COTABATO CITY, Philippines Martin Pineda describes Liguasan Marsh on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao as a no-man’s land that “strongly reeks with gas.” Pineda is a member of Birders without Borders, and was part of a team of bird experts invited by the Philippine military to join a 2019 tour of the marsh. […]
FISH CENTER RECIPIENT. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Nasirin Napii (3rd from left) of Ampatuan, Maguindanao receives the certificate for the PHP3-million community fish landing center from MAFAR-BARMM Minister Mohammad Yacob (2nd from left) on Tuesday (Sept. 21, 2021). The town is one of the local governments in Maguindanao situated along the vast Liguasan Marsh, home to rich natural resources like the freshwater tilapia fish, among others.(Photo courtesy of Bangsamoro Information Office-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao has received a PHP3-million community fish landing center (CFLC) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MAFAR-BARMM). MAFAR-BARMM Minister Mohammad S. Yacob said Wednesday the CFLC aims to improve the socio-economic condition of Ampatuan town and other fishing communities surrounding the Liguasan Marsh, the 220,000 wetland bordering Maguindanao, Sultan K
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Lt. Col. Anhouvic Atilano, Army’s Sixth Infantry Division spokesperson, said Thursday the undermanned Army-para military patrol base in Barangay Labu-Labu was attacked at around 10 p.m. by an undetermined number of BIFF extremists.
No one from the government side was hurt in the attack, he said.
Military forces, backed by Simba tanks and artillery fire, pounded the BIFF positions within a kilometer radius from the government forces’ detachment that resulted in the withdrawal of the terrorists, Atilano said.
Army officials said it was unknown if the attackers suffered casualties, noting that soldiers from nearby detachments also fired machineguns and mortars on the BIFF positions.