ILIGAN CITY —A fire of still unknown origin razed to the ground the 44-year-old ancestral house of former Bubong, Lanao del Sur Mayor, Haji Ali Munder, on Monday November 4 in Barangay Muntian, Bubong, Lanao de Sur. Senior Fire Officer 3 (SFO3) Zailon Sarip, chief of Bureau of Fire Protection, Lanao del Sur, said the […]
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Strong tornado destroys Marawi City Hall
ILIGAN CITY —– A strong tornado destroyed the roof section of Marawi City Hall and some properties near Barangay Fort on Monday, November 4. Mayor Majul Gandamra was presiding the Monday meeting with department heads when they heard rumblings outside, recalled Jorome Maglahos, the executive assistant of the Mayor. City Hall staff ran to check […]
Cop, 2 others busted in alleged firearms deal
DAVAO CITY — A police officer and his two companions were arrested for allegedly selling firearms to fellow cops at about 3:00 p.m , Monday, October 28, along the national highway in Barangay New Carmen, Tacurong City. The report submitted by the Philippine National Police- Regional Intelligence Division (RID) XII, identified the suspects as PNP/SSgt. […]
Wounded MSU student dies after 8 days of coma
ILIGAN CITY —– The 20-year old university freshman student, who was shot by unidentified gunman inside the campus on October 17, died after eight days on comatose. Mindanao State University (MSU) freshman student Ivan Polinar Almeda, who hailed from Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, died at 10:28 Friday night, while confined at the intensive care unit […]
BARMM MP wants office for Muslims outside region
COTABATO CITY — A lawyer-member of parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has filed a bill seeking to create a regional office that will address the needs of Bangsamoro communities outside the territory. Member of Parliament Maisara Dandamun-Latiph filed the bill before the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on Thursday. “The assistance to the […]
MSU student wounded in shooting incident
ILIGAN CITY — A student from the Mindanao State University (MSU) Marawi campus was wounded in a shooting incident around 7:00 in the evening Thursday night, October 17. Lanao del Sur Police Director Police Director Colonel Madzghani Mukaram identified the victim as Ivan Polinar Almeda, 20, a native of Bayugan, Agusan del Sur. Initial police […]
BARMM outreach benefits 200 IPs
COTABATO CITY – In celebration of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) Month, the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MIPA-BARMM) organized a medical-dental outreach program in Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Wednesday that benefitted at least 200 indigenous peoples (IPs). MIPA Minister Melanio Ulama said the outreach program, conducted in […]
Heavy rain, strong winds damage NoCot upland school
COTABATO CITY – Strong winds amid a heavy downpour in North Cotabato on Thursday afternoon destroyed a public high school made of light materials in Arakan town, a disaster official said. Rowena Gafati, head of Arakan’s municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDRRMO), said the strong winds came while the upland village of Mantangkil was […]
Cop arrested for using stolen vehicle
ILIGAN CITY —– The Highway Patrol Group in Cotabato City is now preparing charges against an active police officer who was arrested on Tuesday morning, September 24, for keeping a vehicle believed to be stolen. Police Captain Santos Libres Monares, who was assigned at Marawi City Police Station as deputy station commander, was arrested in […]
Marawi celebrates Month of Peace as rehab efforts gain momentum
MARAWI CITY — Around 170 high-end scooters lined the grounds of the provincial capitol here, their powerful engines revving up as riders eagerly waited for the get-go. But what spectators were witnessing was no ordinary biking event. Dubbed “Ride for Peace,” it was the first of its kind to be held in Marawi and participated in […]
Maguindanao mayor succumbs to cancer
DAVAO CITY — Residents of Sultan sa Barongis town in Maguindanao mourns the sudden death of their Mayor Ramdatu Angas due to liver cancer. Angas expired in his home in Barangay Poblacion, of Sultan sa Barongis, on Sunday, September 8. He was 52. Messages of love and support for their late mayor piled up on […]
Duterte calls for unity as he welcomes decommissioned MILF combatants
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao — President Rodrigo Duterte rallied for unity on Saturday as he welcomed the decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants, noting the event marked another important milestone in the history of the region’s quest for peace. Speaking during the launch of the second phase of the decommissioning, President Duterte acknowledged the efforts of […]
Murad : Decommissiong is not surrender
COTABATO CITY — “Decommissioning is not tantamount to surrender. “ This was the declaration of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF ) chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim on Saturday, September 7, as 1,060 combatants of the MILF was decommissioned in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. Murad stressed “We have not given up on our struggle.” “I would like to […]