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COTABATO CITY --A rotten wood
cross-arm of a transmission tower at the outskirts of Cotabato City triggered total
blackout in the franchise area of Cotabato Light and Power Company (Cotabato
Light), the distribution utility said.

Arlene Hipega
of Cotabato Light communications office said the power went out at 8:37 p.m.
Tuesday and was restored at 9:57 p.m. or more than an hour and a half.

COTABATO CITY - A power outage hit Cotabato Light and Power Company (Cotabato Light) franchise area from 8:37 pm to 9:58 p.m. or more than an hour due to outage in the Simuay, Sultan Kudarat to Datu Saudi Ampatuan (DSA) power station, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) today said.Ms. Bambi Capulong, speaking for NGCP southern Mindanao, told and//www.ndbcnews.com.ph www.ndbcnews.com.ph that power interruption hit Cotabato Light franchise area due to 69KV line to ground fault.

KIDAPAWAN CITY -- The communist movement in an upland town in North Cotabato is recruiting minors to join the movement, a town mayor today said.Mayor Rene Rubino of Arakan, North Cotabato told DXND-AM Radyo Bida Kidapawan that based on the information gathered during the recent municipal peace and order council (MPOC) meeting, the New Peoples Army are eyeing teenagers to join the armed struggle against the government.Rubino admitted the information was still raw but it was very likely.he said the local government of Arakan, an upland town in North Cotabato known as area of operation of the

DAVAO CITY — Anti-narcotics operatives here have filed charges against a couple from Lanao del Sur who was arrested at an Army checkpoint here the other day.Adzhar Alabani, regional director for Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in southern Mindanao, told reporters Esmael Macasa, 40 and his wife Ashinaya, 37, have been charged for violating Republic Act 9165 or the ComprehensiveDangerous Drugs Act of 2002.The couple from Balabagan, Lanao del Sur,was arrested at amilitary checkpoint in Barangay Sirawan in Toril districton Sunday.Alabani said his office had coordinated with Task Force

List of casualties last night.1.Elton John Antonio - killed2. Juanito Jugar jr.3. Sharon Funticha4. Sonny Ibanez5. John Rey Garcesa6. Edwin Villaruel7. Jovita Sumampong8. Christine Claveria9. Rajanie Claveria10. Lenila Penaflor11.Resmondo Batan12. Verdelyn Anilao13. Vicente Barredo14. Edgel Raganas15. Zaldy Eurolfan16. Frederick Dasal17. Vicente Arupan18. Marcelo Escobanez19. Ely Carnate20. Johnriel Kanakan21. Henry Bernace22. Mary Glyn David23. Genuine Lozada24. Raquel Aceres25. Jayson Honorio26. Lowie Bakat27. Merlin Garcesa28. Marcelo Eata29. Roselyn Delicano30. Joemar Denamarca31.

KIDAPAWAN CITY - What was planned as a joint venture to earn a living, two men ended up dead in a bizarre turn of event.They were friends and best buddy. They were identified by Mlang police as Christopher Cabahug, 31 of Barangay Nursery, Kidapawan City and Alfredo Rios Jr of Barangay New Consolacion, Mlang.Supt.

ESPERANZA,
Sultan Kudarat – Police here are looking at three possible angles
that led to the grenade throwing incident at a local peryahan” carnival here
and claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy and the wounding of about 40 others, a
police official said.Chief Insp.
Bryan Bernardino, Esperanza town police chief, said the grenade attack which
occurred at 8:20 p.m. Sunday was triggered by a personal grudge between the
suspects and the carnival operator.

ESPERANZA, Sultan Kudarat --- The police is now in custody of one of three men who attacked with fragmentation grenades an open-field carnival in Sultan Kudarat’s Esperanza town, killing a six-year-old child and hurting more than 30 others. The slain child, John Alfon Antonio, died from multiple shrapnel wounds sustained in the blasts.Chief Inspector Bryan Bernardino of the Esperanza municipal police said one of the three men who perpetrated the bombing had been arrested and is now undergoing tactical interrogation.

ESPERANZA, Sultan Kudarat -- One was confirmed dead and at least 14 individuals were reportedly hurt in a grenade attack at a local peryahan (fanfare area) by two men riding tandem on motorbike, officials said today.The fatality, a 6-year-od boy, was not identified in the report.Col. Lito Sobejana, Army’s 601st Brigade commander, said, the incident occured ataround 8:15 in barangay Poblacion where a carnaval near the town hall was located.He said two suspects, riding tandem on a motorcycle, tossed thegrenades toward apopulated area of peryahan.

PIKIT, North Cotabato-- Police said the grenade attack near a gasoline station here on Saturday night was triggered by a long standing clan war involving Moro families.Senior Insp. Sindatu Karim, Pikit town police chief, said the 7:30 p.m.