KIDAPAWAN CITY -- – Mayor Joseph Evangelista scrapped the planned Christmas parties during the yuletide season, saying they cannot afford to be happy while the city residents are trying to rise from damages brought about by series of earthquakes. Last week, Evangelista issued Memorandum No. 3717 directing all department heads to forego all scheduled Christmas parties, … [Read more...] about Kidapawan Mayor scraps employees Christmas parties
Disaster officials reprimand “showy” adventurists in quake hit town
KIDAPAWAN CITY – For being showy in the midst of tragedy, three teenagers were summoned by disaster officials and reprimanded for setting foot in high risk areas of Makilala, North Cotabato. Vice Gov. Shirlyn Macasarte-Villanueva, head of Incident Management Team of North Cotabato provincial disaster risk reduction and management council was assisted by local police and … [Read more...] about Disaster officials reprimand “showy” adventurists in quake hit town
BREAKING! Hail storm hits Makilala, evacuation tents collapse
MAKILALA, North Cotabato ---- A hail storm hit this quake devastated town following sudden heavy downpour with strong winds late Monday afternoon, November 11. The strong winds blew some of the tents built in evacuation centers for families affected the series of earthquakes. North Cotabato Vice Gov. Shirlyn Macasarte said the affected evacuation centers are those in … [Read more...] about BREAKING! Hail storm hits Makilala, evacuation tents collapse
BIFF member allegedly pushing drugs arrested in Cotabato City hospital
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 … [Read more...] about BIFF member allegedly pushing drugs arrested in Cotabato City hospital
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 the police car that was part of the convoy of the mayor’s … [Read more...] about Police arrests man who shot mayor’s convoy
