A classroom in Indanan, Sulu. MindaNews file photo by BOBBY TIMONERAINDANAN, Sulu (MindaNews / 8 August 2026) – The 11th Infantry Division on Thursday declared Indanan in Sulu as a place in a State of Stable Internal Peace and Security and recognized it as a Gun-Responsible Municipality as well. The declaration followed the voluntary surrender of 49 assorted loose firearms by residents and a pledge of commitment from local stakeholders. Peace must not merely be achieved, it must be protected, nurtured, and passed on to future generations,” Indanan Mayor Albakil Jikiri, Al-Hajj said. Col. Jeff Briones Uy, Provincial Director of the Sulu Police Provincial Office, said he is looking forward to see a more developed Indanan.