24/01/2026
BREAKING: Let us pray to our fallen Brother Sgt. Junel Calgas. Their courage and sacrifice in the line of duty will never be forgotten. May their souls rest in peace, and may we honor their memory through our continued service and unity.
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4 soldiers killed in Lanao del Norte ambush
Four soldiers, out on a humanitarian mission, were killed while another was wounded in an ambush in Barangay Lininding in Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday morning, January 23.
Officials of the Western Mindanao Command and the Lanao del Norte Provincial Police Office told reporters at noon Friday that Staff Sgt. Diosito Araya, Sgt. Gilbert Arnoza, Sgt. Junel Calgas and another initially identified only as Private Laniton, all died instantly from bullet wounds in different parts of their bodies.
The attack left Cpl. Rollen Dela Cruz wounded, immediately transported by emergency responders to a hospital for treatment.
Local executives and Maranao community leaders told reporters the non-uniformed Araya, Arnoza, Calgas, Laniton and Dela Cruz were together in a Blue Toyota Avanza, on their way to a secluded area in Munai, for a non-tactical peacebuilding engagement, when they were attacked by remaining members of the now defunct Dawlah Islamiya who have not availed yet of WestMinCom’s reconciliation program for violent religious extremists.
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As a Triskelion brother, we pray for your soul and may we find justice to you and your family.
You maybe gone, but you'll never forgotten.
Live and Let Live! 🕊️✝️