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KIDAPAWAN
CITY –- A 59-year-old city agriculturist has been awarded as
one of the outstanding government workers by the Civil Service Commission
(CSC), bringing honors to this city and its people.

President
Rodrigo Duterte personally handed the plaque to the Julito Saladan, Kidapawan
City agriculturist, during the awards ceremony held in Malacanang palace.

Saladan was
among the CSC 2017 Most Outstanding Government Workers Pag-asa Awardees.

MANILA— Caritas Internationalis president Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is inviting parishes and church organizations to join Pope Francis in launching a global migration campaign on Wednesday, Sept. 27.Dubbed as Share the Journey , Caritas’ two-year campaign of action and awareness-raising will promote the culture of encounter between Catholics and people fleeing their homes in search of a decent and safe life for their families. Our campaign gives us an opportunity to remind ourselves and others of certain truths.

SULTAN KUDARAT --- Nine communists rebels trained to fabricate and use powerful roadside bombs surrendered to the military on Sunday.The nine New People’s Army guerillas voluntarily turned themselves in to officials of the Army’s 33rdInfantry Battalion in Barangay Malegdeg in Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat.They yielded six newly-assembled improvised explosive devices, subversive documents, medical supplies and lists of traders they were to subject to collection of protection money on periodic basis.The nine men, whose identities municipal officials asked to withhold pending the gran

KORONADAL CITY - Christmas in October.Ito ang magiging tema ng Dog Fashion Show na isa sa pinakaabangang aktibidad sa 17th Charter Anniversary at 7th Negosyo Festival ng Koronadal City.Ayon kay Koronadal City Veterinarian at Dog Festival Committee Chair Dr. Charliemagne Calo, ang mga asong magpapakitang gilas sa Fashion Show ay nakasuot ng Christmas cotume. Gaganapin ang Dog Fashion show sa Oktobre a syete sa Rizal Park.Pero ngayon pa lang ay pinaghahandaan na ito ng mga pet owners.

Power transmission services stable despite 5.4 magnitude earthquake.NGCP's power transmission services remain normal despite the 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred at Wao, Lanao del Sur at 4.47AM, 24 September 2017.

TULUNAN, North Cotabato– Police in here have launched a manhunt against a robbery gang that burglarized a grocery store and carted away almost PHP400,000, including funds for the repair of a Catholic shrine.Chief Inspector Michael Alupre, chief of Tulunan municipal office, said Evelyn Carumba, 52, of Barangay Sibsib, Tulunan, reported to police that she discovered the grocery store was robbed Thursday morning.Alupre said the robbers destroyed the ceiling of the grocery store located in the town’s commercial district and used it as entry and exit points.Carumba said the robbers took the PHP4

MANILA — Marawi Bishop Edwin dela Peña on Tuesday met with Fr. Teresito Chito Suganob for the first time— three days after the priest’s release from captivity.The prelate refused to give more details about their meeting but according to him, it was tear-jerking reunion for both of them.

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has suspended boat trips from this city to nearby provinces due to the prevailing inclement weather condition in the region.Lieutenant Commander (Lcdr.) Alvin Dagalea, Zamboanga Coastguard Station Commander, said the suspension of boat trips took effect at 1 p.m.

MAGUINDANAO --- Gunmen shot dead Wednesday night in Montawal town the gang leader who led the January 4 attack on the North Cotabato provincial jail and set free more than a hundred inmates.Senior Supt.

KIDAPAWAN CITY - Government troops, led by the Army’s 39thInfantry Battalion, engaged the communist guerillas in a 45-minute gun battle in the hinterland barangay in Magpet town in North Cotabato, around 3 p.m., Wednesday, a military spokesperson said.First Lieutenant Silver Belvis, spokesperson for the 39thIB, said they encountered some 20 fully-armed New Peoples’ Army (NPA) guerillas while scouring the area after having received reports of presence of armed men at Sitio Kinampang in Barangay Balite, Magpet.Belvis said their ground troops sought combat air support so to repel the rebels be