Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, commanding general of Philippine Army, addressess the audience during the regional coordinating conference in Cotabato City on Aug. 31, 2023 for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). (Photo by Philippine Army) Philippine Army (PA) Commanding General Lt. Gen....
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato (PNA) – The police and military arrested here Tuesday night four armed men, one of them a candidate for barangay chairman, for possession of unlicensed high-powered firearms. The arrest of the group came hours after a candidate for barangay chairman was murdered near the...
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato (PNA) – Unidentified gunmen shot dead a candidate for barangay chairman while having lunch with companions shortly after he filed his Certificate of Candidacy at the Commission on Elections office here on Tuesday, August 29. Haron Dimalanis, 40, of Barangay Malingao, was...
COTABATO CITY – Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) approved Thursday evening bills establishing eight municipalities comprising the 63 barangays in North Cotabato province that joined the autonomous setup in 2019. Residents from the 63 barangays, called the Special...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The chief of the General Services Office (GSO) here escaped death Tuesday morning, August 15, following an ambush carried out by still unidentified gunmen onboard two motorbikes along Sebastian St., this city. Almedras Renabor, city public safety officer, said GSO head Pedro...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A “barker” was injured after unidentified men on board a motorbike tossed a hand grenade at the main entrance of a bus terminal here on Monday morning, July 31, police said. Police Major John Vincent Bravo, Police Station 2 chief, said the blast occurred at about 5 a.m....
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A former barangay chairman who was known for his Bangsamoro peace-building activities was killed with his son in an ambush here on Sunday night, July 30. Police Lt. Col. Arniel Melocotones, town police chief, identified the victims as Anwar Ebrahim Salem, 52, and...
ILIGAN CITY – A New People’s Army rebel yielded to the 34th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Guiling, Alamada, Cotabato on Wednesday, July 26. Lt. Col. Rey Rico, 34th IB commander, welcomed the surrender of alias “Joko,” a member of Squad 3, Platoon Fury, Sub-Regional Committee 5, North...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police found the body of the lady physician who disappeared on July 23 buried in a shallow grave inside the government-owned medical center here. Police Col. Querubin Manalang, city police director, said the remains of Dr. Marivic Tello, an obstetrician-gynecologist, were...
(Unsplash) Ranking congressmen have coordinated with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian for the conduct of an assistance to individuals in crisis situations (AICS) distribution to victims of a recent fire in Cotabato City. Facilitating the release of AICS...
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) has been signed between the provincial government of Cotabato, as well as the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) and the DOST Regional Office XII for the adoption of the Hybrid Electric Road Train (HERT)....
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A fire of still unknown origin gutted down more than 90 makeshift homes in a village situated beside the Rio Grande de Mindanao River here on Wednesday afternoon, July 5. Barangay Poblacion 7 Chairman Hassal Adtong said the fire started at about 4 p.m. and quickly spread to...
