MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A plantation worker was killed while three of his companions were critically injured in an accidental grenade explosion in remote Barangay Kidama here, police said Friday, Dec. 30. Major Arniel Melocotones, town police chief, identified the fatality in the Thursday...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – An official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was killed while two others were unscathed in a gun attack in this city, a police official said Wednesday, Dec. 21. Major Amil Andungan Jr., Cotabato City Police Office Station 2 chief, identified the...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police are hunting motorcycle riding-in-tandem gunmen who shot and killed an off-duty Marine here on Sunday, Dec. 18. “There are several angles that investigators are looking into the daring attack against Marine Staff Sgt. Rodolfo Magno Jr., a member of Philippine Marine...
ILIGAN CITY -- At least forty-four officers and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters laid down their arms and returned to the folds of the law in Cotabato on Dec. 9, 2022. Joint Task Force Central Commander Maj. Gen. Roy Galido said the former violent extremists submitted themselves...
ALEOSAN, North Cotabato (PNA) – A militiaman was killed in an ambush while eight others also died in the succeeding firefight in Barangay Tapudoc here on Friday afternoon, Dec. 9. Major Jennefer Amotan, the police chief of this town, said Saturday, Dec. 10, that prior to the firefight, lawless...
M’LANG, North Cotabato (PNA) – Six persons, including a policeman and a civilian, were killed while four others were hurt following a shootout here, a police officer said on Thursday, Nov. 24. In a statement, Lt. Col. Realan Mamon, town police chief, identified those killed in the shootout that...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Four persons were killed while two others were wounded in a series of shootings here on Monday night, Nov. 21, police said Tuesday, Nov. 22. Lt. Col. Carmelo Mungkas, city police spokesperson, identified the fatalities as Norhamin Usman Guiadel, 23; a certain Rasiden Angas,...
A total of 600,000 liters of clean and potable water was dispensed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to typhoon Paeng victims in Cotabato City and Maguindanao. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross In a statement on Saturday, Nov, 19, PRC said that over 11,000 households from these provinces benefited...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The mayor here condemned the series of shootings in this city, the latest of which was the ambush of an Army colonel’s vehicle on Sinsuat Ave. on Saturday night, Nov. 12, that left one soldier dead. “We strongly condemn the most recent shooting incident and all the other...
MAKILALA, North Cotabato (PNA) – Authorities are conducting a manhunt against a detainee who escaped from his guard at the municipal police station here. SANOY mugshot (Makilala police) Police Lt. Col. Jojet Nicolas, Makilala police chief, identified the escapee as Bryan Louie Jayon Sanoy, who is...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A police manhunt is under way against a group behind the ambush-slay of a former barangay chairman and his worker in Barangay Kidama here Sunday, August 14. Police Lt. Col. Jingle Parallag, town police chief, identified Monday, August 15, the victims as Felipe Sara...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Skirmishes erupted between two armed groups of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Pikit, North Cotabato Wednesday, August 10, sending some 50 families scampering to safer areas. “There were evacuees but many stayed with their relatives in nearby communities,”...