COTABATO CITY – Police have launched an intensive manhunt against six heavily armed men responsible for killing four persons and wounding three others in Sultan Kudarat town, Maguindanao del Norte province on Monday afternoon. “Among the fatalities was a 10-year-old girl. The brazen attack...
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Three residents have tested positive for monkeypox or mpox in Sultan Kudarat province, Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu confirmed Friday. "They are now in stable condition,” Mangudadatu said, citing reports from local health workers. Two cases were recorded in Tacurong...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – A 35-year-old bomb-making expert of the Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terrorist group on Thursday turned himself in to the Army 's 1st Brigade Combat Team (1BCT), bringing weapons and explosives with him. The former extremist, whose identity remains protected,...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu disagreed with the hand over of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court on March 11. MANGUDADATU “Hindi puwede na mag-surrender lamang tayo sa iba't-ibang bansa. Hindi puwede na isuko lang natin ang...
ON THE OFFENSE Former President Rodrigo Duterte present at the House of Representatives Committees on Dangerous Drugs, Public Order and Safety, Human Rights and Public Accounts Joint Committee Meeting (Photo by Santi San Juan) In a recent interview, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte...
A college dean and his nephew were shot dead in an ambush on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. RACHO (FB) Police identified the victims as Henry Racho, 51, dean and sports coordinator of the Notre Dame of Salaman College in Lebak, and his 17-year-old nephew, Eric James Moyet,...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Ali Pax Mangudadatu has appealed to Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo to stop interfering in local elections as it has resulted into political instability in the region. MANGUDADATU In a video statement on Monday afternoon, October 7,...
Free medical services under the Lab for All program of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos will be brought to Sultan Kudarat. LAB for All program (Photo courtesy of Liza Marcos) The next stop of the First Lady's free medical services will be in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Sept. 25, where patients are...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the separate attacks that resulted in the deaths of three barangay (village) officials in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Sur. The first attack last Aug. 18, involved Barangay Bulibod Chairman Esmael Latip Mustapha and his wife, Rahima,...
DAVAO CITY – Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Secretary Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo Jr. lauded the municipality of Sultan Kudarat for its unwavering dedication to the town’s development. LAGDAMEO (FB) “I extend my heartfelt compliments to the local government unit (LGU) not only for the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, July 11, recorded a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Sultan Kudarat. Phivolcs Based on Phivolcs’ data, the earthquake struck at 10:13 a.m., with an epicenter 133 kilometers (km) west of Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. Initially,...
DAVAO CITY – The City of Tacurong in Sultan Kudarat province is set to hold a two-day bird festival on May 10 to 11 to raise awareness on the conservation of the local bird sanctuary. STUDENTS visit the Baras Bird Sanctuary in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat. (Tacurong City Tourism Office)...
