COTABATO CITY – The mayor of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte enforced a strict ban on the sale, display, and drinking of alcoholic beverages in the town on Wednesday, fulfilling a campaign promise. “Bawal ang alak at inuming nakakalasing sa Datu Odin Sinsuat (Alcohol and intoxicating...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu sees no problem with political dynasties for as long as they are duly elected by the people. Mangudadatu, who belongs to one of the formidable political clans in Central Mindanao, clarified that political dynasties only thrive when the...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has vowed to boost the coffee industry in the province through strengthening the capacity of local farmers, crafting policies as well as providing vital infrastructures. With these interventions, Mangudadatu believes that the province...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – An alleged member of the Dawlah Islamiyah tagged in a string of murder cases was killed in a shootout with security forces in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday, Dec. 14. Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, 601st Infantry Brigade commander, identified the suspect as...
DAVAO CITY – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province is racing against time to locate the flock grazing ducks that tested for avian influenza or bird flu and brought to the municipality last month. The flock grazing...
COTABATO CITY – Two armed men were killed and three government forces were injured during a shootout that erupted while serving warrants of arrest in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province at about 5 a.m. Wednesday. Police Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, Datu Odin Sinsuat municipal police...
Two more civilian vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) were apparently hit by a water cannon by the China Coast Guard (CCG) near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed on Monday, Oct. 13. Aside from BRP Datu...
DAVAO CITY – An Indigenous Peoples leader in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have urged a deeper probe on the recent murder of a former barangay official in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur. Timuay Labi Leticio Datuwata, the Supreme Tribal Chieftain of the Timuay...
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – Police in Maguindanao del Sur are pursuing an armed group that allegedly decapitated a tribal leader in a remote barangay in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan town, this province, on Tuesday afternoon. In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, Police Col. Sultan Salman...
COTABATO CITY – Police in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, have launched a manhunt for two men believed to be behind the killing of an engineer from the Bangsamoro region’s social services office on Tuesday night. Engr. Romeo “Ryan” Livelo, an employee of the Ministry of Social...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat has vowed to improve its medical facilities as Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu aims to upgrade its provincial hospital to Level 3 accreditation next year. The Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital is still operating under Level 2 accreditation....
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu backed President R. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order for lifestyle checks on government officials. Mangudadatu issued the statement following the controversy over flood control projects that dragged Department of Public Works and Highways...
