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DOE extends medical help to Makilala health station
by: Edwin FernandezMAKILALA,
North Cotabato – The health station of Barangay Batasan here
have received essential medical equipment and assorted medicine from the
Department of Energy (DOE), officials said today.
The...
Freak tornado destroys houses in S. Cotabato town
by: Edwin FernndezKORONADAL CITY - A freak tornado hit a remote village in Banga, South Cotabato, destroying several houses and a public elementary school building, officials said.The tornado, known among villagers as...
Balquin out, Anongos in as Cotabato City PNP director
by: Edwin O. FernandezCOTABATO CITY - Senior Supt. Rolen Balquin, Cotabato City police director, will relinquish his post to Senior Supt. Rex Kesaed Anongos, currently the chief of Police Regional Office 12 Regional...
Soldiers recover rebels’ getaway motorbike in Magpet
by: Malu Cadelina Manar KIDAPAWAN CITY -Elements of the Army’s 57thInfantry Battalion recovered a motorcycle believed used by communist guerillas as get-away vehicle after they ambushed two weeks ago government troops in a...
Tribal villages highlight ARMM's Ramadhan festivities
by: John UnsonCOTABATO CITY -- Thousands have been flocking to the seat of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to watch nighttime Ramadhan activities depicting the area’s culturally-pluralistic...
MILF confident gov't can defend FAB, CAB before the SC
by: Edwin FernandezCOTABATO CITY – The Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) today said it is confident the national
government can defend the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and
Comprehensive Agreement on...
Dismissal awaits cops in illegal drug trade and use
by: Edwin O. FernandezKORONADAL CITY - Dismissal from service away any police officer proven to have been engaged or using prohibited drugs, the highest police official in the country said over DXOM-AM Radyo Bida.Outgoing...
FLASHand 2 young soldiers die in BIFF attack in Maguindanao
by: Ferdinandh Cabrera and Edwin FernandezSHARIFF AGUAK, Maguidanao — Two young soldiers, with a rank ofprivate first class, werekilled Monday in another daring attack by suspected members of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters...
Nun questions timing, motives behind SC case vs FAB, CAB
by: Malu C. Manar KIDAPAWAN CITY -A religious nun who is active in a non-government organization based in Mindanao has questioned the timing and motives behind the petition filed before the Supreme Court against the...
Classes suspended after freak tornado hit S. Cotabato village
by: Roel Osano and Edwin Fernandez KORONADAL CITY - A freak tornado that destroyed about 30 houses and a school in a remote village in South Cotabato forced the cancellation of classes Monday, officials asid.Classes have been...