-fire","date":"2025-01-24","type":"Fire","title":"Fire razes about 100 houses in Poblacion 7, Cotabato City","summary":"A fire on Friday, January 24, 2025, destroyed about 100 houses, most of light materials, in the Tukananes area of Barangay Poblacion 7, Cotabato City, according to the BFP and city disaster office (GMA first reported around 180). Residents said it may have started at an electric pole that caught fire; the BFP was still determining the cause, and victims were moved to evacuation sites.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Poblacion 7 (Tukananes)","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2266,"longitude":124.2512,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/106265/fire-razes-around-180-houses-in-cotabato-city/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/106265/fire-razes-around-180-houses-in-cotabato-city/story; https://philstar.com/nation/2025/01/27/2417065/103-houses-razed-cotabato; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/01/27/2417065/103-houses-razed-cotabato"},{"id":"2025-01-24-cotabato-fire-2","date":"2025-01-24","type":"Fire","title":"Second fire the same day destroys 3 houses in Rosary Heights 10, Cotabato City","summary":"About five hours after the Poblacion 7 fire on Friday, 24 January 2025, a separate fire razed three houses in the neighbouring Barangay Rosary Heights 10, Cotabato City. Philstar, citing the BFP and the city disaster office, reported the two fires gutted 103 houses in all; no casualties, cause or family count were given, and the city social welfare office distributed relief to victims at evacuation sites.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights 10","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2059,"longitude":124.2366,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://philstar.com/nation/2025/01/27/2417065/103-houses-razed-cotabato"},{"id":"2025-01-22-sumisip-shooting","date":"2025-01-22","type":"Shooting","title":"2 soldiers killed, 12 wounded in ambush on Army troops in Lower Cabengbeng, Sumisip","summary":"Two soldiers of the Army's 32nd Infantry Battalion and two attackers were killed and 12 soldiers wounded when armed men, allegedly backed by MILF fighters, ambushed troops securing a UNDP mission in Barangay Lower Cabengbeng, Sumisip, Basilan, from about 3:55 p.m. on January 22, 2025; a KM450 military truck was burned. The MILF and the military gave conflicting accounts of coordination, the MILF opened a probe, and about 135 families fled to the town hall.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Sumisip","barangay":"Lower Cabengbeng","deaths":4,"injured":12,"missing":0,"latitude":6.4316,"longitude":122.0855,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/23/army-condemns-ambush-of-troops-in-basilan; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/01/23/2416331/2-soldiers-dead-12-hurt-basilan-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/23/gunmen-kills-2-soldiers-hurt-12-others-in-basilan-attack-on-security-team-for-un-project-afp-seeks-milf-action-vs-fighters-involved; https://politiko.com.ph/afp-spox-business-as-usual-in-basilan-despite-ambush-but-govt-wants-accountability/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/moro-islamic-liberation-front-military-conflicting-accounts-basilan-ambush/; https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/wegotmail-philippine-army-statement-on-the-ambush-of-army-troops-in-basilan; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/basilan-ambush-milf-probe-peace-deal-breach/; https://pia.gov.ph/press-release/army-chief-visits-troops-wounded-in-basilan-ambush/; https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/9/sacrifice-for-peace-galido-lauds-basilan-based-unit-in-aftermath-of-deadly-ambush; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/basilan-ambush-troops-securing-un-mission-january-22-2025/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2027677/in-basilan-2-dead-as-milf-fighters-ambush-soldiers"},{"id":"2025-01-10-tipo-tipo-shooting","date":"2025-01-10","type":"Shooting","title":"Entrepreneur killed, companion wounded in Lagayas, Tipo-Tipo ambush","summary":"A travelling merchant was killed and her companion wounded in the abdomen when gunmen fired pistols at their motorcycle on the Lamitan-Sumisip Highway in Barangay Lagayas, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, on Friday, January 10, 2025, as they rode home to Isabela City from Sumisip. The gunmen fled on a motorcycle; the wounded man was taken to a hospital in Lamitan City.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tipo-Tipo","barangay":"Lagayas","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5346,"longitude":122.146,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/01/11/2413480/entrepreneur-killed-companion-wounded-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2025-01-08-turtle-islands-water","date":"2025-01-08","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Passenger boat bound for Turtle Islands drifts without fuel for six days; 121 rescued","summary":"A passenger vessel sailing from Zamboanga City to Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi with 106 passengers and 15 crew had engine trouble near Pangutaran Island on January 8, 2025, broke down again and drifted without fuel or signal. Fishermen spotted it and the Navy reached it about 5.4 nautical miles west of Siklangkalong Island on Tuesday, January 14, 2025; everyone was taken to Turtle Islands and the boat towed to Taja Island. Manila Bulletin named it the M/L J Sayang 1; no one was hurt.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Turtle Islands","barangay":"5.4 nautical miles west of Siklangkalong Island","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.0732,"longitude":118.3126,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/106118/missing-vessel-found-in-tawitawi-passengers-crew-rescued/story; https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/15/navy-rescues-121-passengers-of-distressed-vessel-in-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2024-12-23-lamitan-shooting","date":"2024-12-23","type":"Shooting","title":"3 military intelligence agents killed in Lamitan City ambush, Basilan","summary":"Three personnel of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines were killed when armed men fired on their van in Barangay Baimbing, Lamitan City, Basilan, on the evening of Monday, 23 December 2024. They were returning from a coordination meeting with barangay officials; no group claimed the attack.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Baimbing","deaths":3,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/23/3-military-intelligence-agents-killed-in-lamitan-city-ambush; https://newsline.ph/3-afp-intelligence-agents-killed-in-basilan-ambush/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2018079/3-soldiers-killed-in-ambush-in-basilan; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/930892/3-isafp-members-killed-in-basilan-ambush/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/12/25/2409668/3-intelligence-personnel-killed-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2024-12-07-marogong-shooting","date":"2024-12-07","type":"Shooting","title":"2 killed, Malabang vice mayoral candidate among 3 hurt in Marogong ambush","summary":"Two retired policemen were killed and three people were injured, among them Ramil Bao, a Malabang vice mayoral candidate, when gunmen ambushed their Toyota Innova on a dirt road in Barangay Paigoay, Marogong, Lanao del Sur, at about 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2024, as they headed to Malabang. Police were looking at rido (clan feud) as a possible motive.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marogong","barangay":"Paigoay","deaths":2,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6755,"longitude":124.1533,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2013377/lanao-del-sur-vice-mayoral-bet-hurt-2-companions-slain-in-ambush"},{"id":"2024-12-02-sibutu-water","date":"2024-12-02","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Fisherman's boat capsizes off Sibutu; rescued two days later","summary":"A 40-year-old fisherman from Barangay Tandu Banak, Sibutu, was stranded at sea after his boat capsized near Sibutu Island on Monday, 2 December 2024. The Navy ship BRP Jose Loor Sr. rescued him on Wednesday about 6.4 nautical miles north of Andulingan Island, Sitangkai, and treated him for minor injuries.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Sibutu","barangay":"Off Sibutu Island","deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":4.8408,"longitude":119.459,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/929157/fisherman-stranded-at-sea-for-2-days-rescued-in-tawi-tawi/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/929157/fisherman-stranded-at-sea-for-2-days-rescued-in-tawi-tawi/story; https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2024/12/philippine-navy-saves-stranded-fisherman-in-tawi-tawi/"},{"id":"2024-12-01-cotabato-shooting","date":"2024-12-01","type":"Shooting","title":"Police intelligence officer shot dead at mall parking area in Cotabato City","summary":"A police master sergeant of the Maguindanao del Norte provincial intelligence unit was shot dead in front of his family at a mall parking area in Cotabato City on the evening of Sunday, 1 December 2024. He was hit in the head, neck and chest and died before reaching hospital; police said the killing may be work-related.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"mall parking area","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2238,"longitude":124.2467,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2011671/cop-intel-officer-slain-in-cotabato-city-gun-attack-another-missing; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/105392/cop-shot-dead-at-mall-parking-area-in-cotabato-city/story/"},{"id":"2024-12-datu-blah-t-sinsuat-other","date":"2024-12","type":"Food poisoning","title":"Turtle-meat food poisoning kills 3, sends 30 to hospital in Datu Blah T. Sinsuat","summary":"Three people died and 30 were taken to hospital with vomiting, stomachache and dizziness after eating turtle dishes served at a gathering in Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, according to the provincial health office. The case was reported on 2 December 2024.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Blah T. Sinsuat","barangay":null,"deaths":3,"injured":30,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0679,"longitude":124.019,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/928806/3-dead-30-hospitalized-due-to-food-poisoning-in-maguindanao-del-norte/story/"},{"id":"2024-12-upi-fire","date":"2024-12","type":"Fire","title":"Fire razes 10 stores at Nuro public market in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"At least 10 stores selling plastic wares, clothes, toys and firecrackers burned at the public market in Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao del Norte, in December 2024. A man suffered second-degree burns; structural damage was about P100,000, and the cause was under investigation.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Upi","barangay":"Nuro","deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":null,"latitude":7.0106,"longitude":124.163,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/105838/fire-razes-10-stores-at-public-market-in-maguindanao-del-norte/story/"},{"id":"2024-11-19-tipo-tipo-shooting","date":"2024-11-19","type":"Shooting","title":"5 soldiers wounded in ambush on military truck in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan","summary":"Armed men ambushed a 45th Infantry Battalion truck at Sitio Valentine, Barangay Tipo-Tipo Proper, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, on Tuesday, 19 November 2024, as the troops returned from a medical outreach. Five soldiers were wounded, two by gunshots and three with minor injuries; the attackers fled.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tipo-Tipo","barangay":"Tipo-Tipo Proper","deaths":0,"injured":5,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5013,"longitude":122.123,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/105186/2-soldiers-hurt-in-basilan-ambush/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/11/20/2401496/2-soldiers-wounded-basilan-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2007355/5-soldiers-hurt-in-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2024-11-15-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2024-11-15","type":"Shooting","title":"2 anti-narcotics agents killed in shootout in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"2 plainclothes anti-narcotics agents were killed and 2 wounded in a shootout with drug dealers during a sting operation in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, on November 15, 2024.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2711,"longitude":124.2919,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/two-plainclothes-anti-narcotics-agents-were-killed-while-two-others-were-wounded/1002966458533900/"},{"id":"2024-11-14-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2024-11-14","type":"Shooting","title":"2 minor cousins shot dead inside car in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Two cousins aged 14 and 15, residents of Barangay Kulalo, Mamasapano, were shot dead inside their car in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on Thursday, 14 November 2024, after being followed by another vehicle from Ampatuan. Police recovered 40 empty shells; the motive was undetermined.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/105110/minor-cousins-shot-dead-inside-car-in-maguindanao-del-sur/story/"},{"id":"2024-10-30-pagalungan-shooting","date":"2024-10-30","type":"Shooting","title":"19 dead as armed Moro groups clash over land in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"At least 19 gunmen were killed in a series of gunfights between two armed Moro groups disputing farmland in Sitio Gageranin, Barangay Kilangan, Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Wednesday, 30 October 2024. Soldiers recovered nine bodies, and villagers reported 10 more dead elsewhere.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Pagalungan","barangay":"Kilangan","deaths":19,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1773,"longitude":124.7248,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/10/31/2396689/19-dead-moro-groups-clash-maguindanao"},{"id":"2024-10-25-sumisip-shooting","date":"2024-10-25","type":"Shooting","title":"2 community watchmen killed in ambush in Sumisip, Basilan","summary":"Two Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team volunteers riding a motorcycle were killed by gunmen positioned along a road in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan, on Friday, 25 October 2024. Both died on the spot, and the gunmen escaped.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Sumisip","barangay":"Tumahubong","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.475,"longitude":122.0389,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://qa.philstar.com/nation/2024/10/26/2395452/2-community-watchmen-killed-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2024-10-18-parang-shooting","date":"2024-10-18","type":"Shooting","title":"7 armed men killed in clashes on Bongo Island, Parang","summary":"Two armed groups locked in a rido clashed on Bongo Island off Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, on 18 October 2024, and gunmen later fired on police and Marines who responded. Seven MILF fighters were killed; no civilian casualties were reported.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Parang","barangay":"Bongo Island","deaths":7,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.3756,"longitude":124.2675,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1994361/clashes-in-maguindanao-del-norte-island-leave-7-armed-men-dead"},{"id":"2024-10-11-marogong-fire","date":"2024-10-11","type":"Fire","title":"Dawn fire destroys 12 houses in Marogong","summary":"A fire at dawn on 11 October 2024 in Barangay Proper, Marogong, destroyed 12 houses and partially damaged 9 others, displacing at least 20 families. No one was hurt; damage was estimated at about PHP 2 million and the cause was under investigation.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marogong","barangay":"Proper","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6755,"longitude":124.1533,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/104477/14-houses-razed-by-fire-in-butuan-city/story"},{"id":"2024-10-05-kapai-shooting","date":"2024-10-05","type":"Shooting","title":"3 NPA rebels killed in clash with troops in Kapai, Lanao del Sur","summary":"Three New People's Army members were killed in a 15-minute gunfight with Joint Task Force ZamPeLan troops in Barangay Malna, Kapai, Lanao del Sur, shortly before midnight on Saturday, 5 October 2024. There were no government casualties, and four rifles were recovered.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Kapai","barangay":"Malna","deaths":3,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0736,"longitude":124.3638,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/104396/3-rebels-killed-guns-seized-in-lanao-del-sur-clash/story/"},{"id":"2024-10-cotabato-fire","date":"2024-10","type":"Fire","title":"Fire hits families in Cotabato City","summary":"Several fires in Cotabato City in October 2024 affected 105 families: 76 in Poblacion VII, 24 in Rosary Heights IV, three in Kalanganan I and one each in Poblacion III and Kalanganan Mother. The Bangsamoro social services ministry gave them relief on 18 October 2024.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":null,"deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":7.2238,"longitude":124.2467,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/barmm-govt-aids-families-hit-by-cotabato-city-fire/"},{"id":"2024-09-13-malabang-other","date":"2024-09-13","type":"Other","title":"Uprooted tree falls on tricycle in Malabang, 4 children dead","summary":"A tree uprooted by severe weather fell on a tricycle in Malabang on Friday, 13 September 2024. Four minors aged 7 to 15 died and three other minors were hospitalized, according to the Bangsamoro Ministry of Social Services and Development.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":null,"deaths":4,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.0686,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/920511/4-dead-3-hurt-after-tree-falls-in-lanao-del-sur/story/; https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/15/4-dead-3-hurt-as-fallen-tree-hits-tricycle-in-lanao-del-sur; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1983248/4-children-dead-in-lanao-del-sur-amid-heavy-rain-strong-winds"},{"id":"2024-09-malabang-shooting","date":"2024-09","type":"Shooting","title":"2 killed, 4 wounded as clan war erupts in Malabang, Lanao del Sur","summary":"A long-running clan feud erupted overnight in Sitio Lati, Barangay Bacayawan, Malabang, Lanao del Sur, in September 2024, leaving two people killed and four wounded and forcing some residents to evacuate. Police sent nine teams with Army backup, and the clashes had settled by noon the next day.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":"Bacayawan","deaths":2,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5962,"longitude":124.0734,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1986579/2-dead-4-hurt-as-rido-erupts-in-lanao-del-sur-town; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/clan-war-erupts-malabang-lanao-del-sur-police-election-hot-spot/"},{"id":"2024-08-08-datu-odin-sinsuat-road","date":"2024-08-08","type":"Road crash","title":"Army truck hits multicab in Datu Odin Sinsuat; 9 hurt, most of them pupils","summary":"An Army 92nd Infantry Battalion light truck hit the side of a multicab turning left on the Cotabato-Isulan Highway in Barangay Upper Capiton, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on the afternoon of Thursday, 8 August 2024. Nine members of two families were hurt, including schoolchildren on their way home, the driver and his mother.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Upper Capiton","deaths":0,"injured":9,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1562,"longitude":124.2242,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/08/09/2376675/9-hurt-after-army-truck-passenger-vehicle-crash-maguindanao-del-norte"},{"id":"2024-08-06-south-upi-shooting","date":"2024-08-06","type":"Shooting","title":"Farmer killed, wife wounded in roadside ambush in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Gunmen positioned along the road in Sitio Bisang, Barangay Romongaob, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, fired on a couple's multicab loaded with corn on Tuesday, 6 August 2024. The farmer died on the spot and his wife was wounded, four days after the vice mayor was ambushed on the same route.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"South Upi","barangay":"Romongaob","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8549,"longitude":124.144,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/08/07/2376116/farmer-dead-another-ambush-troubled-maguindanao-del-sur-town"},{"id":"2024-08-02-south-upi-shooting","date":"2024-08-02","type":"Shooting","title":"South Upi vice mayor and bodyguard killed in ambush in Barangay Pandan","summary":"Armed men fired on the pick-up truck of South Upi Vice Mayor Roldan Benito in Sitio Linao, Barangay Pandan, South Upi, on the afternoon of Friday, 2 August 2024, killing him and a security aide. His wife, the Pandan barangay chair, their child and another security escort were wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"South Upi","barangay":"Pandan","deaths":2,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8457,"longitude":124.2503,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/south-upi-maguindanao-del-sur-vice-mayor-roldan-benito-aide-killed-ambush-august-2024/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/915727/maguindanao-del-sur-vice-mayor-security-aide-shot-dead-in-ambush/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1968938/vice-mayor-escort-slain-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/103271/maguindanao-del-sur-vice-mayor-security-escort-killed-in-ambush/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1969964/police-eye-3-suspects-behind-south-upi-vice-mayor-ambush; https://www.facebook.com/pnagovph/posts/ambush-slay-armed-men-ambushed-south-upi-maguindanao-del-sur-vice-mayor-roldan-b/891686993007756/"},{"id":"2024-07-28-pandag-other","date":"2024-07-28","type":"Lightning","title":"Lightning kills woman, injures another in Kayaga, Pandag","summary":"Lightning struck a waiting shed in front of Kayaga Elementary School in Barangay Kayaga, Pandag, Maguindanao del Sur, on 28 July 2024, where two motorbike riders were sheltering from heavy rain. One woman died and her companion was critically hurt.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Pandag","barangay":"Kayaga","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7371,"longitude":124.8489,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1967119/lightning-kills-woman-hurt-another-in-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2024-07-23-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2024-07-23","type":"Shooting","title":"3 killed, 2 hurt as armed groups clash in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"Armed groups exchanged gunfire in coastal barangays of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, from the evening of Tuesday, 23 July 2024, killing three and injuring two. Up to 879 families in Mompong, Badak, Kusiong and Linek fled, and 30 beach resorts were temporarily closed.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Coastal barangays (Mompong, Badak, Kusiong, Linek)","deaths":3,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/103108/3-killed-2-hurt-after-armed-groups-clash-in-maguindanao-del-norte/story/"},{"id":"2024-07-22-datu-anggal-midtimbang-road","date":"2024-07-22","type":"Road crash","title":"Van hits U-turning tricycle in Datu Anggal Midtimbang; father and son dead, 3 hurt","summary":"A Toyota Hi-Ace van hit a tricycle making a U-turn on the national highway in Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur at about 5 p.m. on Monday, 22 July 2024. The tricycle driver, farmer Mustapha Dalandan, 25, and his six-year-old son died; his wife and two other children were critically hurt. Police detained the van driver for reckless imprudence.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Anggal Midtimbang","barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9932,"longitude":124.3415,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1964347/2-dead-3-injured-in-maguindanao-del-sur-highway-mishap"},{"id":"2024-07-09-mapun-water","date":"2024-07-09","type":"Boat mishap","title":"4 Russians rescued from distressed vessel off San Miguel Island, Mapun, Tawi-Tawi","summary":"Coast Guard, police and Marine units rescued four Russians from a distressed vessel near San Miguel Island (Bangkawan), Barangay Umus Mataha, Tawi-Tawi, on Tuesday, 9 July 2024. No one was reported hurt.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Mapun","barangay":"Umus Mataha (near San Miguel Island)","deaths":0,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9753,"longitude":118.5139,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/07/15/regions/4-russians-rescued-in-tawi-tawi-sea/1957305"},{"id":"2024-07-09-kapatagan-flood","date":"2024-07-09","type":"Flood","title":"Flash floods in southern Lanao del Sur kill teen, 3 missing","summary":"Heavy rain from the intertropical convergence zone sent flash floods through Malabang, Balabagan, Kapatagan and Marogong on the night of 9 July 2024. A boy of about 14 drowned in Kapatagan, a 15-year-old male was missing there, and a 2-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister were missing in Balabagan after their house was swept away; 4 people were injured, 4,990 households were evacuated from 82 barangays and 665 houses were damaged.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Kapatagan","barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":4,"missing":1,"latitude":7.5419,"longitude":124.2143,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/1-dead-3-missing-in-lanao-floods-road-clearing-ops-up; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/102877/1-killed-over-3000-families-affected-by-flood-in-lanao-del-sur/story; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1959837/boy-dead-2-toddlers-missing-in-lanao-del-sur-flash-floods; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxQdDRRTWV6ZFNELWRJUnl4d2RBM2NBbWRzRHZYRVhXcTlLWWNLZ0dCanR1WGdzTWk4RWR2NFNsUHJfU2ZxYkx1c2ZhLXE3UW9zVjBEdXJaa3BDOVJ4ZG5SWHBFclJpdG91Uk8wRmM0bm8yQW95XzFOekR0aFlCTjU2TWIzSUdVZkdDbEZ5NzlQcFozODA5eEVzalJJWERnNTMzb1l3SmZQN3N6RW1RcEtsUEpPZjNhRzNWUnhV?oc=5; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0wFBVV95cUxQVG1HVm1rZ2U0SC1ab0EyMU5idEt4d1ROdHRscUF6YVNhOFhmTXZjSXZPM2E0YXJBLXBVbEhER3c5QUYwVXc0LUVuaTQ2Z0tCMnVTV2pKdlFLVVRfZVRIampWVG1fT3RCdExJSVFSVmh5dHUtTkI0NmlUWENteTdJQXlfRWRJWURiTjR1NUZJNUswWE9VQnBab1Jqei1UWDZNNmtBbWFPS3g5ZmNEcHBJcUdrbXlDa3RzY1haY094dG1zWklrUjd1VWJxcS00aEp0YXA4?oc=5; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxOUGs0Qjd3VzNFa1ljdHpMV2plR2w0ZW1SMWxUalItY3pxa0VOVXoxVnZuMUY5cnp1UXd3NXloR01PTkJIcWNCa0xicGdjbXZONmhKYzU2b0VhZnRCQTkyN0FUeVB4VGtOVXhJTXdXcHAxN2w4X0wxdGxzb1RRdThTcmhYdHh4d0h3a3NKQkVia2FRT0RsWXc3eHVfMTHSAaIBQVVfeXFMTnljU3ljY1ZHajVwOHlXNnI1TUlhMU9ZeTgzaUVDUmRhY21RR0FDMG84anJTeW1qRm1DVVVGa2Rsd0kxRTRfUG1WT0hqUDd1NXM3VC1MZDEwX1Fuei12NEl4VzhHU0s2LWRCTmFIMGhoa1BSdDg1bnBLMFRaODA3XzBpLU9RekQwc3BzTFNpV0hBbGhrQnpWX3BBdnpGM1NZM2Rn?oc=5; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxQZHN5ajRDbDVEQ3JxWFQwSFd4ZFhLaDU4d3Z0ZGN3LWswM09OSENPVGxTenZSTk1uYzZWWHFOelF4aEMxcWdFalhBbmU5eVNnbzJUZVZ0RzhRS1hFSUJZRDVLcmhtRlA3RGdOUnpoT0R0TTMyeXRfTUZST3o1SXpXeXhQNF9LbzByemhBX0xXTHNJOFNKV0w4eFlFY9IBoAFBVV95cUxPVWZYcHhwWC1YamFjemtLbEhNMklMay1QQ01JZ1R5cTNzU1dKLXJqTm5tb0tJTEo4QVRZNzRvYjdxamNuN01Uek9LRVR4ZkpSNE51WVlQV0t1SEN0TmY2Z0tCZnBrOHJnS0w5aENtYkxtUFNxalJHQXBnTFhFS0RDQk9yRjZRQ255cjFFbHc1cFFlQTVNRXFPWFlxVjJ1OVZT?oc=5; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE1ibXpIM1VZT3p4MnJHOXJGU2JBRGtYOGxmQUdmN1otYlN3Z3lWUjJCakE5T0VvOFpIWTVnNkMyRWQySEEtY1lpTkljeDYtX0szWDdSRENDaVljaVY3dzdkcGxDeGtNWGdHVXNlaFlfZVhHYUZkRGRrdEo2cHpid9IBgwFBVV95cUxNOUVrNnRVVm02WVNaVkhYWTViX2N0RUVNVExQdVU1UzNrbVJqYlRnNnV4My01YnFSY2k3SzFEOGVTWHRKOXhqLXJUdDZZOHRwTlpqdUc5ZDdqeVZMMDZwamdYTDhZT25tNi1Fb1g3allBNEphbU1Kai1pT3lkSzBQbnpWaw?oc=5"},{"id":"2024-07-matanog-flood","date":"2024-07","type":"Flood","title":"Flooding kills 3 in Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte","summary":"Flooding in Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte, in July 2024 killed three people, hurt eight and left two missing as of 12 July 2024, according to Office of Civil Defense-BARMM data.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Matanog","barangay":null,"deaths":3,"injured":8,"missing":2,"latitude":7.4668,"longitude":124.2586,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/photos/the-massive-flooding-in-the-bangsamoro-region-has-killed-at-least-five-people-as/916301433874848/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/913303/at-least-5-dead-in-barmm-floods/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1959841/1-dead-7-missing-in-mindanao-floods"},{"id":"2024-06-07-cotabato-shooting","date":"2024-06-07","type":"Shooting","title":"Village chief survives ambush, 5 companions hurt in Bagua 3, Cotabato City","summary":"Gunmen fired on a van carrying the chairman of Barangay Kalanganan 2 on Mabini Street in Barangay Bagua 3, Cotabato City on Friday night, 7 June 2024. The chairman survived; four of his companions were wounded by gunfire and a fifth was slightly hurt.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Bagua 3","deaths":1,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2215,"longitude":124.2429,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1949595/cotabato-city-village-chief-survives-ambush-5-pals-hurt; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/06/08/2361333/5-wounded-cotabato-city-ambush; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxQTEdmX05OYkYwaG5pTzV0ZW5XRzg4NGp6QXhoOFZHUlRqUmlBWFNjOWdLZ1pTbDJaS1Q5Q21JQUNMU3F6Z2FBVVlxWUhRdFlKamd1cWkzbk92YjFVMnl1YVF6N1dRclZVTzBaRE1uVXh0YndqOTZYM0tXSTJrcUdPMEVxbnExa2NOUkZoekVGONIBlAFBVV95cUxQclVmdlAwWWc1UUFpRnJsOUVMVHBEdmViLTAyQ09LWHVNSER0NVA5blZnenJ3ZGpDd2lzcHVfdlptSnA1NTRxZGJWem1kdlk2cGNXVjllNkd5MEVWZHJ3M245LTRtLWcxdlJTeF9ha2pCWldvNkhqQk9SRzVIM0VzOFZVTGRSQVN0Nk5vcEhsM09fTUFs?oc=5"},{"id":"2024-06-tipo-tipo-shooting","date":"2024-06","type":"Shooting","title":"16-year-old graduating student shot dead in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan","summary":"A 16-year-old junior high school student attending graduation practice was shot in the head and killed outside a mini gym in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, on a Wednesday afternoon in June 2024. Police said the attack was linked to a family feud (rido).","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tipo-Tipo","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5003,"longitude":122.1206,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/908674/16-year-old-graduating-student-shot-dead-in-basilan/story/"},{"id":"2024-05-28-tawi-tawi-shooting","date":"2024-05-28","type":"Shooting","title":"Alleged ex-militant and 2 companions killed, 5 hurt in Tawi-Tawi clash","summary":"An alleged former Abu Sayyaf member and two companions were killed when they fought CIDG operatives serving arrest warrants in Tawi-Tawi on 28 May 2024. Three policemen and two other suspects were wounded. The report did not name the town.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":3,"injured":5,"missing":0,"latitude":5.029,"longitude":119.7713,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/102186/alleged-exterrorist-killed-3-cops-wounded-in-tawitawi-clash/story/"},{"id":"2024-05-02-parang-shooting","date":"2024-05-02","type":"Shooting","title":"Police captain and gunman killed in Parang market shootout","summary":"A police captain tried to disarm a man carrying a pistol at the Poblacion 2 public market in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, at 11 a.m. on 2 May 2024. They traded shots and both died on the spot.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Parang","barangay":"Poblacion 2","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.3758,"longitude":124.2668,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1936494/police-captain-dies-in-market-shooting-in-maguindanao-del-norte"},{"id":"2024-04-30-marogong-shooting","date":"2024-04-30","type":"Shooting","title":"3 CAFGU members killed, 3 wounded in ambush in Marogong, Lanao del Sur","summary":"Gunmen with assault rifles ambushed a vehicle carrying CAFGU militiamen to their detachment in Barangay East, Marogong, Lanao del Sur on the morning of 30 April 2024. Three were killed on the spot and three were wounded.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marogong","barangay":"East","deaths":3,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.672,"longitude":124.142,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/05/01/2351802/3-cafgus-killed-3-wounded-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2024-04-25-south-upi-other","date":"2024-04-25","type":"Food poisoning","title":"Suspected food poisoning downs 80 after wedding in Pandan, South Upi","summary":"At least 80 Indigenous people were taken to hospitals with stomach pain and vomiting after eating beniton, a native chicken dish in coconut milk, at a tribal wedding in Barangay Pandan, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur on 25 April 2024. Sixty-five went to the South Upi municipal hospital and 15 to a hospital in North Upi.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"South Upi","barangay":"Pandan","deaths":0,"injured":80,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8457,"longitude":124.2503,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1934078/suspected-food-poisoning-downs-80-in-maguindanao-del-sur; https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/26/suspected-food-poisoning-downs-80-people-in-maguindanao-del-sur; https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2024/04/suspected-food-poisoning-downs-80-people-in-south-upi/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/904925/80-fall-ill-due-to-food-poisoning-after-tribal-wedding-in-maguindanao-del-sur/story/"},{"id":"2024-04-19-cotabato-shooting","date":"2024-04-19","type":"Shooting","title":"2 wounded in ambush in Rosary Heights 5, Cotabato City","summary":"Gunmen repeatedly shot two men in a sports utility vehicle on 5th Road in Barangay Rosary Heights 5, Cotabato City on Friday night, 19 April 2024. Both were wounded and taken to hospital.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights 5","deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2103,"longitude":124.2489,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/04/20/2349169/2-wounded-ambush-cotabato-city"},{"id":"2024-04-15-bongao-shooting","date":"2024-04-15","type":"Shooting","title":"4 drug suspects killed in shootout with police in Luuk Pandan, Bongao","summary":"Bongao police shot dead four suspected shabu dealers in Barangay Luuk Pandan, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on 15 April 2024 after two of them drew pistols and opened fire. Three supposed buyers escaped.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Bongao","barangay":"Luuk Pandan","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":5.0561,"longitude":119.7605,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/04/18/2348379/4-shabu-dealers-die-clash-policemen-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2024-04-14-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2024-04-14","type":"Shooting","title":"4 MILF members killed in ambush in Satan, Shariff Aguak","summary":"Gunmen on both sides of the highway ambushed four MILF members on two motorbikes in Barangay Satan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, past 8 a.m. on 14 April 2024, killing all four. Police attributed the attack to a long-standing rido.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"Satan","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8694,"longitude":124.4364,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1930057/4-milf-members-killed-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2024-04-02-pagalungan-shooting","date":"2024-04-02","type":"Shooting","title":"Merchant killed in ambush on highway in Galakit, Pagalungan","summary":"Gunmen shot dead a fruit dealer driving with his wife on the Cotabato-Davao Highway in Barangay Galakit, Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur on the morning of 2 April 2024. His wife was unhurt, and the attackers fled on motorcycles.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Pagalungan","barangay":"Galakit","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0714,"longitude":124.7118,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/04/02/2344801/merchant-killed-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2024-03-20-sibutu-water","date":"2024-03-20","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Speedboat with engine trouble drifts for hours off Omapoy Island, Sibutu; 3 rescued","summary":"A speedboat carrying its skipper and two passengers had engine trouble and drifted for several hours off Omapoy Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi on Wednesday, 20 March 2024. The Navy patrol craft BRP Jose Loor Jr. found it and towed it to Sibutu Island after a relative reported losing contact; nobody was hurt.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Sibutu","barangay":"Omapoy Island","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":4.8408,"longitude":119.459,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/nfwm-rescues-3-off-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2024-03-17-datu-hoffer-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2024-03-17","type":"Shooting","title":"4 Army soldiers killed in ambush in Tuayan, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan","summary":"Gunmen ambushed 40th Infantry Battalion soldiers in a civilian vehicle returning from buying iftar supplies in Barangay Tuayan, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on the morning of 17 March 2024, killing four. The Army blamed Dawlah Islamiyah, while a BIFF faction also claimed the attack.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Hoffer Ampatuan","barangay":"Tuayan","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8581,"longitude":124.425,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1919748/4-army-troopers-killed-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/17/4-soldiers-dead-in-dawlah-islamiyah-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-sur-army-1; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/03/17/2341241/4-soldiers-killed-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/100968/4-soldiers-killed-in-alleged-ambush-in-maguindanao/story/; https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/562597/maguindanao-ambush-4-soldiers-killed-in-attack/amp; https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/despicable-marcos-condemns-killing-of-four-soldiers-in-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-sur; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxQVThadzBzRVo0bjlSelQzeWlYcWNSNEt3UWJ6R0RHNm5kdFFjZUNlSnk2WmdFUm1wRXFpQ1BxOXVId0NNdHYyTWJSY3FZa2F0Mng5Uk1tWktiMTFhazZwdnotb0ladGk0QjZwNU13ZlJxdFM4X25nY1lIT19PeG9KaXpLUlhuTmx0VlFqNw?oc=5; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/biff-warns-more-attacks-maguindanao-del-sur-march-18-2024/; https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/19/why-afp-thinks-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush-is-a-retaliation-by-dawlah-islamiyah"},{"id":"2024-03-01-cotabato-shooting","date":"2024-03-01","type":"Shooting","title":"Cotabato City disaster office operations chief killed in ambush","summary":"Gunmen with .45 caliber pistols shot dead the operations chief of the Cotabato City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office as he rode home on a motorcycle near the corner of Sinsuat Avenue and Luna Street on Friday night, 1 March 2024. The attackers escaped on motorcycles.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Sinsuat Avenue and Luna Street","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2238,"longitude":124.2467,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/03/02/2337558/cotabato-city-lgu-disaster-response-official-dies-ambush; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/3/disaster-office-chief-patay-sa-pamamaril-sa-cotabato-city-1537"},{"id":"2024-03-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2024-03","type":"Shooting","title":"BIFF member killed in Maguindanao del Sur clash","summary":"A BIFF trainer was killed in a clash with government troops in Maguindanao del Sur, reported on March 23, 2024. The report did not name the town.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/03/06/2338565/ranking-biff-member-die-maguindanao-del-sur-clash; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1922254/biff-trainer-slain-in-clash-with-govt-troops-in-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2024-03-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting-2","date":"2024-03","type":"Shooting","title":"2 men killed in ambush in Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Two men were killed in an ambush in Maguindanao del Sur. The report did not name the town.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1219886"},{"id":"2024-02-13-sibutu-water","date":"2024-02-13","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Passenger boat drifts off Sibutu after engine failure; 85 rescued","summary":"The motor launch Dhiemal, bound for Bongao from Tandu Banak in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi, lost its engine about nine miles out and drifted toward the Sibutu Passage on 13 February 2024. Navy patrol craft PC390 towed it to Bongao, and all 78 passengers and 7 crew were found in good condition.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Sibutu","barangay":"Sibutu Passage","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":4.8408,"longitude":119.459,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/02/15/2333569/78-passengers-7-crewmen-distressed-boat-tawi-tawi-rescued; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1904734/fwd-85-people-rescued-after-passenger-boat-engine-failure-off-tawi-tawi; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/02/16/2333693/85-rescued-boat-drifts-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2024-02-03-datu-paglas-shooting","date":"2024-02-03","type":"Shooting","title":"Government doctor wounded in ambush in Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and wounded a government doctor driving along a highway in Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur on the night of 3 February 2024; she drove herself to hospital, and on the way her car hit a tricycle, injuring a family of three. Two suspects later surrendered, and police called it a robbery attempt.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Paglas","barangay":"Datu Paglas Highway","deaths":0,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7427,"longitude":124.8661,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/doctor-survives-ambush-rushes-self-hospital-imaguindanao-del-sur-february-3-2024/; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/14/2333325/ambush-govt-doctor-maguindanao-del-sur-condemned; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/suspects-shooting-doctor-sharmaine-baroquillo-maguindanao-del-sur-surrender-february-15-2024/"},{"id":"2024-01-25-piagapo-shooting","date":"2024-01-25","type":"Shooting","title":"9 alleged Dawlah Islamiyah members killed in clash in Tapurog, Piagapo","summary":"Nine alleged Dawlah Islamiyah members, including suspects in the December 2023 MSU bombing, were killed in a clash with Army troops in Barangay Tapurog, Piagapo, Lanao del Sur on 25 January 2024. Four soldiers were injured.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Piagapo","barangay":"Tapurog","deaths":9,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":7.9898,"longitude":124.1796,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/895556/9-alleged-dawlah-islamiyah-members-killed-in-lanao-del-sur-clash/story/"},{"id":"2024-01-22-mamasapano-shooting","date":"2024-01-22","type":"Shooting","title":"School principal killed in ambush in Manungkaling, Mamasapano","summary":"Gunmen beside a highway shot dead an elementary school principal from Sultan sa Barongis as he rode his motorcycle through Barangay Manungkaling, Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur on the afternoon of 22 January 2024. He was the second school official from the town killed in an ambush in two months.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Mamasapano","barangay":"Manungkaling","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8927,"longitude":124.5009,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/01/23/2327960/another-maguindanao-del-sur-school-official-perish-ambush"},{"id":"2024-01-lamitan-road","date":"2024-01","type":"Road crash","title":"Hit-and-run van kills motorcycle rider in Lamitan, injures wife and 2 children","summary":"A van cut into the lane of a motorcycle carrying a family home in Lamitan City, Basilan in January 2024, killing the rider and injuring his wife and two children. The van fled and was later found abandoned in Barangay Kabangalan, Ungkaya Pukan; the driver was not located.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/100191/hitandrun-incident-in-basilan-kills-rider-hurts-family/story"},{"id":"2023-12-25-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2023-12-25","type":"Shooting","title":"4 dead in gunfight between MILF groups in Kapinpilan, Ampatuan","summary":"Four MILF members were killed when two armed MILF groups feuding over farmland traded shots in Barangay Kapinpilan, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on the morning of 25 December 2023. Villagers fled the area.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Kapinpilan","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8322,"longitude":124.4571,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/12/26/2321503/4-more-dead-another-moro-vs-moro-gunfight-maguindanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2023-11-08-sumisip-shooting","date":"2023-11-08","type":"Shooting","title":"Basilan provincial board member shot dead in Basak, Sumisip","summary":"Basilan 2nd District Board Member Nasser Asarul was shot dead by a man who confronted his group at an eatery in Barangay Basak, Sumisip, on the afternoon of 8 November 2023. One of Asarul's companions shot the gunman dead.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Sumisip","barangay":"Basak","deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.433,"longitude":122.026,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/8/basilan-provincial-board-member-shot-dead"},{"id":"2023-10-30-butig-shooting","date":"2023-10-30","type":"Shooting","title":"Man shot dead at polling precinct in Butig, Lanao del Sur","summary":"A shooting at a clustered precinct in Bayabao Elementary School in Butig, Lanao del Sur, killed 1 person on election day, October 30, 2023, and voting there was extended.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Butig","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.7433,"longitude":124.3101,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/pnagovph/videos/watch-the-philippine-armys-51st-infantry-battalion-said-voting-in-a-clustered-pr/298179273034973/"},{"id":"2023-10-25-kapatagan-shooting","date":"2023-10-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Barangay chairman candidate killed, 2 hurt in ambush in Sigayan, Kapatagan","summary":"Gunmen with assault rifles ambushed the vehicle of Kamar Bilao Bansil, an independent candidate for chairman of Barangay Sigayan, Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur, on the morning of 25 October 2023. Bansil died on the spot, and his wife and son were badly wounded.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Kapatagan","barangay":"Sigayan","deaths":1,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5419,"longitude":124.2143,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/10/25/2306475/barangay-chairman-hopeful-killed-lanao-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2023-10-23-cotabato-shooting","date":"2023-10-23","type":"Shooting","title":"3 dead, 2 hurt in election-related gun attack in Rosary Heights 12, Cotabato City","summary":"Gunmen opened fire on a group hanging campaign posters on Sousa Extension in Barangay Rosary Heights 12, Cotabato City on the night of 23 October 2023, killing three, including councilor candidates Nur-Moqtadir Butucan and Alfar Sing Ayunan, and wounding two. Police arrested 12 suspects about four hours later.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights 12","deaths":3,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2164,"longitude":124.2384,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/10/24/2306237/3-dead-2-hurt-cotabato-city-election-related-gun-attack"},{"id":"2023-09-29-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2023-09-29","type":"Shooting","title":"Soldier killed, companion wounded in ambush in Dalumangcob, Sultan Kudarat","summary":"Gunmen on motorcycles shot two Army soldiers riding a motorcycle on the Cotabato-Davao Highway in Sitio Sandakan, Barangay Dalumangcob, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte at noon on 29 September 2023. A staff sergeant died on the spot and his companion was badly wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Dalumangcob","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2697,"longitude":124.2914,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/09/30/2300198/soldier-dead-companion-hurt-maguindanao-norte-ambush"},{"id":"2023-09-11-datu-hoffer-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2023-09-11","type":"Shooting","title":"2 killed as Dawlah Islamiyah and MILF clash in Tuayan, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan","summary":"Dawlah Islamiyah and MILF fighters clashed for about half an hour in Barangay Tuayan, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on 11 September 2023, killing two men believed to be Dawlah Islamiyah members. At least 24 Teduray families evacuated.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Hoffer Ampatuan","barangay":"Tuayan","deaths":2,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8581,"longitude":124.425,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/deaths-evacuation-dawlah-islamiyah-milf-clash-maguindanao-del-sur-september-11-2023/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/09/25/2298967/dawlah-member-dead-3-hurt-maguindanao-del-sur-clash"},{"id":"2023-09-07-bongao-fire","date":"2023-09-07","type":"Fire","title":"Three-hour fire in Poblacion, Bongao razes hundreds of houses and school buildings","summary":"A fire that began at about 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, 7 September 2023 swept four areas of Barangay Poblacion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi for three hours until rain helped put it out. Early reports relayed by MindaNews put the loss at around 600 wooden houses; DSWD's assessment by 13 September counted 324 houses damaged, 317 of them totally, and 652 families affected. Buildings of the Tawi-Tawi School of Fisheries, including its senior high building, library and computer laboratory, were razed; damage was estimated at P20 million.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Bongao","barangay":"Poblacion","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":5.0326,"longitude":119.774,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2023/09/3-hour-blaze-hits-bongao/; https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2023/09/navy-brings-relief-aid-for-tawi-tawi-fire-victims/; https://dromic.dswd.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSWD-DROMIC-Report-4-on-the-Fire-Incident-in-Brgy.-Poblacion-Bongao-Tawi-Tawi-as-of-13-September-2023-6PM.pdf"},{"id":"2023-09-05-cotabato-fire","date":"2023-09-05","type":"Fire","title":"Fire displaces 40 families in Rosary Heights 7, Cotabato City","summary":"A fire on 5 September 2023 in Barangay Rosary Heights 7, Cotabato City damaged 25 households and displaced 40 families, some of whom sheltered at the barangay hall. The Bangsamoro social services ministry distributed relief on 8 September.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights 7","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":7.1977,"longitude":124.2445,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/cotabato-city-fire-victims-receive-aid-from-barmm-govt/"},{"id":"2023-09-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2023-09","type":"Shooting","title":"Aspiring village councilor slain in Maguindanao del Sur ambush","summary":"An aspiring village councilor was killed in an ambush in Maguindanao del Sur in September 2023. The report did not name the town.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1831178/aspiring-maguindanao-sur-village-councilor-slain-in-ambush"},{"id":"2023-08-12-ungkaya-pukan-shooting","date":"2023-08-12","type":"Shooting","title":"2 soldiers killed, 7 wounded in ambush in Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan","summary":"An armed group ambushed Army 64th Infantry Battalion soldiers of a Joint Peace and Security Team in Barangay Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan, on the afternoon of August 12, 2023, as they prepared for a medical outreach. One soldier died at the scene and a wounded corporal died in hospital on August 14; 7 others were wounded.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Ungkaya Pukan","barangay":"Ulitan","deaths":2,"injured":7,"missing":0,"latitude":6.4776,"longitude":122.0962,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/milf-probe-basilan-ambush-august-12-2023/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1816552/death-toll-in-basilan-ambush-now-2; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/milf-members-surrender-basilan-ambush-august-2023/; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxNQktRWVREQ2dSODBJNzYwcHg1amhkdUZLaVFiQjRNNUN4VWR4ay1UejdQbE5DNU9iSU9KUnRkVG81WkJHNEdYdlBoR3U0eDZtTU5nRUdNanpXV01JcDJjUkY0a1U0b0gxcjlZbW5xenYyRGpSWF9wd3Y1UWJFVmlISVJmMkHSAYoBQVVfeXFMTUpldW9jLUVLdGNVUzhzZEhOV3RHa3FFaWtwbVV5YVJnME1lT3R4bkladS1RaU9uZ1BxdTZ4R1BCakRLWFZNR0UzNUptLWFwQjF4VmxUdU1NN1RsWlJkWU1sWkJnVnBMTHdFaHBsc2prQkhLc1Q0UFBLTEl6YzY3RVFkR0dTbk1fZlN3?oc=5"},{"id":"2023-08-cotabato-shooting","date":"2023-08","type":"Shooting","title":"Driver killed, city GSO chief hurt in Rosary Heights 10 ambush, Cotabato City","summary":"Two gunmen on motorbikes fired on the pick-up of Cotabato City General Services Office chief Pedro Tato Jr. on Sebastian Street, Barangay Rosary Heights 10, at about 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday in August 2023. His driver died in hospital and Tato was wounded.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights 10","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2059,"longitude":124.2366,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1816906/1-dead-in-cotabato-city-gun-attack-bounty-up-for-perpetrators"},{"id":"2023-06-24-south-upi-shooting","date":"2023-06-24","type":"Shooting","title":"2 fish vendors killed in ambush in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Gunmen ambushed 2 fish vendors on a motorcycle on their way home from Barangay Sanduagan in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, at dusk on June 24, 2023. One died at the scene and the other in hospital; relatives blamed extortionists whose demands they had refused.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"South Upi","barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8549,"longitude":124.144,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/06/26/2276675/2-fish-vendors-dead-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2023-06-18-datu-paglas-shooting","date":"2023-06-18","type":"Shooting","title":"7 alleged BIFF members killed, police officer hurt in Datu Paglas clash","summary":"Police and soldiers serving arrest warrants in Barangay Damawato, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur, were fired on at about 2 a.m. on 18 June 2023, sparking a two-hour firefight. Seven alleged BIFF members were killed and a police corporal was wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Paglas","barangay":"Damawato","deaths":7,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7727,"longitude":124.8945,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1789891/7-gunmen-slain-in-police-operation-in-maguindanao-sur; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1790150/7-alleged-biff-members-killed-police-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-clash"},{"id":"2023-06-14-marawi-shooting","date":"2023-06-14","type":"Shooting","title":"Dawlah Islamiyah leader killed in Marawi clash","summary":"A joint Army and police team serving arrest warrants killed Dawlah Islamiya leader Abu Zacharia in a 10-minute gunfight before dawn on June 14, 2023, in the Sarimanok area of Marawi City. Grenades, explosives and 2 M16 rifles were found in the hideout.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":"Sarimanok","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.9951,"longitude":124.292,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/14/2273832/dawlah-islamiya-leader-abu-zacharia-killed-marawi-clash; https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314340227/isis-southeast-asia-head-abu-zacharia-killed-in-marawi-encounter.html"},{"id":"2023-06-14-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2023-06-14","type":"Shooting","title":"2 police killed, 4 wounded in ambush in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur","summary":"Gunmen ambushed a Maguindanao del Sur police mobile force team returning from patrol in Shariff Aguak Poblacion at about 8:30 p.m. on June 14, 2023, near the provincial police headquarters. 2 patrolmen were killed and 4 police were wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/cops-killed-ambush-maguindanao-del-sur-june-14-2023/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1788368/2-cops-slain-4-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxNc1NRUVdfLXEzVTNzWERJZXVVVlZVQWpyeWl4UGpRZEdIVk9vNHkxNTAwRzl6elhZTlBSeUFpaWlLa2lyYXRaQlhWempiOHkyaVlQYlUzd3dKYTQzaWpuZmhaUmIzUzd4VElQeFRmME1SUkdicEFncEZNc1NTdG1DQlZQSWxfbFp4T21LalhTLXpFWXlOcnc3WEU1WWZzSXhRTjR4d1VuTEhOa3ZDbUVoOGVWbkgwNndvV0RqRlVVa2xKNkd5aU1QSkJJQ3I5emc?oc=5; https://news.google.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?oc=5"},{"id":"2023-05-31-marogong-shooting","date":"2023-05-31","type":"Shooting","title":"5 killed, 3 hurt in clashes with Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute in Piangolongan, Marogong","summary":"Scout Rangers clashed twice with Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute members on the night of May 31, 2023, in Barangay Piangolongan, Marogong, Lanao del Sur. 4 militants and 1 soldier were killed and 3 soldiers were wounded; 2 minors and a woman were rescued.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marogong","barangay":"Piangolongan","deaths":5,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6755,"longitude":124.1533,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/clash-with-maute-group-lanao-del-sur-may-31-2023/"},{"id":"2023-05-26-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2023-05-26","type":"Shooting","title":"Government nurse slain, husband hurt in ambush in Ungap, Sultan Kudarat","summary":"Gunmen ambushed a couple's vehicle on a dimly lit road in Barangay Ungap, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, past 8 p.m. on 26 May 2023 during a heavy downpour. A government nurse died on the spot and her husband was critically wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Ungap","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2358,"longitude":124.2737,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/506972/govt-nurse-slain-hubby-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-norte-ambush"},{"id":"2023-05-lanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2023-05","type":"Shooting","title":"Police officer and 3 civilians hurt as gunmen clash in Lanao del Sur town","summary":"A police officer and 3 civilians were hurt when armed men clashed in a town center in Lanao del Sur, reported in May 2023. The report did not name the town.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1200651"},{"id":"2023-04-19-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2023-04-19","type":"Shooting","title":"Magelco executive slain in ambush in Upper Capiton, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"Gunmen ambushed a department manager of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative as he drove alone on the diversion road in Barangay Upper Capiton, Datu Odin Sinsuat, past 1 p.m. on 19 April 2023. He was killed and his car hit a tree.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Upper Capiton","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1562,"longitude":124.2242,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1758621/maguindanao-electric-co-op-exec-slain-in-gun-attack"},{"id":"2023-04-datu-saudi-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2023-04","type":"Shooting","title":"Gunman linked to SAF 44 deaths killed in Datu Saudi Ampatuan operation","summary":"A BIFF member linked to the 2015 killing of 44 SAF officers opened fire on police and Army operatives serving his arrest warrant in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, at about noon on a Friday in April 2023, and was killed.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Saudi-Ampatuan","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9261,"longitude":124.4145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1763079/gunman-linked-to-death-of-saf-44-killed-during-govt-ops-in-maguindanao"},{"id":"2023-03-31-sibutu-water","date":"2023-03-31","type":"Boat mishap","title":"11 Malaysians rescued from drifting speedboat in Sibutu Passage","summary":"A Malaysian family speedboat whose engine failed drifted into Sibutu Passage, Tawi-Tawi, and its 11 passengers were rescued on 31 March 2023. The Coast Guard and Sibutu disaster office gave them food, water and medical aid before they were turned over to the Royal Malaysian Navy.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Sibutu","barangay":"Sibutu Passage","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":4.8408,"longitude":119.459,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1752333/11-malaysians-rescued-in-waters-off-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2023-03-29-hadji-muhtamad-water","date":"2023-03-29","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Passenger ferry catches fire near Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan","summary":"The Jolo-bound Aleson Shipping ferry MV Lady Mary Joy 3, sailing from Zamboanga City with 249 people aboard, caught fire near Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, at about 10:40 p.m. on 29 March 2023. Victims burned inside the vessel or drowned after jumping overboard; the final toll was 33 dead after the last missing passenger was recovered, with 14 hospitalized early on. Investigators blamed faulty electrical wiring in an air-conditioned cabin.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Hadji Muhtamad","barangay":"Baluk-Baluk Island","deaths":33,"injured":14,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6684,"longitude":121.7094,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/pnagovph/posts/breaking-ten-people-are-reported-dead-after-a-commercial-vessel-catches-fire-nea/613058107537314/; https://www.facebook.com/DailyGuardianPH/posts/a-ferry-carrying-about-250-passengers-and-crew-caught-fire-off-the-coast-of-basi/600529965437124/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/865489/fire-hits-passenger-vessel-off-basilan/story/; https://www.ibtimes.com/28-dead-including-kids-after-ship-200-passengers-catches-fire-philippines-3681683; https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/philippines-ferry-fire-dead-missing-basilan-mv-lady-mary-joy-3-3384031; https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/national/23422168.least-31-dead-ferry-fire-philippines/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/basilan-vessel-fire-march-29-2023/; https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/asia/philippine-ferry-fire-basilan-intl-hnk; https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20230330/3b6f9c2104b94169bc79f2c4c7d1cf5f/c.html; https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/30/blaze-on-philippine-passenger-ferry-kills-at-least-10; https://timesofoman.com/article/128913-28-killed-after-inter-island-ferry-catches-fire-in-southern-philippines; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/31/2255843/least-31-killed-basilan-ferry-fire; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751920/2-soldiers-missing-in-the-ill-fated-ship-incident-off-the-waters-of-basilan; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/866095/death-toll-in-basilan-ferry-fire-now-31-pcg/story/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/866468/19-people-still-missing-in-basilan-ferry-fire-ocd/story/; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/04/10/2257780/death-toll-basilan-ferry-fire-rises-32; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/866785/body-of-last-missing-passenger-in-basilan-ferry-fire-recovered-death-toll-now-33-pcg/story/; https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/vessel-catches-fire-in-basilan; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1755809/pcg-retrieves-last-body-in-basilan-ferry-fire-deaths-now-at-32; https://malaya.com.ph/news/pcg-electrical-fault-caused-basilan-boat-fire; https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2023/03/at-least-12-dead-after-ship-burns-off-basilan/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/03/30/2255600/6-reported-dead-boat-fire-basilan; https://thenationaldesk.com/news/from-the-desk/philippine-ferry-deady-fire-dozens-dead-some-missing-search-rescue-efforts-manila; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1750419/floating-inferno-dozens-dead-missing-in-ferry-fire; https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fire-passenger-ship-southern-philippines-kills-10-coast-guard-2023-03-30/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751310/shipping-firm-profoundly-sorry-for-basilan-ferry-fire; https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/11656-ferry-catches-fire-philippine-islands; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1750950/many-still-searching-for-kin-after-ferry-fire; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/04/13/23/basilan-ferry-fire-last-missing-passenger-found-death-toll-at-33"},{"id":"2023-03-05-datu-odin-sinsuat-road","date":"2023-03-05","type":"Road crash","title":"Pickup, passenger van and tricycle collide in Kurinte, Datu Odin Sinsuat; 6 dead, 13 hurt","summary":"At about 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, 5 March 2023 a pickup bound for South Cotabato hit a tricycle in its lane and then crashed head-on into a loaded passenger van on the national highway in Barangay Kurinte, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. The van’s driver and four passengers, on their way to a family reunion in Maguindanao del Sur, died at the scene; the pickup driver died on arrival at a Cotabato City hospital; 13 others were hurt, the tricycle driver critically.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Kurinte","deaths":6,"injured":13,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://dzrh.com.ph/post/6-die-13-hurt-in-mindanao-road-mishap"},{"id":"2023-02-28-hadji-muhtamad-water","date":"2023-02-28","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Motorbanca sinks in big waves off Pandak Island, Hadji Muhtamad; 6 rescued","summary":"A motorbanca sank in big waves near Pandak Island off Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan, in February 2023. All 6 people aboard were rescued.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Hadji Muhtamad","barangay":"Pandak Island","deaths":0,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6622,"longitude":121.5864,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1736973/six-rescued-from-sunken-motor-banca-off-basilan"},{"id":"2023-02-27-balindong-fire","date":"2023-02-27","type":"Fire","title":"Fire destroys 17 houses in Dilausan, Balindong; 42 families displaced","summary":"A fire in Barangay Dilausan, Balindong, Lanao del Sur on 27 February 2023 destroyed 17 houses and damaged 5 more, displacing 42 families or 156 people, according to the Bangsamoro social services ministry’s assessment with the municipal disaster office and the BFP. No casualties were reported.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Balindong","barangay":"Dilausan","deaths":null,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":7.9163,"longitude":124.2055,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/barmm-sends-emergency-assistance-to-42-fire-affected-families-in-lanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2023-02-11-picong-shooting","date":"2023-02-11","type":"Shooting","title":"Police sergeant killed, corporal wounded in ambush in Uban-Uban, Picong","summary":"Suspected car thieves ambushed two police officers of the 2nd Lanao del Sur Police Mobile Force Company in Barangay Uban-Uban, Picong, on 11 February 2023 as they returned from recovering a stolen vehicle. A staff sergeant was killed and a corporal was wounded.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Picong","barangay":"Uban-Uban","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6695,"longitude":123.967,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1728926/police-sergeant-killed-in-another-ambush-in-lanao-del-sur; https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/sgt-albert-magdayao-of-the-2nd-lanao-del-sur-provincial-mobile-force-company-die/3032528830234111/"},{"id":"2023-02-maguing-shooting","date":"2023-02","type":"Shooting","title":"Lanao del Sur Governor Adiong wounded, 4 killed in ambush","summary":"Lanao del Sur Governor Adiong was wounded in a late-afternoon ambush and was reported in stable condition; a special task force was formed to investigate. The report did not name the town or give other casualties.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Maguing","barangay":null,"deaths":4,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8883,"longitude":124.3719,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/861203/lanao-del-sur-gov-adiong-staff-hurt-in-ambush-4-others-killed/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/02/18/2245814/lanao-del-sur-governor-wounded-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/861230/lanao-del-sur-gov-adiong-s-surgery-successful-after-ambush-kin-surprised-by-attack/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1731859/ambushed-lanao-del-sur-governor-stable-after-surgery; https://mb.com.ph/2023/2/18/eu-envoy-sends-sympathies-to-lanao-del-sur-governor-after-ambush; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/18/2245921/milf-help-investigate-lanao-del-sur-governor-ambush; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/02/19/23/bangsamoro-police-identifies-groups-responsible-for-ambush-of-lanao-del-sur-gov; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/862926/complaints-filed-vs-suspects-in-lanao-del-sur-gov-adiong-ambush-azurin/story/; https://davaotoday.com/regions/lanao-gov-not-afraid-after-surviving-ambush-urges-support-in-fight-vs-illegal-drugs/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/lanao-del-sur-governor-mamintal-adiong-jr-recovering-might-return-work-two-months-march-2023/; https://metrocdodev.com/2023/02/17/video-watch-lanao-del-sur-governor-now-in-stable-condition-after-late-afternoon-ambush/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/861369/persons-of-interest-in-lanao-del-sur-gov-adiong-ambush-identified-pnp/story/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/special-task-force-investigate-ambush-lanao-del-norte-governor-mamintal-adiong-jr/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1742039/pnp-lanao-del-sur-gov-ambush-deemed-solved"},{"id":"2023-02-lanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2023-02","type":"Shooting","title":"Marine sergeant killed, 3 wounded in Lanao del Sur ambush","summary":"A Marine sergeant was killed and 3 others were wounded in an ambush in Lanao del Sur. The report did not name the town.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1725648/marine-sergeant-killed-3-others-wounded-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2023-02-sumisip-shooting","date":"2023-02","type":"Shooting","title":"Scout Ranger killed, another wounded in ambush in Cabengbeng, Sumisip","summary":"Gunmen riding in tandem fired on two Scout Rangers on a motorcycle in Barangay Cabengbeng, Sumisip, Basilan, at about 8:55 a.m. on a Tuesday in February 2023. One soldier died on the spot and the other was taken to Lamitan District Hospital.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Sumisip","barangay":"Cabengbeng","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.4316,"longitude":122.0855,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1733086/scout-ranger-killed-another-wounded-in-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2023-01-cotabato-shooting","date":"2023-01","type":"Shooting","title":"Pikit village councilman shot dead on Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City","summary":"A village councilman of Pikit, Cotabato province, was shot from behind at about 6:10 p.m. on a Friday in January 2023 in front of the Al Nor Convention Center on Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City, while preparing for his wedding the next day. He was dead on arrival at hospital.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Sinsuat Avenue","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2008,"longitude":124.2388,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1719414/village-councilman-shot-dead-in-cotabato-city-on-eve-of-wedding"},{"id":"2022-12-cotabato-shooting","date":"2022-12","type":"Shooting","title":"Marine sergeant shot dead in Rosary Heights 2, Cotabato City","summary":"Two men on a motorbike shot an off-duty Marine sergeant as he sat in his parked car on Moreno Drive, Barangay Rosary Heights 2, Cotabato City, on a Sunday in December 2022. He died of wounds to the head and body.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights 2","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2104,"longitude":124.2437,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1706495/marine-sergeant-dies-in-cotabato-city-gun-attack"},{"id":"2022-11-28-buldon-shooting","date":"2022-11-28","type":"Shooting","title":"3 CAFGU members killed, 2 wounded guarding bridge in Edcor, Buldon","summary":"Motorcycle-riding gunmen attacked CAFGU militiamen guarding repairs to a bridge damaged by Tropical Storm Paeng in Barangay Edcor, Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte, before dawn on November 28, 2022. 3 were killed and 2 wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Buldon","barangay":"Edcor","deaths":3,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.4418,"longitude":124.3957,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/11/28/2227032/gunmen-kill-3-cafgus-guarding-bridge-repairs-maguindanao"},{"id":"2022-11-12-cotabato-shooting","date":"2022-11-12","type":"Shooting","title":"Army officer survives ambush on Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City; driver killed","summary":"Two gunmen fired on an Army officer's car along Sinsuat Avenue near Cotabato City Hall at 7:20 p.m. on 12 November 2022. The officer was unharmed but his driver, an Army corporal, died.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Sinsuat Avenue","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2008,"longitude":124.2388,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1692776/in-cotabato-city-army-colonel-survives-ambush-escort-dies"},{"id":"2022-10-28-datu-odin-sinsuat-other","date":"2022-10-28","type":"Landslide","title":"Paeng landslide kills 24 Teduray in Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"Heavy rain from Severe Tropical Storm Paeng on 27-28 October 2022 set off landslides at the foot of Mt. Minandar in Barangay Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, where a Teduray community had been relocated in 2020. A Senate resolution filed in November cited at least 24 Teduray dead and 30 injured; retrieval operations ended by 3 November.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Kusiong","deaths":24,"injured":30,"missing":null,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/sunstardavaonews/posts/looka-landslide-occurred-in-barangay-kusiong-datu-odin-sinsuat-in-maguindanao-de/5722129587841327/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/deaths-landslides-maguindanao-del-norte-october-28-2022/; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/22/retrieval-ops-end-in-landslide-hit-datu-odin-sinsuat; https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/affected-residents-from-parang-maguindanao-evacuated-on-friday-due-to-heavy-rain/2908872185933110/; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/849706/barmm-placed-under-a-state-of-calamity-as-paeng-causes-flooding/story/; https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/28/10/2022/philippines-floods-landslides-leave-42-dead-dozens-missing; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMic0FVX3lxTFAtNXBIUDZUbHFNcGtJRU1adXlTUFhSaHBLSDFuYTk1OU8wZUlHVFdIWXFrNHY3WUVzZzlYUFIyY01jT2J1Q3hhcF9vVWRzdXN3UEZlYVZFeW5VNklRcElFQzdTbGZsQ2hacjRrU0tqUzZfZUE?oc=5; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1689949/teduray-blames-ncips-inaction-to-tribes-forced-relocation-in-landslide-hit-site; https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/9/robin-padilla-asks-who-forced-tribal-people-out-of-their-coastal-home-to-live-in-a-landslide-prone-area-in-maguindanao-del-norte; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/29/storm-nalgae-floods-and-landslides-in-philippines-kill-at-least-72"},{"id":"2022-10-28-datu-odin-sinsuat-flood","date":"2022-10-28","type":"Flood","title":"Paeng floods and Kusiong landslide kill dozens in Maguindanao","summary":"Flash floods and landslides from Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) killed at least 31 people in Maguindanao overnight on 27-28 October 2022: 26, mostly drowned, in Datu Odin Sinsuat and Datu Blah Sinsuat and 5 in Upi, with 9 missing. Teduray residents later welcomed a Senate probe into their relocation to the Kusiong landslide area.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Kusiong","deaths":31,"injured":null,"missing":9,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/at-least-31-dead-in-flash-flooding-in-south-philippines/3061617/; https://fox59.com/news/national-world/dozens-killed-in-floods-landslides-in-south-philippines/; https://mindanews.com/tedurays-welcome-senate-probe-on-forced-relocation-to-landslide-area-in-kusiong/"},{"id":"2022-10-27-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2022-10-27","type":"Shooting","title":"Government hospital nurse shot dead in Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"A nurse of the Dinaig District Hospital was shot dead in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, before dawn on October 27, 2022, and was declared dead on arrival at the Cotabato City Regional Medical Center; witnesses said an argument preceded the shooting.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1685849/nurse-on-duty-shot-dead-inside-govt-hospital-in-maguindanao; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/10/28/2219741/nurse-shot-dead-maguindanao"},{"id":"2022-09-15-al-barka-shooting","date":"2022-09-15","type":"Shooting","title":"3 soldiers killed in ambush in Magcawa, Al-Barka, Basilan","summary":"At least 6 gunmen ambushed Army soldiers on their way to relieve a detachment in Barangay Magcawa, near the Al-Barka town hall, at about 1:45 pm on 15 September 2022, killing 3 of them. The attackers fled toward Tipo-Tipo with a rifle taken from one of the soldiers.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Al-Barka","barangay":"Magcawa","deaths":3,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.4916,"longitude":122.141,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1665048/3-soldiers-killed-in-basilan-ambush-2; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/abu-sayyaf-ambush-al-barka-basilan-september-2022/"},{"id":"2022-09-08-sumisip-shooting","date":"2022-09-08","type":"Shooting","title":"2 dead, 4 children hurt in strafing in Guiong, Sumisip","summary":"Gunmen strafed a family's house in Barangay Guiong, Sumisip, Basilan, at about 1:30 a.m. on 8 September 2022 while the family slept. Two adults died and four children were wounded.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Sumisip","barangay":"Guiong","deaths":2,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":6.4289,"longitude":122.0057,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1660780/2-persons-dead-4-kids-hurt-in-strafing-incident-in-basilan"},{"id":"2022-09-picong-shooting","date":"2022-09","type":"Shooting","title":"3 Marines wounded in ambush in Punong, Picong","summary":"An armed group attacked a Marine patrol truck in Barangay Punong, Picong, Lanao del Sur, at about 6 p.m. on a Sunday in September 2022. Three Marines were wounded in the feet and legs.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Picong","barangay":"Punong","deaths":null,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.6695,"longitude":123.967,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1670404/3-marines-wounded-in-lanao-del-sur-ambush"},{"id":"2022-09-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2022-09","type":"Shooting","title":"Defeated mayoral candidate shot dead after prayer in Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat","summary":"Gunmen shot dead Datu Jamael Sinsuat, a former Dalican village chair and defeated mayoral candidate, as he left a mosque in Barangay Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat, at about 12:30 p.m. on a Friday in September 2022. He was dead on arrival at the district hospital.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Dalican","deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0248,"longitude":124.3153,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1673337/defeated-mayoral-bet-of-maguindanao-town-shot-dead-after-emerging-from-noon-prayer"},{"id":"2022-08-30-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2022-08-30","type":"Shooting","title":"Ampatuan police chief and another officer killed in ambush, Maguindanao","summary":"Gunmen fired on a police patrol vehicle in Sitio Pasio, Barangay Kapinpilan, Ampatuan, on the morning of 30 August 2022 as the team returned from trying to serve an arrest warrant. The Ampatuan town police chief and his aide were killed and 3 other policemen were wounded.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Kapinpilan","deaths":2,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8322,"longitude":124.4571,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/08/31/news/regions/police-chief-ambushed-in-maguindanao/1856628; https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/pursuit-operations-for-six-persons-believed-to-be-behind-the-ambush-that-killed-/2835495733270756/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1656285/pnp-identifies-6-suspects-in-ambush-slay-of-cops-in-maguindanao; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/08/31/22/suspects-in-ambush-slay-of-maguindanao-cops-identified; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/pnp-fires-maguindanao-police-chief-after-ampatuan-ambush-august-2022/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/08/30/2206142/ambush-arrest-team-leaves-maguindanao-town-cop-chief-1-other-dead; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1655335/maguindanao-town-police-chief-pal-slain-in-ambush; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxPekMwOHc1US1QMWRrSUJ4eUZ2LWRhQU5rbUw2SE8ydDdSVThqTUF5U1hBdUJLdkNZVkNaZWphSl9SaVQzOHZPQ1BVY2ZnTHFTV3ZBM2VvWnJpZ0Nvcy0tdXF2NnJSOTZlNk9nUDZoTmE3N3QtTTIzSHE5UlZwN2diclhUZHVzdDZJSTJB0gGSAUFVX3lxTE1ZZHZRMnBnZ2MyczJjTkNoajhBamp3cHBZYTFjUHY4Q3pNR0ZER1AwLUY2ZGZreUl5NzBpdWxLV09RMnBGalZqWjh0eEFMYlVfcjIzTXlqWlYycEV5elJTU0JGYmFFUGxYenMwOTV4U2dYOEVndU56Zjc0RHdLRlVpMzN4eU1saGtqc1RIcGJOM1VB?oc=5; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/843311/6-suspects-in-maguindanao-ambush-identified-pursuit-ops-ongoing-pnp/story/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/police-says-bangsamoro-islamic-freedom-fighters-behind-maguindanao-ambush/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1657600/milf-helps-hunt-biff-men-behind-ambush-of-maguindanao-town-police-chief; https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/30/muntinlupa-mayor-condemns-ambush-of-maguindanao-town-police-chief/; https://www.facebook.com/dilg.philippines/posts/look-mourning-over-the-death-of-plt-reynaldo-samson-police-official-who-died-in-/443987524432643/"},{"id":"2022-08-lamitan-shooting","date":"2022-08","type":"Shooting","title":"Man shot dead in Lamitan City, Basilan","summary":"A man was shot dead in Lamitan City, Basilan, according to an August 2022 fact check that said he was not a relative of the Ateneo shooting suspect.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2022/08/fact-check-man-shot-dead-in-lamitan-city-not-dr-chao-tiao-yumols-uncle/"},{"id":"2022-07-29-lamitan-shooting","date":"2022-07-29","type":"Shooting","title":"Father of Ateneo shooting suspect shot dead in Lamitan, Basilan","summary":"Two motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead the father of the Ateneo shooting suspect outside his home on Rizal Avenue, Barangay Maganda, Lamitan City, at about 6:45 am on 29 July 2022. He was hit 4 times and was declared dead on arrival at hospital.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Maganda","deaths":1,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6764,"longitude":122.0618,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/rapplerdotcom/posts/just-in-rolando-yumol-father-of-admu-shooting-suspect-dr-chao-tiao-yumol-was-sho/474799638015443/; https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/29/2198824/father-ateneo-gunman-shot-lamitan; https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/07/29/father-of-ateneo-shooter-yumol-shot-dead-in-lamitan-police/; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/father-ateneo-shooting-suspect-chao-tiao-yumol-shot-dead-basilan-july-29-2022/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1637105/ateneo-gunmans-father-shot-dead-in-basilan; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/839798/father-of-ateneo-shooting-suspect-shot-dead-in-basilan/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1637718/lamitan-city-under-tight-security-after-murder-of-ateneo-shooting-suspects-father"},{"id":"2022-06-25-tipo-tipo-shooting","date":"2022-06-25","type":"Shooting","title":"3 suspected Abu Sayyaf killed, 9 hurt in clash in Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo","summary":"Troops tracking an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader clashed with his group at Sitio Bato Maputi, Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, on 25 June 2022. Three suspected Abu Sayyaf members were killed and nine people were wounded, three of them soldiers.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tipo-Tipo","barangay":"Baguindan","deaths":3,"injured":9,"missing":0,"latitude":6.4722,"longitude":122.1328,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1617649/3-suspected-abu-sayyaf-killed-in-clash-with-govt-troops-in-basilan"},{"id":"2022-06-lamitan-shooting","date":"2022-06","type":"Shooting","title":"Losing mayoral candidate and son-in-law shot dead in Basilan","summary":"A losing mayoral candidate in Akbar, Ujud Ujurun Gappal, was shot dead by the roadside in Riverside, Barangay Matibay, at 4:55 pm and died at Lamitan District Hospital. At about 10 pm his son-in-law was shot dead near the Muslim cemetery in Sitio Kayo Poteh, Barangay Maganda, after burying him; reported 10 June 2022.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Matibay","deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2022/6/10/losing-mayoral-bet-son-in-law-shot-dead-in-basilan"},{"id":"2022-05-09-malabang-shooting","date":"2022-05-09","type":"Shooting","title":"3 dead, 2 hurt in shootout inside Malabang voting center","summary":"Supporters of rival local candidates traded shots inside the voting center at Malabang National High School, Malabang, Lanao del Sur, shortly before noon on election day, 9 May 2022. Three voters were killed and two were wounded.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":"Malabang National High School","deaths":3,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5919,"longitude":124.0721,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1594837/shootout-inside-lanao-del-sur-voting-center-leaves-3-dead-2-hurt"},{"id":"2022-05-09-buluan-shooting","date":"2022-05-09","type":"Shooting","title":"3 village peacekeepers shot dead at Buluan poll site on Election Day","summary":"Gunmen in vehicles fired assault rifles at barangay peacekeepers guarding a polling precinct at a school in the town proper of Buluan on the morning of Election Day, 9 May 2022. 3 were killed and 1 was wounded, and voting was interrupted.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Buluan","barangay":null,"deaths":3,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/831062/3-dead-in-maguindanao-strafing-incident-on-election-day-military/story/; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/05/09/2179824/3-tanods-helping-secure-poll-site-maguindanao-shot-dead"},{"id":"2022-04-21-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2022-04-21","type":"Shooting","title":"Maguindanao massacre suspect killed in shootout with police in Shariff Aguak","summary":"A suspect in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre was shot dead after firing at police and soldiers serving an arrest warrant at his hideout in Sitio Itil, Barangay Satan, Shariff Aguak, on the morning of 21 April 2022. A villager was wounded in the crossfire.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"Satan","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8694,"longitude":124.4364,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/04/21/2175830/suspect-2009-maguindanao-massacre-killed-shootout-cops-military; https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1172704"},{"id":"2022-04-malabang-shooting","date":"2022-04","type":"Shooting","title":"8 hurt in rido shootout between political rivals in Malabang, Lanao del Sur","summary":"A shootout blamed on a rido between 2 political families broke out in Barangay Tubod, Malabang, from about 9 pm on a Sunday to 2 am Monday and again at 5 am, reported in April 2022. 8 civilians, including a child, were grazed by bullets; no one was killed.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":"Tubod","deaths":0,"injured":8,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.0686,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/829043/8-hurt-in-lanao-del-sur-shootout-between-political-rivals/story/"},{"id":"2022-02-19-ampatuan-shooting","date":"2022-02-19","type":"Shooting","title":"5 robbery suspects killed in firefight with soldiers in Ampatuan, Maguindanao","summary":"Soldiers and CAFGU members responding to a robbery at a convenience store in Barangay Kauran, Ampatuan, on the evening of 19 February 2022 set up a checkpoint and exchanged fire with the suspects in a minivan. All 5 suspects were killed.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Ampatuan","barangay":"Kauran","deaths":5,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7795,"longitude":124.4776,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2022/2/21/5-robbery-suspects-die-in-firefight-with-soldiers-cafgu-in-maguindanao"},{"id":"2022-02-12-guindulungan-shooting","date":"2022-02-12","type":"Shooting","title":"9 killed in rido ambush in Kalumamis, Guindulungan, Maguindanao","summary":"Gunmen fired assault rifles at 2 vehicles on a road linking Barangay Kalumamis to the Cotabato-Isulan Highway in Guindulungan on the morning of 12 February 2022, killing 9 people. Police and the Army blamed a long-running rido between 2 clans.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Guindulungan","barangay":"Kalumamis","deaths":9,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.9767,"longitude":124.3863,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/02/12/2160386/9-dead-maguindanao-ambush; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/821642/9-dead-in-ambush-in-maguindanao/story/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1554210/milf-ceasefire-team-probes-maguindanao-ambush-that-killed-9"},{"id":"2022-02-balabagan-shooting","date":"2022-02","type":"Shooting","title":"2 suspected extremists killed, 4 soldiers hurt in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur clash","summary":"Marines clashed with suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute members in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur, on a Wednesday, reported in February 2022. 2 of the gunmen were killed and 4 soldiers were injured.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Balabagan","barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":4,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5093,"longitude":124.1278,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/820566/2-suspected-extremists-killed-in-lanao-del-sur-clash-military/story/"},{"id":"2022-02-cotabato-shooting","date":"2022-02","type":"Shooting","title":"Police officer and 2 others hurt in Cotabato City shootout","summary":"A police officer and 2 other people were hurt in a shootout in Cotabato City, reported in February 2022.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2238,"longitude":124.2467,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1168362"},{"id":"2021-10-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2021-10","type":"Shooting","title":"Village councilman and companion killed in ambush in Maguindanao","summary":"A village councilman and a companion were killed in an ambush in Maguindanao, reported in October 2021. The report did not name the town.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1157912"},{"id":"2021-09-14-marawi-shooting","date":"2021-09-14","type":"Shooting","title":"2 MSU students shot dead inside campus in Marawi","summary":"2 Mindanao State University students were shot dead by 2 men on a motorcycle inside the MSU campus in Barangay Cadayonan II, Marawi City, past 6 pm on 14 September 2021, as they walked to their dormitory.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":"Cadayonan II","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1488289/2-msu-students-shot-dead-inside-university-campus-in-marawi?__cf_chl_rt_tk=dJSRD7dy1dACXaYZgq3YbLS56UtpPKCMlwzvsFE3kHQ-1792141985-1.0.1.1-IIyNPbydT3S2VyeLqCQvw4_qmw15kxXv3.s5Sjd9.1Q"},{"id":"2021-09-datu-odin-sinsuat-shooting","date":"2021-09","type":"Shooting","title":"Professor ambushed in Datu Odin Sinsuat survives; 2 attackers killed","summary":"2 men on a motorcycle fired on a Mindanao State University-Maguindanao professor driving to Cotabato City on the national highway in Datu Odin Sinsuat around 5 pm on a Tuesday in September 2021. Though wounded, the professor returned fire and killed both attackers.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"National highway","deaths":2,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.1559,"longitude":124.2649,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1491245/msu-maguindanao-professor-survives-ambush-slays-2-attackers"},{"id":"2021-05-16-datu-paglas-shooting","date":"2021-05-16","type":"Shooting","title":"2 BIFF members killed in clash with troops in Mao, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao","summary":"A 15-minute firefight between Army troops and a BIFF faction broke out early on 16 May 2021 in Barangay Mao, Datu Paglas, killing 2 BIFF members. No government casualties were reported.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Datu Paglas","barangay":"Mao","deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7161,"longitude":124.9157,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140446"},{"id":"2021-05-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2021-05","type":"Shooting","title":"5 BIFF members killed in Maguindanao clash","summary":"5 BIFF members were killed in a clash in Maguindanao, reported in May 2021. The report did not name the town.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":5,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140028"},{"id":"2021-04-04-sitangkai-water","date":"2021-04-04","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Motor launch catches fire and capsizes off Panguan Island, Sitangkai; 3 hurt","summary":"The motor launch M/L Marissa caught fire, exploded and capsized while loading gasoline from a tanker from Sabah near Panguan Island, Sitangkai, on 4 April 2021. Three of its nine crew were injured; all were rescued and the injured were taken to a hospital in Sibutu.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Sitangkai","barangay":"Panguan Island","deaths":0,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":4.6625,"longitude":119.3939,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/04/06/2089175/3-injured-boat-catches-fire-tawi-tawi; https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/07/news/regions/9-rescued-after-explosion-at-sea-off-tawi-tawi/860749"},{"id":"2021-03-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2021-03","type":"Shooting","title":"4 BIFF members killed in Maguindanao clashes","summary":"4 more BIFF members were killed in clashes in Maguindanao, where 7 IEDs were also found, reported in March 2021. The report did not name the town.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135063"},{"id":"2021-03-basilan-shooting","date":"2021-03","type":"Shooting","title":"2 CAFGU members shot dead in Basilan","summary":"2 CAFGU members were killed in a shooting in Basilan, according to a March 8, 2021 report. The report did not name the town.","province":"Basilan","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":2,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/03/08/21/2-miyembro-ng-cafgu-patay-sa-pamamaril-sa-basilan"},{"id":"2021-02-18-marawi-fire","date":"2021-02-18","type":"Fire","title":"Fire destroys temporary classrooms at Marawi resettlement site","summary":"A fire that broke out around 6 pm on 18 February 2021 destroyed a temporary school building used by Dansalan National High School at a resettlement site for families displaced by the 2017 Marawi siege. Firefighters from the provincial government and Saguiaran controlled it in about 20 minutes; no one was hurt but books and learning modules were lost.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1397810/fire-destroys-temporary-classrooms-books-for-marawi-evacuees-children"},{"id":"2021-01-30-datu-odin-sinsuat-road","date":"2021-01-30","type":"Road crash","title":"Gravel truck hits Governor Mangudadatu’s convoy pickup in Baca, Datu Odin Sinsuat; 8 hurt","summary":"A dump truck loaded with gravel hit the lead vehicle of Governor Suharto Mangudadatu's Cotabato City-bound convoy at about 10 am on Saturday, 30 January 2021 on the national highway in Barangay Baca, Datu Odin Sinsuat. Six soldiers of the Army's 7th Infantry Battalion in the pickup and two civilians by the roadside were hurt; the governor was unharmed.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Odin Sinsuat","barangay":"Baca","deaths":0,"injured":8,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0236,"longitude":124.3157,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1390141/8-hurt-in-vehicular-accident-in-maguindanao-involving-mangudadatu-convoy"},{"id":"2021-01-23-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2021-01-23","type":"Shooting","title":"13 killed in shootout during law-enforcement operation in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao","summary":"Police serving arrest and search warrants on a barangay chairman in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, at about 3 am on 23 January 2021 met armed resistance, setting off a gun battle of about 6 hours. 13 people were killed; reports put the wounded at between 4 and 7, including policemen.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":null,"deaths":13,"injured":7,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2711,"longitude":124.2919,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1387523/13-killed-7-hurt-in-5-hour-maguindanao-shootout; https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1128319; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/772929/10-people-killed-in-sultan-kudarat-clash-during-law-enforcement-op/story/"},{"id":"2021-01-09-tipo-tipo-shooting","date":"2021-01-09","type":"Shooting","title":"Barangay chairman, 3 others killed in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan ambush","summary":"Gunmen ambushed a car in Barangay Banah, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan on 9 January 2021, killing a barangay chairman from Ungkaya Pukan and 3 companions on the spot. Officials said the attack stemmed from a rido, not the Abu Sayyaf.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Tipo-Tipo","barangay":"Banah","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.5357,"longitude":122.1962,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/01/11/2069675/barangay-chairman-3-others-killed-basilan-ambush"},{"id":"2021-01-basilan-water","date":"2021-01","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Sinking boat off Basilan; 23 passengers and crew rescued","summary":"A boat sank off Basilan in January 2021. All 23 passengers and crew were rescued.","province":"Basilan","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/21/23-passengers-crew-rescued-from-sinking-boat-off-basilan"},{"id":"2020-11-26-madamba-other","date":"2020-11-26","type":"Aircraft crash","title":"Air Force helicopter crash-lands in Madamba, Lanao del Sur; 7 hurt","summary":"A Philippine Air Force UH-1D helicopter carrying a soldier's body and three wounded soldiers crash-landed after its engine malfunctioned in Madamba, Lanao del Sur on Thursday, 26 November 2020. The two pilots and five passengers were hurt and were rescued by the Army's 55th Infantry Battalion.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Madamba","barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":7,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8588,"longitude":124.0507,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/11/27/2059852/2-pilots-5-others-hurt-lanao-del-sur-chopper-crash"},{"id":"2020-11-sultan-mastura-shooting","date":"2020-11","type":"Shooting","title":"Former Jolo police chief shot dead in Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao","summary":"A dismissed former Jolo police chief was shot dead at 1:45 pm along the Narciso Ramos Highway in Barangay Macabiso, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao by a gunman in another vehicle, the PNP said on Saturday, 21 November 2020. He had stepped out of his car to buy coconut juice.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Mastura","barangay":"Macabiso, Narciso Ramos Highway","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2962,"longitude":124.2978,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/former-jolo-police-chief-annayo-killed-maguindanao-november-21-2020/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1363364/ex-jolo-police-chief-annayo-shot-dead-in-maguindanao; https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/posts/pnp-chief-police-general-debold-sinas-pays-his-last-respect-to-police-lt-col-wal/10159486618156977/"},{"id":"2020-09-27-sultan-kudarat-water","date":"2020-09-27","type":"Drowning","title":"Children swept away by the swollen Simuay River in Sultan Kudarat; 3 dead, 1 missing","summary":"Children playing near the Simuay River in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao were swept away when it overflowed in heavy rain on Sunday, 27 September 2020. The bodies of 3 children aged 8 to 11 were recovered on Monday, and the search for a 5-year-old was still on as of 30 September.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":null,"deaths":3,"injured":0,"missing":1,"latitude":7.2711,"longitude":124.2919,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/09/30/2046056/nation; https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2020/09/1-dead-3-children-still-missing-in-drowning-incident/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1341161/boy-survives-river-in-maguindanao-where-4-of-his-friends-drowned"},{"id":"2020-09-16-lantawan-other","date":"2020-09-16","type":"Aircraft crash","title":"Air Force helicopter crashes in Lantawan, Basilan, killing 4 airmen","summary":"A Philippine Air Force Sikorsky S-76A search-and-rescue helicopter bound for Jolo on a medevac mission crashed in Barangay Upper Manggas, Lantawan, Basilan on the afternoon of 16 September 2020, reportedly in bad weather. All 4 airmen aboard were found dead in the wreckage.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lantawan","barangay":"Upper Manggas","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":121.9132,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/16/4-paf-airmen-killed-in-basilan-chopper-crash/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1336369/sikorsky-rescue-choppers-grounded-after-fatal-basilan-crash; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1336565/4-airmen-killed-in-basilan-chopper-crash-identified; https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/18/paf-honors-fallen-angels-in-basilan-chopper-crash/; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxQNEJSSlFQdEIxZFpJdmVJaTFLNE9tSy1ZZHZRbzZWZXVqdDRWUVdBcFBZSXVVUzd5Q0psSm5Zb1lPWHo4QnMzRmtVZDQ2RVFkeU94VEx1MmU0TVN0Ump5T0NDa2tsUmhNbjNvcDduQkVseXZyb255UXQ0aTF1Ql90eEk3STZ6cDIyYmczdWotdTd2YjRHbnhreWZua1BDQdIBowFBVV95cUxNR3RqMG9IUUd5bnhXTGE2YWFQY1djU1NNazFhUHRMaTE5RTZvRThNa1Z1dWhqRi1paXN0dXJsSWstdDNFMXk3T3FUS190cmhGdll5RzlhYjExU2lELWZYT2l2UkN1ZHdwUUhVbk9MS1QzMHVFUDVyUXl0a0dIbWNQMWROa3hvN01HY29Lc0NxUUhzSWk0VFZlbUU1aU9GVkpCSnM4?oc=5; https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxOcV9xX0ViSEhQaFJNZFRpeDFJamlCT2pIWUJhNmlrbUk0TWFqSURaTW5sY3NzYi1tYzk1V2dpR2VYN3dJclRhM3kySFBuMmVsSGNmX05xZnQtdlFnNm94RElxREZZMFBiNllGUm4yWmxNLTZLTE5wR3ZpQld3MGxCVTJ5bzVsaXdPMFBvbV9MaWdURzDSAZgBQVVfeXFMTWRrVHBVUXZHQ2tzSVE4WEloT3VjMkwtX2JnSUJ1YTdxTUhrdGI1Qng1RVBnbTBEcmtDZ0d4NFhLRHlFTlNLQXJQRG9oTmlwUzFZNE01WjFtSkcyb2pKX3JnbFhmblNqM2ZTTGRsUHpJZUlmMlJVeUlmcXhwVEhabjl5MnVBSVJ6M284Y0FzampoMW9aNjBVSl8?oc=5"},{"id":"2020-07-01-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2020-07-01","type":"Shooting","title":"4 Dawlah Islamiya members killed in police shootout in Shariff Aguak","summary":"Police killed 4 Dawlah Islamiya members in a brief shootout in Barangay Timbangan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, after the men refused a vehicle inspection and drew guns. Police said they found firearms and bomb-making materials in the vehicle.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"Timbangan","deaths":4,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/07/02/2025176/4-dawlah-islamiya-members-killed-maguindanao-shootout-police"},{"id":"2020-06-25-panglima-sugala-shooting","date":"2020-06-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Drug suspect killed in police shootout in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi","summary":"A suspected drug dealer was killed in a buy-bust operation in Batu-Batu village, Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi at about 10:45 am on Thursday, 25 June 2020, after he drew a revolver and fired at undercover police, who returned fire. He was declared dead on arrival at the rural health unit.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Panglima Sugala","barangay":"Batu-Batu","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":5.0737,"longitude":119.886,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/tawi-tawi-cops-kills-drug-pusher-in-shootout"},{"id":"2020-05-cotabato-shooting","date":"2020-05","type":"Shooting","title":"Cotabato City mayor's secretary shot dead","summary":"The secretary of the Cotabato City mayor was shot dead, according to a May 25, 2020 report.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2238,"longitude":124.2467,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/05/25/20/cotabato-city-mayors-secretary-shot-dead"},{"id":"2020-04-08-sultan-kudarat-road","date":"2020-04-08","type":"Road crash","title":"Marine truck flips in Alamada, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao; 1 dead, 12 hurt","summary":"A light truck carrying 13 Marines flipped and rolled over on the Cotabato–Davao Highway in Barangay Alamada, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on the morning of 8 April 2020. A corporal died on the spot and 12 other Marines were badly hurt.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Alamada","deaths":1,"injured":12,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2688,"longitude":124.3695,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/04/08/2006321/marine-killed-12-injured-maguindanao-road-accident; https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/04/09/20/miyembro-ng-philippine-marines-patay-sa-aksidente-sa-maguindanao; https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/04/09/2006452/nation"},{"id":"2020-03-sultan-mastura-fire","date":"2020-03","type":"Explosion","title":"Grenade blast kills 2 children in Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao","summary":"2 children aged 7 and 5 died of shrapnel wounds hours after an alleged fragmentation grenade exploded at 2:30 pm on a Saturday behind their house in Sitio Santillano, Barangay Macaviso, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao. Police were verifying witness claims that the children had been playing with a grenade they found.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Mastura","barangay":"Macaviso","deaths":2,"injured":null,"missing":null,"latitude":7.2982,"longitude":124.2852,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://pressone.ph/explosion-kills-2-children-in-maguindanao/"},{"id":"2020-03-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2020-03","type":"Shooting","title":"Soldier and 2 Dawlah Islamiyah members killed in Shariff Aguak clash","summary":"An Army soldier and 2 members of the Dawlah Islamiyah were killed in a clash in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao on a Monday afternoon in March 2020. The troops recovered an improvised explosive device and rifles from the site.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":null,"deaths":3,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.861,"longitude":124.4445,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/728108/army-soldier-2-dawlah-islamiyah-members-killed-in-maguindanao-clash/story/"},{"id":"2020-02-lamitan-fire","date":"2020-02","type":"Fire","title":"Fire razes 7 houses and a private school in Barangay Malakas, Lamitan","summary":"A fire traced to a lit mosquito-repellent coil left in an abandoned house destroyed 7 residential houses and a private school building in Barangay Malakas, Lamitan City, in February 2020. 25 families were displaced and 2 firefighters were hurt by falling debris.","province":"Basilan","municipality":"Lamitan","barangay":"Malakas","deaths":0,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1232529/25-families-left-homeless-in-basilan-fire-due-to-unattended-mosquito-repellent"},{"id":"2019-12-31-turtle-islands-water","date":"2019-12-31","type":"Boat mishap","title":"Vietnamese fishers rescued off the Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi","summary":"Coast Guard personnel in the Turtle Islands and the 6th Marine Battalion rescued Vietnamese fishermen whose boat drifted into Tawi-Tawi waters after an accident on Tuesday, 31 December 2019. The boat's captain, who broke an arm and a leg, was among those flown to Camp Navarro Hospital in Zamboanga City.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Turtle Islands","barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.0732,"longitude":118.3126,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/01/02/1981499/marines-coast-guard-rescue-vietnamese-fishers-stranded-sea-tawi-tawi"},{"id":"2019-12-24-shariff-aguak-shooting","date":"2019-12-24","type":"Shooting","title":"Vice mayor ambushed in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao; 2 aides killed","summary":"Gunmen in a multicab fired on the car of Vice Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, a witness against his relatives in the Maguindanao massacre case, at about 1 pm on 24 December 2019 along the national highway in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao. 2 of his aides were killed, and he was wounded and later reported in stable condition.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Aguak","barangay":"National highway","deaths":2,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8515,"longitude":124.4449,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/rapplerdotcom/photos/akmad-mitra-ampatuan-a-vice-mayor-who-testified-against-his-own-relatives-in-the/3073422162678546/; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1206280/ampatuan-relative-who-helped-convict-his-kin-in-maguindanao-massacre-case-alive-after-ambush; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1205488/maguindanao-town-vice-mayor-ambushed-critically-hurt; https://www.facebook.com/rapplerdotcom/videos/vice-mayor-who-testified-in-ampatuan-massacre-ambushed-in-maguindanao/487406018575374/?locale=cs_CZ; https://www.rappler.com/philippines/247903-vice-mayor-testified-ampatuan-massacre-ambushed-maguindanao-december-24-2019/"},{"id":"2019-11-10-buadiposo-buntong-shooting","date":"2019-11-10","type":"Shooting","title":"Masiu mayor's convoy ambushed in Buadiposo-Buntong; police officer, 2 others hurt","summary":"Gunmen ambushed the convoy of Masiu Mayor Nasser Pangandaman Jr. in Barangay Gata, Buadiposo-Buntong, on the morning of 10 November 2019 as he travelled from Marawi City to Masiu. The mayor was unhurt, but a police escort and 2 civilian aides were wounded; the military suspected a clan feud.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Buadiposo-Buntong","barangay":"Gata","deaths":0,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":7.9371,"longitude":124.3769,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1085576; https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1188050/gunmen-ambush-lanao-del-sur-mayors-police-escorts"},{"id":"2019-11-bubong-fire","date":"2019-11","type":"Fire","title":"Fire guts former mayor's ancestral house in Bubong","summary":"A fire destroyed the two-storey ancestral house of a former mayor in Barangay Muntian, Bubong, in November 2019; the BFP declared it out at 5:03 pm. No one was hurt, 7 families were displaced and damage was placed at PHP 400,000.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Bubong","barangay":"Muntian","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.9834,"longitude":124.3855,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1185940/fire-guts-ex-mayors-ancestral-house-in-bubong-lanao-del-sur"},{"id":"2019-10-marawi-shooting","date":"2019-10","type":"Shooting","title":"Student shot in the head in Marawi dies after a week in coma","summary":"A student shot in the head in Marawi died after a week in a coma, according to an October 26, 2019 report.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Marawi","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":8.0047,"longitude":124.2854,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1084311"},{"id":"2019-09-27-malabang-shooting","date":"2019-09-27","type":"Shooting","title":"Barangay chief shot dead in Malabang, Lanao del Sur","summary":"Aksara Marohomsalic Balindong, chairman of Barangay Campo Muslim and an ex-officio member of the Malabang municipal council, was shot dead around 5 pm on 27 September 2019 near a money changer in downtown Malabang. Police were looking into a clan feud as a motive.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Malabang","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.5928,"longitude":124.0686,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1170906/lanao-del-sur-barangay-chief-shot-dead"},{"id":"2019-09-datu-blah-t-sinsuat-water","date":"2019-09","type":"Boat mishap","title":"18 fishers survive as waves wreck boat off Datu Blah T. Sinsuat","summary":"Huge waves and strong winds destroyed the fishing vessel MV Sea Target off the coast of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat on a Thursday evening in September 2019 as it sailed to Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. All 18 crew survived and were brought ashore by residents of Barangay Nalkan.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Datu Blah T. Sinsuat","barangay":"Off Barangay Nalkan","deaths":0,"injured":null,"missing":0,"latitude":7.0679,"longitude":124.019,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1164304/18-fishers-survive-sea-mishap-due-to-huge-waves-strong-winds-off-maguindanao-coast"},{"id":"2019-09-bongao-shooting","date":"2019-09","type":"Shooting","title":"Police officer and 4 drug suspects killed in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi shootout","summary":"A police Special Action Force commando and 4 drug suspects were killed and 3 other commandos were wounded in a shootout during a buy-bust operation at about 9:30 am on a Tuesday in September 2019 in Barangay Luuk Pandan, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Bongao","barangay":"Luuk Pandan","deaths":5,"injured":3,"missing":0,"latitude":5.0561,"longitude":119.7605,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1165662/cop-4-drug-suspects-killed-in-tawi-tawi-shootout"},{"id":"2019-09-maguindanao-del-sur-shooting","date":"2019-09","type":"Shooting","title":"North Cotabato police officer wounded in Maguindanao ambush","summary":"A police officer from North Cotabato was wounded in an ambush in Maguindanao, according to a September 11, 2019 report. The report did not name the town.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":6.7166,"longitude":124.7866,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1080169"},{"id":"2019-07-25-shariff-saydona-mustapha-shooting","date":"2019-07-25","type":"Shooting","title":"Army ranger killed in encounter with BIFF in Shariff Saydona Mustapha","summary":"An Army ranger sergeant was killed in an encounter between soldiers and BIFF members in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao, on July 25, 2019.","province":"Maguindanao del Sur","municipality":"Shariff Saydona Mustapha","barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.8816,"longitude":124.4844,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/ranger-sgt-ahmad-layos-mahmood-of-the-armys-6th-infantry-division-was-killed-in-/1413645435455800/"},{"id":"2019-07-17-tamparan-other","date":"2019-07-17","type":"Electrocution","title":"Illegal power tapping electrocutes 2 in Tamparan, 1 dead","summary":"Two people were electrocuted on the afternoon of 17 July 2019 in Barangay Salongabanding, Tamparan, while trying to tap into a Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative main line. One died and the other was hospitalized with serious burns.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Tamparan","barangay":"Salongabanding","deaths":1,"injured":1,"missing":0,"latitude":7.8765,"longitude":124.3265,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1143091/illegal-electric-tapping-kills-1-injures-another-in-lanao-sur"},{"id":"2019-04-09-bongao-water","date":"2019-04-09","type":"Boat mishap","title":"53 rescued from drifting boat off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi","summary":"The passenger boat ML Yasda II, bound from Bongao for Taganak Island, developed engine trouble and drifted some 28.5 nautical miles southeast of Bongao on 9 April 2019. A Navy patrol craft guided it back to Lamion Wharf in Bongao, and all 11 crew and 42 passengers were unharmed.","province":"Tawi-Tawi","municipality":"Bongao","barangay":"Sea 28.5 nautical miles southeast of Bongao","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":5.029,"longitude":119.7713,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1105449/53-rescued-from-damaged-boat-off-tawi-tawi-in-sulu"},{"id":"2019-04-03-sultan-kudarat-shooting","date":"2019-04-03","type":"Shooting","title":"Soldier gunned down in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao","summary":"Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead a soldier of the Army's 7th Infantry Battalion as he rode his motorcycle along the highway in Barangay Rebuken, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, on the afternoon of 3 April 2019.","province":"Maguindanao del Norte","municipality":"Sultan Kudarat","barangay":"Rebuken","deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2586,"longitude":124.2799,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1103694/soldier-gunned-down-in-maguindanao"},{"id":"2019-04-basilan-shooting","date":"2019-04","type":"Shooting","title":"Man shot dead in Basilan","summary":"A man was shot dead in Basilan, according to an April 11, 2019 report. The report did not name the town.","province":"Basilan","municipality":null,"barangay":null,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":6.6576,"longitude":122.145,"placed_at":"province","sources":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/04/11/19/lalaki-patay-sa-pamamaril-sa-basilan"},{"id":"2019-03-tubaran-shooting","date":"2019-03","type":"Shooting","title":"4 soldiers, 4 Maute gunmen killed in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur clash","summary":"Troops of the Army's 49th Infantry Battalion clashed with about 10 suspected Maute group members in Barangay Dinaigan, Tubaran, Lanao del Sur at about 5 pm on a Thursday in March 2019. 4 soldiers and 4 of the gunmen were killed and 2 soldiers were wounded in the 90-minute fight.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Tubaran","barangay":"Dinaigan","deaths":8,"injured":2,"missing":0,"latitude":7.745,"longitude":124.1842,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/688078/abu-dar-believed-among-4-bandits-killed-in-lanao-del-sur-clash/story/"},{"id":"2019-02-12-cotabato-fire","date":"2019-02-12","type":"Fire","title":"Fire guts several houses in Cotabato City","summary":"A fire on the evening of Tuesday, 12 February 2019 damaged more than a dozen homes of light materials in Purok Sibuyan, Mother Barangay Rosary Heights, Cotabato City. Residents said an explosion was heard before the blaze; no one was reported hurt as of the report.","province":"Cotabato City","municipality":"Cotabato City","barangay":"Rosary Heights","deaths":0,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.2104,"longitude":124.2437,"placed_at":"barangay","sources":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/684731/several-houses-gutted-in-cotabato-city/story/"},{"id":"2019-01-24-sultan-dumalondong-shooting","date":"2019-01-24","type":"Shooting","title":"3 Maute members killed in clash on Sultan Dumalondong–Marogong boundary","summary":"3 Maute group members were killed on Thursday, 24 January 2019, when they opened fire on Army troops cordoning off their lair along the boundary of Sultan Dumalondong and Marogong, Lanao del Sur. The troops were checking reports that the group's leader was in the area.","province":"Lanao del Sur","municipality":"Sultan Dumalondong","barangay":"Boundary with Marogong","deaths":3,"injured":0,"missing":0,"latitude":7.7575,"longitude":124.2575,"placed_at":"municipality","sources":"https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/01/24/1887799/3-maute-terrorists-killed-lanao-del-sur-clash"}]}