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READ: Ministry Order No. 028, Series of 2023 on the Payment of Wages for Special (Non-Working) Day on August 21, 2023, in observance of Ninoy Aquino Day.

COTABATO CITY — The National Labor Relations Commission and the Bangsamoro government shall now together address labor cases in the autonomous region that piled up in the past four years due to devolution issues.

Functions of the NLRC are not devolved to the government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that replaced in 2019 the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as a result of 22 years of peace talks between Malacañang and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Thousands of residents feasted on 12 tons of free-to-eat fruits lined along the national highway here for the Timpupo Festival that marked the culmination of the city’s 76th foundation anniversary Friday.

The “eat-all-you-can” fruit festival, together with a fruit-laden float parade, served as the highlight of the weeklong celebration of the city’s anniversary annually.

An estimated 11,000 kilos of different varieties of fruits were displayed on the 800-meter-long table mounted along the Davao-Cotabato National Highway during the day.

COTABATO CITY – In a bid to help prepare schools in welcoming schoolers this school year, the Office of Vice President and Education Sec. Sara Duterte in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has led the “Brigada Eskwela” Thursday in Barangay Tamontaka 3 here.

Ms. Zuhairah "Pong" A. Abas, head, OVP-BARMM Satellite Office, led other individuals and groups with heart for the young learners in preparing Pagalamatan Elementary School in Barangay Tamontaka 3 ahead of class opening later this month.

NANGYARI ang aksidente pasado alas 2:00 ng hapon kanina sa National Highway Sitio Timbangan, Brgy. Sarmiento, Parang, Maguindanao Del Norte.

Sangkot sa vehicular crash ang asul na mini van, na may license plate MAT 2661, na minamaneho ni Aida Wahao Dirampatin, assistant principal ng Buldon High School.

Ang isa ay puting Toyota Hilux na may license plate LAC 2658 na minamaneho naman ni Ranil Mangumpit Ocampo.

Ang dalawa ay pawang taga Parang, Maguindanao.

Granada sumabog sa Narra Street, Barangay Rosary Heights 3, Cotabato City ngayong umaga.

Sa inisyal na ulat, sabog ang granada sa harap ng bahay ng isang COMELEC BARMM official.

Walang nasaktan sa insidente.

MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato - ABOT sa labing anim na mga malalakas na kalibre ng armas ang isinuko ng mga Brgy. Chairman mula sa bayan ng Pigcawayan, North Cotabato sa ilalim ng balik program ng pamahalaan, noong kahapon araw ng Sabado.

Kinabibilangan ang mga ito ng dalawang yunit Cal. 50 barret, limang shot gun, limang RPG launcher, apat na 7.62mm Sniper Rifles, magazines at mga bala.

KABACAN, North Cotabato - Three persons, including a 6 year old child, were seriously hurt when a fragmentation grenade went off inside a house in Barangay Kayaga here before dawn Sunday.

Lt. Col. Maxim Peralta, Kabacan municipal police station chief, said the balst occurred at about 1 a.m. that injured Wadzere Salasal, 48, his wife Norma, 50 and 6-year-old daughter Amanie.

Peralta said the victims were fast asleep inside ther store cum house in Sitio Lumayong, Barnagay Kayaga, Kabacan, North Cotabato.

KIDAPAWAN CITY - WALO KATAO, kabilang ang dalawang mga bata ang sugatan matapos na nawasak ang glass panel ng escalator ng Gaisano Mall-Kidapawan kahapon.

SA walo, tatlo ang nagtamo ng malubhang sugat, kabilang ang mga bata.

Maraming tao sa mall, lalo na sa tapat ng supermarket area, at ang mga nasugatan ay nasa ilalim ng escalator na biglang sumabog ang glass panel sa hawakan ng escalator.

Agad na isinugod sa ospital ng mga tauhan ng mall ang mga sugatan.

PATAY ang driver ng dilaw ng Toyato Wigo na may license plate LAK-65O6, matapos mawalan ng kontrol ang manibela habang binabaybay ang Libungan highway bago mag alas 7:00 kaninang umaga.

Ayon kay Libungan town police chief Major John Minidel Calinga, galing ng Cotabato City ang apat na magbabarkada sakay ng nasabing sasakyan.

Pero pagsapit sa pinangyarihan ay biglang nawalan ng kontrol ang driver hanggang sa ibininangga na lamang sa nito ang sasakyan sa isang steel barrier.

Sugatan naman ang tatlong sakay nito.