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COTABATO CITY - Unidentified men tried, but failed to topple down last montha steel tower of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP0 in Carmen in North Cotabato, police said.Chief Inspector Julius Malcontento, police chief of Carmen, North Cotabato, told and//www.ndbcnews.com.ph www.ndbcnews.com.ph that Tower No. 103 remained standing when police and Army personnel along with village officials of Barangay Kitulaan arrived at the site Saturday night.

KIDAPAWAN CITY — A police intelligence officer, missing since June 1, was killed allegedly by communist guerillas and buried in the borders of Barangay Linangcob and Sto Nino here.The remains of PO1 Romeo Solana, intelligence officer of North Cotabato Public Safety Company,were exhumed Saturday afternoon by Scene of the Crime Operatives.Marjorie, the police officer’s wife was within the area to witness the exhumation of her husband along with other family members.During the digging which was also witnessed by Kidapawan City Vice Mayor Bernardo Jun Pinol, Marjorie was quietly shedding tea

DAVAO CITY - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte today led relatives of Friday night's bombing inan emotionally filled candle lighting, floral offeringand mass officiated by Davao archdiocesan Bishop Romulo Valles.The Holy Massand candle lighting was held at the site of the 10 p.m. bombing Fridaythat claimed the lives of 14 people and injured 71 others.Below are the images of the event that happened at 4 p.m. Saturday.Below are images of the floral offering, candle lighting during holy mass for blast victims.

TACURONG CITY --Police authorities arrested here Saturday one of the suspects in
the 2009 Maguindanao massacre during police operations in the borders of
Tacurong City and Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat.

Akad Macaton,
a resident of Barangay Tinumigues, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, did not resist
arrest during the 9:30 a.m. raid on his home, according to Supt. Romeo Galgo,
PNP-12 public information office chief.

Statement of ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman on the Davao City blastThe ARMM regional government joins all peace-loving Filipinos in the condemnation of the deadly explosion last September 2, 2016 in the Roxas Night Market in Davao City.

Images in the aftermath of Sept.

I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of those who died last night.I would also like to reassure all of them, as well as the families of those who are injured that the City Government of Davao will assist in all their needs for hospitalization, burial, funeral and day to day expenses.I am sorry for what happened.I would like to remind other officials to stay within the bounds of their official duties according to their position.

KORONADAL CITY -- One of the 14 fatalities in the deadly bombing in Davao City Friday night was a Pharmacy student from South Cotabato, DXOM-AM Radyo Bida Koronadal reported today.Kristelle Decolongon, a 17-year-old student of San Pedro College taking up Pharmacy course, was in the blast site along Roxas Boulevard, Davao City.Decolongon is from Surallah, South Cotabato.The blast occurred at about 10 p.m.

COTABATO CITY - Two more aftershocks hit the coastal town of Kalamansig Friday night and early Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.The two quakes brought the number of earthquake to eight since 4:39 p.m. Friday. (see related story on this page)A Magnitude 3.5 occurred at 2:43 a.m. which Phivolcs traced about 31 kilometers south of Kalamansig and has a depth of one kilometer.A Magnitude 3.3 was recorded at 10:52 p.m.

CAMP SIONCO, Maguindanao – The 6th Infantry Division tendered a testimonial parade as a gesture of honor to the former 6ID Inspector General Colonel Dickson P. Hermoso last Wednesday who is set to retire this month.Major General Edmundo R.