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Inquirer.net - Oct 10, 2026

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—The Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) Basilan Provincial Office on Friday (Oct. 9) strongly condemned two separate ambushes within a four-day span in Basilan. These incidents left 1 soldier dead and 24 others wounded—including a 10-year-old child and his father. In a statement, the human rights body announced it has launched

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