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KORONADAL CITY -- Most, if not all,detainees have only one thing in mind - how to escape - and grab any opportunityto gain freedom.Inmate Joven Talib Camsa has this in mind when he was rushed to the South Cotabato provincial hospital in Koronadal City after complaining of kidney problemon Thursday night.At 7 a.m. Friday, he outsmarted his jail guard who accompanied him to the hospital and fled the health facility, still with handcuffs in his hands, South Cotabato Provincial Rehabilitation and Detention Center chief Juan Lanzaderas told DXOM-AM Radyo Bida.

KORONADAL CITY -- Three persons were pinned to death in a two-car smash up along a well-paved national highway in Barangay Saraviahere Thursday morning, DXOM-AM Radyo Bida reported. sand//fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/581924_894445003995643_1308787721179358943_n.jpg?oh=9b12ce62486978a70ffcffd621aa2ea3andampoe=574047CAandamp__gda__=1464108582_98621a300b13e6c0bd32888ec45a9466 The highway mishap which has become common occurrence in the descending Barangay Saravia highway happened at past 7 a.m.

COTABATO CITY -– Let’s get it on.”This was the response of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) to a group of Christian militia who called themselves as Red God’s Soldiers” and surfaced, showed its force and had the ceremonial burning of ISIS signature black flag.The act was to send a message to the BIFF attackers and ISIS-inspired group that they will face fierce battle with civilian warriors once they dare to step-in in their courtyards.But BIFF spokesperson Abu Misry Mama, whose group signified allegiance with ISIS, said they are most willing and glad to meet these Red God’s

COTABATO CITY– Workers in the private sector in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will soon receive higher wages after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) issues its wage adjustments order due this year.Muslimin Jakilan, ARMM’s Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment and chairman of the RTWPB, said the order will be based on Republic Act 6727, otherwise known as the Wage Rationalization Act, which introduces reforms in minimum wage fixing, specifically the Two-Tiered Wage System.Jakilan said since 2003, ARMM has been adopting a one-wage, o

KORONADAL CITY - Nobody was hurt but drivers and his helpers of this cargo truck were, of course, scared.This 8-wheeler truck (RMR-819) tilted on its right in Barangay San Felipewhile heading to Koronadal City from Tacurong City on Tuesday dawn. sand//scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/v/t1.0-9/12572942_955153147885101_8884524979313374454_n.jpg?oh=795bd31f7194e27b12b53c3d9aea7789andampoe=5731E18A

NEWSCAST

JANUARY 20,
2016 (WEDNESDAY)
7and00 AM

HEADLINESand

1. BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW, sinimulan na
ang pag-amyenda sa Kamara

2. Dalawang Bangkay na pinaniniwalaang
biktima ng salavaging natagpuan sa Arakan, North Cotabato.

3. NTC 12 pinag-iingat ang publiko sa
paggamit ng mga social networking sites.

4. 100 DAYS MATERNITY LEAVE sa private
at public sector, aprubado na sa senado

KORONADAL CITY - The National Telecommunication Commission in Region 12 has reminded netizens that surfing the internet and the social media should be accompanied with responsibility on the part of the users.Froilan Jamias, NTC 12 regional director, advised netizens to avoid using the internet, social networks and even mobile phones in posting malicious items or messagesagainst anyone because they can be tracked anytime.Jamias said security features of the social media is very weak and it should not be used to malign other persons or anyone.

KORONADAL CITY -- For the second time, two detainees tried to bolt the South Cotabato provincial rehabilitation and detention center.And for the second time, they failed.At about 2:45 a.m.

KORONADAL CITY -- A 50-year-old security guard and his 49 year old wife were killed in a motorcycle accident in Tampakan, South Cotabato, DXOM-AM Radyo Bida reported Monday.Killed in the 9 a.m.

COTABATO CITY -– Another steel pylon tower of the National
Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Lanao del Sur has been bombed,
the second in five days this month, NGCP today said.

In a statement, the NGCP said Tower No. 50 which carries the Agus 2 –
Kibawe 128 kV line in Barangay Pantar, Bubong, Lanao del Sur was bombed on
Monday morning.

Fortunately, the structure was not toppled,” it said. Restoration work
is in progress.