DAVAO CITY ---Residents of Sitio Condring, Barangay Marbel, Matalam, Cotabato province, were celebrating at a fair while awaiting the New Year last night when a grenade was thrown at them, resulting in the death of one individual. In a statement by Matalam Vice Mayor Raprap Rafael, he expressed his condolences to the family and explained that the police are already working … [Read more...] about One died as a grenade exploded at carnival plaza in Cotabato Province on New year’s Eve
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Female engineer and professor Shot in Kidapawan City
DAVAO CITY --- A female civil engineer and university professor was gunned down in the afternoon, December 30, by unidentified gunmen at Kilometer 113, Purok 3, Barangay Binoligan, Kidapawan City. The police have identified the victim as Engr. Sheila Ramos Bautista, 46 years old, a professor at the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) and Kidapawan City College (KCC). She … [Read more...] about Female engineer and professor Shot in Kidapawan City
Police shot a security guard inside a bus; and shot two other police at a checkpoint
DAVAO CITY -- Police Corporal Alfrad Dawatan Sabas was riding a Mindanao Star bus heading towards Digos City at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2024. While the bus was traveling along the national highway in Barangay Batasan, Makilala, North Cotabato, gunfire suddenly erupted inside the vehicle. A security guard, identified as Reynaldo Bigno Jr., a resident of … [Read more...] about Police shot a security guard inside a bus; and shot two other police at a checkpoint
Seven dead, one injured in Tupi road accident
DAVAO CITY – Seven members of a family lost their lives, and one was injured when an L-300 van lost its brakes in Purok Lote, Barangay Cebuano, Tupi, South Cotabato, at around 3:00 p.m. today, December 23, 2024. The victims, residents of Cagayan de Oro City, were on vacation in Polomolok and had been visiting a tourist destination known as the “Land of Praise” in Barangay … [Read more...] about Seven dead, one injured in Tupi road accident
Japan lowers travel advisory in parts of Mindanao: Boost to tourist arrivals and local economy
DAVAO CITY — Good news for Mindanao! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has revised its overseas travel safety information, lowering the risk levels (Travel Advisory) for several areas in Mindanao, Philippines. Ishikawa Yoshihisa, Consul General of Japan, announced the changes in a press statement released on December 20, outlining the following updates: 1. Davao … [Read more...] about Japan lowers travel advisory in parts of Mindanao: Boost to tourist arrivals and local economy