Author: Joseph Jubelag
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Relatives cry foul over alleged death of OFW by suicide in Dubai
GENERAL SANTOS — The family of a Filipino domestic helper who reportedly committed suicide in Dubai has cried foul over victim’s death.
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Police deploy bus marshals to deter terror attacks in Soccsksargen
GENERAL SANTOS CITY- The Police Regional Office-12 has deployed police marshals in public transport terminals and passenger buses to deter terror attacks following bomb attack on a passenger bus in Koronadal City, South Cotabato last May 26 which injured a tricycle driver and his passenger.
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Two separate bomb blasts rock Tacurong and Koronadal
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – A tricycle driver and his passenger were injured after an improvised explosive device planted in the rear portion of a bus exploded while traversing the highway in the downtown area, this city on Thursday.
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Two notorious drug traffickers dead, two others busted in Cotabato anti-drug operation
NORTH COTABATO — Two notorious drug traffickers were killed while two others were arrested during the anti-drug operations launched by government’s anti-narcotics agents in Pigcawayan town on Wednesday (May 18).
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Media groups decry harassment of two broadcasters covering alleged vote-buying incident in Sarangani
GENERAL SANTOS CITY– Local media groups here have decried the harassment allegedly committed by a barangay chairman against two radio reporters while conducting media coverage on a reported vote-buying incident in Glan, Sarangani Province last Thursday (May 5).
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Three people dead, 10 injured in highway mishap in Sultan Kudarat
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat — Three people were killed while ten others were injured when a wayward cargo delivery truck rammed into a commuter van along the national highway in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat last Sunday.
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Two suspected bomb couriers slain in Sultan Kudarat
ISULAN, SULTAN KUDARAT — Two suspected bomb couriers were killed after they shot it out with policemen who were conducting a checkpoint in Esperanza town on Monday, Jan. 24.
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DepEd official gunned down in Sultan Kudarat
TACURONG CITY – A ranking official of the Department of Education in Maguindanao was killed after he was waylaid Monday night, Jan. 17, by unidentified gunmen in Barangay San Pablo, this city.
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4 Cotabato bus bombing suspects slain in encounter
NORTH COTABATO – Four suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiyah terror group responsible for the recent bomb attack on a passenger bus in Aleosan town were killed in an encounter with security forces in an outskirt village in Carmen town on Saturday.
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Radio anchor shot dead in Sultan Kudarat
TACURONG CITY, SULTAN KUDARAT – Unidentified gunmen shot dead on Wednesday, Jan. 12, a former radio anchor while tending to his vehicle which was being repaired at a car shop in Barangay New Carmen, this city.
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5-year-old boy killed, six others wounded in Cotabato bus bombing
NORTH COTABATO – A five-old old boy was killed while six others were injured after an improvised explosive device exploded on a passenger bus in Aleosan town Tuesday morning, Jan. 11.
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Pikit local officials debunk rub out during December 29 bloody police operation
PIKIT, NORTH COTABATO — Local officials here debunked reports of a rub out involving a bloody encounter between security forces and lawless armed group in Barangay Gokotan last December 29 while policemen were serving an arrest warrant against a suspected criminal gang leader in the area.
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DOE order probe in anomalous unloading of oil products in GenSan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Department of Energy has ordered an investigation into the anomalous unloading of more than five million liters of petroleum products worth P250 million into the oil depot owned by Seaoil Philippines in Barangay Bawing this city.
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Pacman vows to go after corrupt government officials should he win presidency
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao has warned to send to jail corrupt public officials should he win the presidency in next year’s elections.
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Seven people arrested for presenting fake vaccination cards at Gensan airport
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Local authorities arrested at least seven people who presented fake vaccination cards at the airport here last Saturday, November 27. Assistant city health officer Lalaine Calonzo said the suspects arrived in the same group from Manila aboard Cebu Pacific aircraft and were held by police aviation security personnel after they presented fake vaccination cards. The local Inter-Agency Task Force vs. Covid-19 has issued standing policy to exempt fully vaccinated arriving passengers from the mandatory 14-day quarantine. Calonzo said the suspects were brought to an isolation facility in Barangay Fatima for custody and they will be subjected to RT-PCR test on Monday. Police are set to file charges for falsification of public documents against he suspects most them are members of the Indigenous Peoples.
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CAFGU member faces charges for killing son
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A member of Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) is facing charges for the killing of his own son who ran amuck and tried to attack him in Alabel, Sarangani last Tuesday.
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Flashfloods displace more than 200 families in Sarangani
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Local disaster officials have launched rescue operations on more than 200 families who were trapped during flashfloods in Glan, Sarangani province last Friday.
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Sarangani fisherfolks get GPS fish finder devices from provincial Gov’t
KIAMBA, Sarangani — The provincial government has distributed Global Positioning System with fish finder devices and life vest worth P265,000 to local fisherfolks from the two villages of this municipality.