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COTABATO CITY --In its quest of sustaining a child-friendly city, the city government of Cotabato has been religiously implementing programs and projects that concentrate on child care. In her State of the Children Address, Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi reported that the city government has alloted a quarter of its 2016 budget for the proper implementation of children's welfare programs. One of which is the Day Care Service where the city government has allocated 1.9 million pesos.

COTABATO CITY – At least 2,000 residents of two upland village
here are trapped and remained isolated following landslides triggered by flash
floods Sunday, officials said today.

We are trying to reach two upland barangays, isolated and people are
begging for food, Kalamansig Mayor Ronan Garcia told and//www.ndbcnews.com.ph www.ndbcnews.com.ph .

KORONADAL CITY -- Town mayors in South Cotabato have passed a resolution declaring persona non grata all police officers involved in the anti-drug raid against Mayor Albert Palencia of Banga town.Speaking to DXOM-AM Radyo Bida Koronadal, Mayor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr of Tupi town and president of South Cotabato League of Municipalities (KMP) said the resolution will be made public once it is signed by all its members.Tamayo did not name any of the police officers involved in the raid.The PRO-12 in Gen.

COTABATO CITY -- A retired police superintendent who was an avid fan of Nonito Donaire, Jr. died instantly from cardiac arrest after seeing a Mexican-American challenger beat him in their match Sunday.Relatives of Wales Kasuyo, who retired five years ago from the Philippine National Police, said he complained of chest pain before he stopped breathing and died after seeing Jessie Magdaleno defeat Donaire Sunday (Manila time) at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.A nephew of Kasuyo, Engr.

COTABATO CITY - Mayor Frances Cynthia
Guiani-Sayadi of Cotabato City hasexpressed the commitment of the local government of Cotabato to the MASA MASID program during its regional launching held in General Santos City, Thursday.

KORONADAL CITY – A town mayor in South Cotabato arrested for possession of bullets
and rifle grenade is now detained at local police lock-up cell while waiting for
resolution of his petition to post bail.

Mayor Albert
Palencia of Banga, South Cotabato has been inside his town’s police detention
facility after he was transferred to Banga from Gen. Santos City where he was
processed by agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).

KORONADAL CITY
– Police anti-narcotics agents raided
Thursday the residential house, piggery and six luxury cars of Mayor Albert
Palencia of Banga, South Cotabato.

Armed with
nine search warrants for firearms and prohibited drugs, the raiding team led by
Supt. Maximo Sebastian, chief of Regional Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations
Task Force (RAIDSOTF), barged inside the house of Palencia in Barangay Punong Grande,
Banga, South Cotabato at 3:30 a.m.

SURALLAH, South Cotabato -- A motorist was killed here after a three vehicle smash up in front of a public cemetery filled with commuters, cemetery goers and parked vehicles.Chief Inspector Joel Fuerte, Surallah town police chief, identified the fatality as Herman Panolino, 41, resident of Barangay Dumangas, Tboli, South Cotabato.Fuerte said Panolino was driving a motorcycle going to Tboli town and a Mitsubishi L-300 FB van (PJO-291)was tailing him.

COTABATO CITY -- Even on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day , police personnel in Cotabato City and Koronadal City continue to implement Oplan Tokhang, a police comprehensive anti-drug campaign, officials said.Across the region, Supt. Romeo Galgo Jr, PRO-12 regional information chief, said the observance of Undas has been generally peace and orderly due to Oplan Undas security plan and the public's cooperation to police authorities.He said even during the influx of people coming to various grave sites to remember the dead, the police continue implementing anti-drug campaign.

COTABATO CITY -- An active Church lay worker who hosts the Archdiocese of Cotabato radio program over DXMS Radyo Bida passed away Tuesday after suffering stroke on Thursday.Rachel Ate Ching Ayupan expired at 9:30 a.m.