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COTABATO CITY - A city councilor on Tuesday urged the city government and the police to come up with a security plan that will put a stop to the rash of killings.Councilor Bruce Matabalao also vehemently denied the rumors that have been spreading in the social media that killing and bombing are natural in the locality and that its absence was abnormal.

KORONADAL CITY – Rampaging river water on Tuesday night washed awaymakeshift foot bridge built by residents across a river here, residents said.The foot bridge made of bamboo poles served as temporary link for villagers of Barangay Paulino Santos, Koronadal City in coming to the city center.It served as livelihood project for residents nearby as minimal fees are collected to passersby since July when heavy downpour triggered a flash floods.Gemma Panes, one of those in charge in collecting fees, said rampaging water washed away the makeshift bridge following heavy downpour upstream.The local

COTABATO CITY - Three days after the P1.6 million pesos taken by lone holdupper, who mysteriously sneaked inside a van, from the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) cashier in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanaohas been returned, minus P300.000, though.Senior Supt.

COTABATO CITY - Two more shooting incidents were reported in the city a day after the killing of a village kagawad here as police and local officials are in a quandary how to put an end to crime against life.At past 8 p.m. on Saturday night, unidentified gunmen riding tandem on a motorbike shot Emradi Panalangin, 28 near the corner of Japal Guiani Sr Street and Jose Lim Street.

KIDAPAWAN CITY - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a motorist and wounded another in Barangay Batulawan, Pikit, North Cotabato over the weekend.Ins.

COTABATO CITY-- Regional Gov. Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Saturday joined Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas in urging members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) to abide by rule of law.

KORONADAL CITY -- A fire of still unknown origin gutted down at least seven houses in Barangay Paulino Santos here Saturday, including the one owned by anOverseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who was on vacation.Fire officials said the conflagration started from a house whose owners were out and quickly spread to other houses nearby, all made of semi-concrete and light materials.In a flash report by DXOM-AM Radyo Bida ,the fire, which started at 3 p.m., destroyed in less than an hourseven houses and affected 11 families, all residents of Purok Magsaysay, Gen.

COTABATO CITY – Unidentified gunman on Thursday robbed
employees of Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) of P1.6 million worth of
collections in Datu Odin Sinsuat (DOS), Maguindanao, police said.

Senior Insp. Lindsy Sinsuat, Datu Odin police station
chief, said the incident happened at past 3:30 p.m. in Sitio Katalungan,
Barangay Datu Pinguiaman,DOS.

KIDAPAWAN CITY - A man, included in North Cotabato's most wanted men due to illegal drug trade, was shot dead by still unidentified gunmen and his remains were found in a remote village of Mlang, North Cotabato Wednesday.Sr. Ins. Jonameel Toñacao, Mlang PNP chief, identified the victim asRoberto Sastrillo, resident ofPurok Pag-asa, Barangay Buayan, Mlang.Toñacao told DXND-AM Radyo Bida thatCastillo sustained five gunshot wounds in the head and body from cal.

MAKILALA, North Cotabato - A rubber tapper was killed when a speeding SUV hit him Tuesday night along a highway here, authorities said.The incident occurred along portions of the Cotabato-Davao highway in Barangay Kisante, Makilala, North Cotabato at 6 p.m., according to Makilala PNP.Makilala traffic investigatorNoel Taladoc identified the victim asDelatore Makla of SitioPangayasan, BarangayKisante. He died while getting medical attention at a nearby hospital.