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COTABATO CITY- A hitchhiker was killed while 27 others were injured when a speeding bus rammed a farm tractor with a trailer full of passengers before hitting a big mango tree in Aleosan, North Cotabato on Friday.The Aleosan municipal police said investigators are still trying to determine the identity of the fatality, who was one of the passengers of the tractor-drawn trailer.The victim, a woman whose age could be between 70 to 75 years, did not have any identification card or a residence certificate that could help policemen determine her exact identity.The Weena Bus that collided head-on

MANILA,
Jan. 15 (PNA) -- Pope Francis could have a long-term impact on Filipinos
and the country because he is such a hugely charismatic figure, a
Palace official said.When
Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines in 1995, he made a personal
impact on many Filipinos, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr.
said on Thursday.A
charismatic and popular figure like Pope Francis is a magnet that
attracts millions, he said during a press conference at the Manila
Hotel. The

PALO, Leyte - Police here have been conducting a series of dry run in providing security for Pope Francis who is expected here on Saturday.When the Pontiff visits the island, he will personally witness the devastation brought by Typhoon Yolanda in this predominantly Catholic island province in the Visayas.

KIDAPAWAN CITY
– Unidentified men riding tandem on a motorbike shot dead Wednesday night a
former Barangay Nutrition Scholar in Kidapawan City, the Kidapawan Citypolice said.

Sharlene
Sargon, 32, a mother of three and graduating midwifery student, was heading for
home in Urban Poor Subdivision in Barangay Singao at past 7 p.m. when one of two
men shot her along a road in Apo Sandawa Homes Phase 3.

PIKIT, North Cotabato -- Another powerful explosion rocked the town center here Wednesday night, causing panic among local folks.Lt. Col.

KIDAPAWAN CITY
– Unidentified gunmen shot dead a public school teacher while he was
having session with his pupils in a public school President Roxas, North
Cotabato Tuesday.

Police Senior
Inspector Romy Castanares, President Roxas police chief, identified the slain as
Marato Dilangalen Ampatuan, 49, teacher of Datu Sundungan Elementary School in
President Roxas town and resident of Barangay Bulit, Kabacan, North Cotabato.

PIKIT, North Cotabato - Unidentified men set off three powerful improvised bombs in one of the steel transmission towers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) here Tuesday night, authorities said.The blast toppled the tower, sending part of North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Cotabato City without electricity for more than two hours.Capt. Joanne Petinglay, speaking for the 6th Infantry Division, said the toppled tower was in Barangay Gilakit, Pikit and was bombed at about 9 p.m.It cut off power transmission from Bukidnon to Simuay in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.

STO NINO,
South Cotabato – Police here have filed charges of robbery with homicide
Tuesday against three men believed to have carried out the daring robbery at Palawan
Pawnshop here.

Chief
Inspector Joel Fuerte, Sto. Nino police chief, refused to name the three
suspects. He told Happy FM Koronadal that with the solid and vital evidences against them, the police had a strong
case.

The three men remained at large and are the subject of intensive police manhunt, he said.

KORONADAL CITY - Police authorities in Sto Nino, South Cotabato have filed charges Tuesday against one of the six suspects arrested during a buy bust operation over the weekend.Chief Inspect Joel Fuerte, Sto Nino police chief, said only Muzid Alamada, 22 of Barangay Ambalgan, Sto Nino, South Cotabato was officially charged for violating Section 11 of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act due to strong evidence against him.Fuerte told Happy FM-Koronadal that the court recommended no bail for Alamada.During the raid,Sto Nino police seized about 116.3 kilograms orP1.3 mil

KORONADAL CITY - A police officer survived an assassin's bullet Monday night while driving his motorbike on his way home in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, police said.Supt. Joefel Siason, Isulan police chief, identified the victim as a certainPO3 Cabanillas, a police intelligence officer assigned with theSultan Kudarat police provincial office. It appears to be work related, Siason told Happy FM Koronadal in an interview. We are still investigating. Siason said two men riding tandem on a separate motorbike tailed him at past 7 p.m.