COTABATO CITY — A 7-month pregnant woman was killed after an explosive, fired from afar, landed near her as they fled from fighting between Moro rebels and the government forces in Maguindanao. It was the second explosion that hit civilian communities in three days in Maguindanao. Rahima Damada was evacuating with her family and relatives …
COTABATO CITY— The Department of Education (DepEd) denounced on Monday the ‘sudden disappearance’ of a teacher in Polomolok town in South Cotabato on December 2. “We condemn and denounce the sudden disappearance of one of our teachers who was allegedly taken away by unidentified persons on December 2, 2020 in the Municipality of Polomolok, South …
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COTABATO CITY — Until the yearends, city residents are not allowed to go out on Sunday. The move is one of the city’s step to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease, a police approved by the inter-agency task force three months ago. Speaking for the city government of Cotabato, Lawyer Kitem Kadatuan Jr., said …
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DAVAO CITY — Criminal charges for Attempted Murder, Arson (damage to gov’t property), Indiscriminate firing, Damage to property, Grave Threats and intimidation, are being prepared against two leaders of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter and several other BIFF personalities who figured in the 2-hour rampage in Datu Piang on Thursday night. According to reports received …
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COTABATO CITY – Relief workers from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have delivered Monday the second wave of relief assistance to families displaced or affected by the pandemic across the region and by calamities, officials said Tuesday. The BARMM Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (BARMM-READI) has been extending relief assistance the past …
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COTABATO CITY—The chief of police of Datu Piang town in Maguindanao was relieved on Monday, December 7 three days after the Islamic State-linked Moro gunmen raided the town’s military and police outposts. BARMM Police chief, Brig. Gen. Samuel Rodriguez, ordered the relief of Capt. Israel Bayona, Datu Piang police chief. He was replaced by Maj. …
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MANILA-— The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is now looking into reports that Capt. Israel Bayona, police chief of Datu Piang, Maguindanao, was the target of the attack by members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) on Thursday night. “Isasama po yan ng mga imbestigador natin. Lahat po ng angle ay titingnan (Our …
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COTABATO CITY— The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has condemned the attack by members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) against military outposts in the municipal center of Datu Piang town, Maguindanao province on Thursday night. Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo, BARMM spokesperson, said the attack has “caused damage to properties and generated fears …
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COTABATO CITY — The Philippine Army has claimed on Sunday, they got seven more members of the New People’s Army (NPAs) retuning to the folds of the law. Based on the tactical debriefing, Major Gen. Juvymax Uy of the Army’s 6th Infantry Divisiono said they “Decided to submit themselves to government authorities claiming they wanted …
COTABATO CITY—Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Health has appointed 163 midwives under Midwife in Every Community in BARMM (MECBA) from 36 municipalities of Maguindanao on Nov. 19. OIC Health Minister Dr. Amirel Usman together with the appointee held a ceremonial signing last week. Usman who led the activity, emphasized the “importance of health workers in rendering …
