DAVAO CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament on its first official act on Wednesday approved into law the creation of the region’s official flag and is now flying it. Righter after the adoption, Interim Chief Minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim of the BARMM signed it into law, the flag was immediately unveiled …
MARAWI CITY — Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra said economic activity in the city is coming back as more sectors have been cleared by the military. “This is a testament that we are slowly recovering from the scars of a fierce battle,” Gandamra said. Addressing his people during the 79th charter anniversary of Marawi, an …
DAVAO CITY — Many national highway in secluded towns of Mindanao are used as a drier, display booth and in many cases playground for different domestic and even farm animals. But the Mayor of Datu Montawal, Maguindanao wants to fix this mess. Last week Mayor Ohto Montawal ordered the local police to seize stray farm animals …
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DAVAO CITY — Authorities arrested on Wednesday, August 21 , Nasser Gumila Uko, the former vice mayor of Kabuntalan town in Maguindanao for possessing an unlicensed firearms. Major Joseph Nandu, deputy police chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CIDG-BARMM), said a team of CIDG and city police operatives …
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DAVAO CITY — South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. ordered a full dress investigation on the alleged siphoning fuel from provincial engineering office and sell the same to their cohorts. The report published by Philippine News Agency stated that Tamayo the ‘fuel deal’ scheme involves some government employees. Tamayo said one of his trusted personnel witnessed …
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TAGUM CITY — Neophyte Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib made true his campaign promise to work 24/7 and during holidays to cope up to the demands of his province. On August 21, a non-working holiday, Davao-based reporters witnessed Jubahib holding a special meeting among department heads to discuss the 2020 Annual Investment Plan (AIP) …
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COTABATO CITY – Violators of the two-week-old “absolute no parking” policy on two major thoroughfares here has reached 480 as the city traffic management unit has intensified the drive against traffic law offenders. Retired Police Col. Rolen Balquin, chief of the Cotabato City Public Safety Office, said in a news conference on Tuesday that a total …
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PIKIT, North Cotabato (August 6) –– Three persons were killed when they were ambushed by unidentified gunmen in Sitio Dangiya, Barangay Bulol, Pikit, North Cotabato Sunday, August 5, at 3:30 p.m. Police Captain Mautin P. Pangandigan, Officer-in-Charge of the Pikit municipal police station identified the fatalities as Maan Pananggilan, 32 years old; Unday Abdulkadir, 29, …
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DAVAO CITY (August 6) – North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco asked the officials of the Metro Kidapawan Water District (MKWD) to establish a potable water connection in various indigenous peoples’ (IP) in communities in Kidapawan City and the rest of the province. In a meeting with MKWD officials, Catamco requested the water firm to connect …
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DAVAO CITY (August 2) ––– Dozens of would be voters went flocked to the district offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here during the first day of the two-month voter registration period, in connection with the 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Theresa Villarta, who just turned 18 last week said, she is …
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