BACOLOD CITY – A total of 144 young athletes accompanied by their 22 coaches will represent this highly-urbanized city in the Batang Pinoy 2025 in General Santos City from Oct. 25 to 31. The city government held a send-off ceremony at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) grounds during the...
Police said a 12-year-old girl was killed in a suspected grenade explosion in Barangay Labangal, General Santos City, on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Angel Malid. Investigation said the victim’s family heard an explosion in their backyard and saw the victim in a hammock. Malid...
President Marcos assured fisherfolk in General Santos City of the government’s full backing for the modernization of the fisheries sector, highlighting its critical role in national food security and economic growth. During his visit to the General Santos Fish Port Complex (GSFPC), the President...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A policewoman shot and wounded his live-in partner, also a police officer, during a heated argument inside their house in Barangay Sinawal, this city, on Monday morning, March 24. THE suspect (left) as her mugshot is being taken. Her live-in partner (right) is being...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has called for continued support for him and his fellow "Bisaya" candidates in the upcoming 2025 mid-term elections. (Photo from the Office of Senator Ronald Dela Rosa) "Gusto n’yo ba na walang Bisaya doon sa Senado? (Do you want zero Bisaya representation in the...
Four persons were killed and 13 were injured in a collision between a passenger van and a pickup truck in Barangay Sinawal, General Santos City on Sunday, Feb. 16. The General Santos City Traffic Enforcement Unit said the pickup truck encroached on the van’s lane, resulting in a head-on...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A police officer allegedly raped a 17-year-old student here. Police Col. Nicomedes Olaivar, city police director, has placed the suspect, a police master sergeant assigned at the Police Station 3 here, under restrictive custody while charges for rape and grave misconduct are...
A 35-year-old beauty salon owner was shot dead by a lone gunman in General Santos City on Wednesday night. TAMPUS (FB) The victim was identified as Renante Tampus. Investigation said a n unidentified armed man entered the establishment before 7 p.m. Moments later, customers inside fled upon seeing...
A fake police officer was apprehended at the General Santos City Police Office headquarters on Monday afternoon, city police chief Police Col. Nicomedes Olaivar Jr. said. Olaivar identified the suspect as Eddie. Police said they spotted the suspect wearing a police bush coat uniform in the parking...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A gubernatorial candidate in Sarangani in next year’s elections was shot and wounded here on Saturday, Nov. 23. LAWYER-BUSINESSMAN Gladden Lim shows his Certificate of Candidacy in next year's elections. (FB) Police Col. Nicomedes Olaivar, city police...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested the second most wanted person in General Santos City who had been hiding in the past three years in General Luna town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Police Col. Nilo T. Texon identified the...
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...