DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has strengthened measures to address surging prices of fuel as well as basic commodities due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Mangudadatu has issued an executive order forming the Provincial Price Stabilization Council (PPSC) to...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has assured assistance for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returning home from conflict-torn Middle East. He said that the provincial government is ready to facilitate the repatriation of the OFWs once commercial flights are available....
DAVAO CITY – Officials of Cotabato province have condemned the broad daylight ambush of a retired police officer and his companion in Datu Montawal town in Maguindanao del Sur province on Tuesday, March 3. Police identified the victims as retired Police Major Elias Dandan and Raymund Bioy....
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – A daylight ambush along a national highway in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town on Tuesday left one dead and two injured, including the brother of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan Sr., police reported. Police Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson of the Police...
A five-year-old pupil was killed by a stray bullet on Wednesday morning, Feb. 11, in Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur. Police said the victim was inside their classroom at Damabalas Elementary School when the child suddenly slumped to the ground. The child’s teacher checked the victim and...
Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has urged the government to hasten the decommissioning process of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants as well as the disbanding of all private armed groups in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to stop the...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat urged the people to remain prepared and vigilant as classes and work resume after days of suspension due to swarm of earthquakes last week. Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu lifted the suspension on Feb. 1 through an executive order. However,...
COTABATO CITY – The military has intensified their operations against the local terrorist group Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) in the mountains of Maguindanao del Sur. Lt. Col. Ronald Suscano, spokesperson of the 6th Infantry Division (ID), said the operation was launched after civilians alerted the 90th...
COTABATO CITY – The mayor of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte enforced a strict ban on the sale, display, and drinking of alcoholic beverages in the town on Wednesday, fulfilling a campaign promise. “Bawal ang alak at inuming nakakalasing sa Datu Odin Sinsuat (Alcohol and intoxicating...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu sees no problem with political dynasties for as long as they are duly elected by the people. Mangudadatu, who belongs to one of the formidable political clans in Central Mindanao, clarified that political dynasties only thrive when the...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has vowed to boost the coffee industry in the province through strengthening the capacity of local farmers, crafting policies as well as providing vital infrastructures. With these interventions, Mangudadatu believes that the province...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – An alleged member of the Dawlah Islamiyah tagged in a string of murder cases was killed in a shootout with security forces in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday, Dec. 14. Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, 601st Infantry Brigade commander, identified the suspect as...