COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Two candidates for village council and a supporter were killed while installing campaign posters in Barangay Rosary Heights 12 here on Monday night, October 23. Police Lt. Col. Carmelo Mungkas, city police spokesperson, identified the fatalities as Nur-Moqtadin K. Butucan, a...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – At least 52 contractual workers implementing the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conditional cash transfer were downed Thursday afternoon, September 14, by suspected contaminated food served while they were undergoing training in a hotel here. On...
COTABATO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P1.1 million from a dismissed policeman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mother Bagua here on Wednesday, September 6. Christian Frivaldo, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region chief, identified the suspect as...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A fire of still unknown origin hit Barangay Rosario heights 7 here on Tuesday afternoon, September 5, gutting 30 houses made of semi-concrete and light materials. A resident was slightly injured while salvaging valuables from his burning house during the two-hour fire on...
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....
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....
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...
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...
COTABATO CITY – A suspected bomber of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter was arrested by authorities over the weekend while undergoing treatment at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center here. Lt. Col. Rowell Gavilanes, 60th Infantry Battalion commander, said the suspect, Kuntong Basilan,...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Military and police bomb experts safely deactivated at dawn on Thursday, May 25, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) left near the main gate of the Husky Bus passenger terminal here. Police Col. Querubin Manalang Jr., city police director, said the plastic bag containing...
COTABATO CITY – Authorities arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized shabu worth P3.4 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion 8 here on Thursday, May 4. Suspects were identified as Solaiman Mohammad, 26, and Bayan Akmad, 42. Seized from them were 500 grams of suspected...
