COTABATO CITY – The police and the city leadership here are facing blank wall over the death of Aniceto Rasalan, the secretary and the spokesperson of Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, who was shot dead Monday morning. Rolen Balquin, chief of the Cotabato City Public Safety Office, said Rasalan, 58, secretary of the Mayor, was shot while taking his breakfast at … [Read more...] about Cotabato City mayor’s secretary shot dead
Man working in MisOr is NCot’s latest Covid-19 patient
COTABATO CITY – Health authorities are contact tracing persons who may have had close contact with a 43-year-old male in Banisilan, North Cotabato who was tested positive of COVID-19, officials today said. Dr. Philbert Malaluan, provincial board member and spokesperson of the inter-agency task force on COVID-19 said the man was a driver working in Misamis Oriental but did … [Read more...] about Man working in MisOr is NCot’s latest Covid-19 patient
Maguindanao folks feast over hundreds of fish washed ashore
DATU BLAH SINSUAT, Maguindanao – Nords Sabiwang, a fisherman living in the coastal village of Matuber here and other fisher folks, had been trying to improve their catch when he noticed a huge group of fish few meters from the shoreline. It was Friday morning in Barangay Matuber when suddenly a huge army of tulingan (skipjack tuna) showed up at the coast at 6 o'clock in the … [Read more...] about Maguindanao folks feast over hundreds of fish washed ashore
Quake victims who returned home are again back to evac camps
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato — Residents who earlier returned home after seeking shelter to a safer ground following several strong earthquakes in October are again back to the evacuation centers as magnitude-6.9 earthquake jolted last Sunday. Psalmer Bernalte, city disaster risk reduction and management council action officer, said about 30 families were told to leave … [Read more...] about Quake victims who returned home are again back to evac camps
Islamic body issues ruling on BARMM family planning program
COTABATO CITY– Health programs for the Bangsamoro region are now in accordance with the teachings of Islam after an Islamic religious body issued “fatwa” (Islamic rulings) on reproductive health and family planning, including the expanded program on immunization. The “fatwa” were issued by the Regional Darul Ifta (RDI), highest Islamic religious policy- makers, and, the … [Read more...] about Islamic body issues ruling on BARMM family planning program
