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Inquirer.net - Oct 20, 2026

COTABATO CITY – Police and Marine troops seized 300 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes worth P17.55 million during a hot pursuit operation in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 19. Citing report from Parang Municipal Police Station, Brig. Gen. Christopher Abecia, regional director for Police Regional Office-Bansamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), said the

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