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COTABATO CITY – Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show poverty incidence in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in 2015 at 53.7%, or 2.1 percentage points improvement from the 55.8% recorded in 2012.The PSA report provides estimates of poverty incidence using income data from the first and second visits under the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) conducted in July 2015 and January 2016.TheprovinceofTawi-Tawirecorded the lowest poverty incidence in the survey among 26 provinces inMindanaoposting 12.6% while Lanao del Sur has the highest at 71.9%

COTABATO CITY – In a world gone digital,
one might think that the presence of online platforms would eventually spell
the death of the print industry.

Not for the longest running Catholic
newspaper in the Philippines, The Mindanao Cross, which is the first newspaper
in Mindanao to undergo a micro-filming process to preserve the nation’s
cultural heritage and promote academic and research interests for the country.

COTABATO CITY -- The Philippine Army's 5th Special Forces Battalion stationed in this city has new battalion commander. Lieutenant Colonel Nasser P. Lidasan relinquished his post as the Commander of 5th Special Forces Battalion based in Cotabato City to Lieutenant Colonel Eros James M. Uri during turn-over ceremonies held SF battalion headquarters at PC hill Army reservation area. The turn over rites was spearheaded and presided over by Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) Commander Colonel Ramiro Manuel A. Rey.

KORONADAL CITY – As the communist New Peoples’ Army declared it will withdraw its unilateral ceasefire with the Duterte administration, armed communist rebels seized to soldiers in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat Wednesday, police said today.
Supt. Romeo Galgo Jr, speaking for police in Region 12, said the Columbio police reported that two soldiers, Sgt. Solaiman Calocop and PFC Samuel Garay of 39th Infantry Battalion based in Sitio Lamales, Barangay Telefas, Columbio, Sultan Kudarat were on board a motorbike when flagged down by undetermined number of NPAs at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday.

DATU MONTAWAL, Maguindanao - Disaster workers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) today distributed food packs donated by Davao City government to families affected by flash floods here last week.

COTABATO CITY -The Mindanao Cross Publishers Incorporated today turned over to Notre Dame University officials the digital copy of the newspaper dating back from its first issue in 1948 until 2012.Eva Kimpo-Tan, MC editor in chief, and Carlos Bautista, news editor, personally brought the digital copy in CD form and turned over to Fr. Charlie Inzon, OMI, NDU president as witnessed by Sheila Algabre, NDU vice presidentfor administration and extension at the school president's office.

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NORTH COTABATO --- Bandits attacked two detachments of government troops in separate incidents in two North Cotabato towns on Saturday night and before dawn Sunday.Supt. Romeo Galgo, Jr., spokesman of the Regional Police Office-12, said members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters shot with assault rifles a militia detachment in Barangay Nalapaan in Pikit, North Cotabato at 4and00 a.m.

KORONADAL CITY -- Interior and Local Government Sec. Ismael Mike Sueno, who hails from this city, has donated his own Rosenbauer Fire Coat to the Koronadal City Fire Station (KCFS).In its FB page, the KCFS, acting City Fire Marshall Senior Inspector Reginald Legaste, welcomed Sueno's generosity. The best gift comes from the heart, not the store, Sueno told fire officers in a visit to the city fire office.He also inspected the effectivity of facilities and equipment of KCFS to ensureincreasing efficiency in delivering quality services to the public.

GEN. SANTOS CITY - Three uniformed personnel who are about to retire from police service were conferred with the Medalya Ng Paglilingkod during Salamat
Kapatid Program in front of PRO-12 Administration building here, recognizing their invaluable service rendered to the PNP.