KIDAPAWAN CITY – The Cotabato Provincial Government on Wednesday, August 26, launched the Marcos administration 's P20-per-kilo rice program under the "Benteng Bigas Meron Na (BBM Na!)," giving qualified beneficiaries access to more affordable rice amid rising household expenses. Department...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The Provincial Government of Cotabato officially opened the Kalivungan Festival 2026 on Wednesday, August 26, with the celebration scaled back as the province dropped the beauty pageant and street dancing competition to reduce expenses. Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza led the...
A Catholic bishop on Friday, May 8, said the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte should be treated as a constitutional process of accountability and not framed as political persecution. Diocese of Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin M. Bagaforo, who also heads the Catholic...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Police announced Monday that it is pursuing several persons of interest in the daring weekend robbery at the AV Pawnshop, where suspects stole P13-million worth of jewelry, according to the pawnshop 's management. “The police follow-up operations are continuing with the...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, August 29, strongly condemned the hazing incident involving criminology students of Central Mindanao Colleges (CMC) in Kidapawan City, Cotabato. The violent initiation during the reception rites on August 23 left 19 students injured, raising...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities are investigating the alleged hazing of at least 100 criminology students during reception rites in a private college in Kidapawan City in Cotabato province on Aug. 23. In a statement, Cotabato Police Provincial Office (CPPO) chief Police Col. Gilberto Tuzon said that...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Reelected Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista on Tuesday intensified his efforts for transparency and good governance by working to improve anti-corruption policies and boost the image of local public servants. Evangelista, currently serving his second term, highlighted five key changes...
DAVAO CITY – Kidapawan City Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista said it was ironic that the government handed over former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in The Netherlands last week. EVANGELISTA Evangelista, a lawyer, believes that the former...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The Commission on Elections conducted a demonstration at the provincial capitol here of the new automated counting machine for next year’s elections. MENDOZA (Ivy Tejano) North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza, who participated in the event on...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza urged the people of Cotabato to uphold mutual respect and connection as these values are essential for the province’s welfare and continuous progression. PEOPLE watch a music festival in Kidapawan City that capped the 110th Kalivungan Festival in...
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Five-thousand farmers, fishermen, and families from 15 municipalities and one city in this province received cash assistance from the Office of the President on Monday, August 26, at the Capitol Compound in Barangay Amas here. FIVE-thousand farmers, fishermen, and...
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. urged Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy to surrender and face the criminal charges filed against him, saying that the religious leader "has nothing to worry...
