DAVAO CITY – The erstwhile sleepy town of Aleosan is now classified as the newest first-class municipality in Cotabato province following the declaration of the Department of Finance (DOF) pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act (RA) No. 11964, also known as the Automatic Income...
Police said seven people were killed when a 10-wheel truck loaded with fertilizer rammed vehicles and houses in Barangay Malasila, Makilala, Cotabato, on Thursday morning, Dec. 5. Investigation said the truck was on its way to Kidapawan City from Davao City when it lost its brakes and crashed....
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...
KABACAN, Cotabato – More than 100 University of Southern Mindanao (USM)-Kabacan campus students participated in the Mindanao Week of Peace that culminated in a program on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 3, at the USM Auditorium here. LAWYER Lanang Ali Jr. (right) discusses the Bangsamoro peace process in...
South Cotabato Rep. Peter Bascon Miguel has offered a P1-million reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the gunman of Tantangan, South Cotabato vice mayoral bet Jose Osorio. Osorio was shot dead in the family-owned eatery on Monday, Nov. 18. Investigation said gunshots were heard...
DAVAO CITY – Politics is heating up in Cotabato City as its two top executives traded barbs that may have led to the termination of approximately 3,000 contractual employees effective Oct. 17. Mayor Bruce Matabalao and Vice Mayor Johari "Butch" C. Abu, who are both vying for mayor in the...
Gunmen shot and killed a field commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Cotabato City on Sunday, October 13. Police identified the victim as Norodin Mama. Investigation said Mama, of Barangay Semba, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Sur, was driving a multi-cab going to Sultan Kudarat,...
DAVAO CITY – For the third time in 15 years, Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Talino-Mendoza and former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol will again face each other for governor in the 2025 elections. MENDOZA Their rivalry rekindled anew when Piñol filed his Certificate of Candidacy for...
A member of an Indigenous People's group was gunned down in Cotabato City on Monday, October 7. Police identified the victim as Jun Quimbo, 40, of Barangay Darugao, North Upi, Maguindanao del Norte. Investigation said Quimbo was with his wife and daughter at the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’...
Reelectionist Mayor Mohammad Bruce Matabalao of Cotabato City and his running mate, former Barangay Poblacion 2 chairman Johair Madag, filed their Certificates of Candidacy before the Commission on Elections on Saturday, October 5. MATABALAO (FB) Also submitting their candidacies was their complete...
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...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police Brig. Gen. James Gulmatico, Police Regional Office-12 director, has ordered the filing of criminal and administrative charges against a police captain who allegedly killed two videoke bar patrons in Barangay Osias, Kabacan, Cotabato on Saturday, August 31. Gulmatico...
