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,”...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Authorities are determining if the human rights lawyer in Maguindanao was the intended target when his parked car was shot twice by still unidentified attackers over the weekend. Police Col. Querubin Manalang, city police director, identified Monday, August 8, the owner of...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – Saying they are tired and disappointed, five more members of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) operating in North Cotabato surrendered to authorities Thursday, July 21, the military here said Friday, July 22. FIVE members of the Bangsamoro...
NORTH COTABATO -- Police authorities have launched a manhunt operation against the two assailants who killed a village chair in Pikit town on Thursday. Police Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, Police Regional Office-12 director, ordered the hot pursuit operation against the suspects in the killing of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 6 commended South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. for vetoing the controversial local measure that seeks to lift the ban on open-pit mining in the province which was approved by the Provincial Board two weeks ago. “I laud South Cotabato Gov....
