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Police intensify BARMM security as region’s Christian minority observes Holy Week

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The BARMM hosts the smallest number of Christians nationwide. About 91% of the region's inhabitants are Muslims, while around 5.3% or 261,963 individuals identify as Catholics.

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Brigadier General Allan Nobleza announced on Monday, March 25, that police personnel would rotate duties to protect land transport terminals, airports, seaports, parks, public areas, and churches where many non-Muslims are expected to gather in the predominantly Muslim region in the coming days. Nobleza said the government also has a standby force ready for deployment, particularly in the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur, Lanao del Sur, Sulu, and Basilan, should the need arise.

This came after the Karialan faction of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters claimed responsibility for the March 17 ambush that resulted in the deaths of four soldiers in neighboring Maguindanao del Sur province. The factionfor recent military offensives that have claimed the lives of several of its members.

 

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