COTABATO CITY — A leader of the Islamic State (IS)–linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), who allegedly moonlights as a big-time drug peddler was arrested by police and anti-narcotic agents on Wednesday, September 4, while confined at Cotabato Regional and Medical Center. Juvenal Azurin, director for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region […]
Police arrests man who shot mayor’s convoy
COTABATO CITY — Police arrested one of two men who shot at a team of law enforcers, headed by Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, on Monday night. The mayor said the man, who had no identification card and refused to reveal his true identity, was arrested by police at the Poblacion area after he fired at […]
Shabu, contrabands found inside NoCot jail
KIDAPAWAN CITY — Police and anti-narcotics operatives seized improvised weapons and illegal drugs during the implementation of an early surprise inspection Thursday at the North Cotabato District Jail in Kidapawan City. Col. Maximo Layugan, North Cotabato police director, said police personnel, members of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and jail guards conducted the joint “Oplan Galugad” […]
BARMM’s 1.98-M voters to cast vote today
COTABATO CITY — Almost two million registered voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are expected to cast their votes for the May 13 polls. The latest Commission on Elections (Comelec) data shows, BARMM has 1,980,441 registered voters as of the last plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in January in five […]
Cop killed by NPA was expectant father and groom
DAVAO CITY (January 31)— The police officer killed by t the New People’s Army (NPA) in Magpet, North Cotabato, was an expectant father, who is set to marry his fiancee next month. The girlfriend of PO1 Christopher Anadon, 28, told reporters, they have set to wed in February. She is three months pregnant and, they […]
Military and Police strictly verify voters identity for BOL plebiscite
COTABATO CITY (January 21)— Military and police authorities are strictly verifying the identity of voters in today’s Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite here. Residents here went to their respective precincts early to cast their vote on the fate of the BOL. ALSO READ: /full-military-police-force-deployed-in-bol-plebiscite-areas/ The result of the plebiscite will determine if the current form of […]
Sultan Kudarat Town Councilor Survives BIFF Grenade Attack
LAMBAYONG, Sultan Kudarat (July 31) — A town councilor and his cousin survived a grenade attack here on Saturday morning but two persons were slightly injured, police said. Supt. Aldrin Gonzales said the Army’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion is now helping the police in Sultan Kudarat to hunt down two men who hurled grenades at […]
Celebrities amazed with traditional Moro cuisines and delicacies
COTABATO CITY (July 31) – Celebrity guests of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were amazed with the traditional Moro cuisines during a recent food festival here. Certified foodie and blogger Erwan Heusaff, celebrity chef Boy Logro, actor-restaurateur Diether Ocampo, BecomingFilipino blogger Kyle ‘Kulas’ Jennermann, and Anak Mindanao Executive Director Djalia Turabin Hataman vowed […]
Kidapawan City wins Guinness world records on Largest Samba Dance
KIDAPAWAN CITY (June 29) – For the second time in three years, Kidapawan City has broken Guinness Book of World Records and put the city in the world tourism map. Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the simultaneous dance of 15,230 participants surpassed the record set by Thailand’s 500-man simultaneous dance that Guinness recognized. Evangelista […]
US Fil-Am community awards Gov. Mangudadatu
COTABATO CITY (May 28) – Filipino American communities in Maryland, USA awarded Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu for leadership and community service through education. In a statement, Mangudadatu said the awarding rite on Saturday was organized by the United Federation of Fil-Am Educators, Inc., or “UNIFIED.” The awarding rite was held in Lanham, Maryland. In a letter […]
Koronadal bombing suspects arrested
KORONADAL CITY (May 28) – Police here announced the arrest of two men believed to be behind the April 29 bombing that injured two persons. Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, police regional director for the SOCCSKSARGEN region, presented the suspected bombers identified as Skarno Paidumama alas Karno Uttoc and Alihan Masangkay Adtog. Morales said the police […]
Fil-Am community in USA awards Gov. Mangundadatu
COTABATO CITY (May 27) – Filipino American communities in Maryland, USA awarded Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu for leadership and community service through education. The awarding rite on Saturday was organized by the United Federation of Fil-Am Educators, Inc., or “UNIFIED.” The awarding rite was held in Lanham, Maryland. In a letter to Mangudadatu, Ronnie […]
Pilot survives helicopter crash in South Cotabato
KORONADAL CITY (May 14) – A private helicopter crashed Monday morning in the mountains of T’boli, South Cotabato, due to bad weather. Its pilot, Capt. Reynaldo Acosta, survived minor injuries. T’boli town Mayor Dibu Tuan confirmed the air crash which happened at about 9:45 a.m. in Sitio Upper Biangan, Barangay Basag, T’boli. Tuan said the […]