GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Some 83 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from Metro Manila arrived here on Wednesday afternoon aboard the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) BRP Gabriela Silang. The PCG patrol vessel, which left the Port Area in Manila at noon last Monday with stranded residents from Region 12 (Soccsksargen) and neighboring regions, docked at the Makar […]
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9-month-old boy survives Covid-19 in Cotabato City
COTABATO CITY— The Department of Health in Region 12 on Monday announced that the nine-month-old baby boy who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) last month has recovered. Based on contact tracing, it was learned that baby has a history of exposure to the region’s 23rd Covid-19 positive patient, his 11-year-old sister, who had […]
681 stranded Soccsksargen OFWs arrive home
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – At least 681 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) from Region 12 (Soccsksargen) who were stranded in Metro Manila following the coronavirus disease quarantine have returned home as of Thursday. Marilou Sumalinog, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) 12 director said, the OFWs were assisted by the government’s “Hatid Probinsya” program. Sumalinog said 539 of […]
DOH confirms death of Covid-19 PUI in Soccsksargen
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) confirmed late Thursday afternoon the death of a patient under investigation (PUI) from Sultan Kudarat province while still awaiting test results for the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Arjohn Gangoso, DOH-12 health education and promotions officer, said in a statement the 87-year-old male patient […]
GenSan hog farm workers losing jobs due to ASF scare
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Several hog farms here have reportedly laid off workers due to mounting losses as a result of the declining sales in the wake of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Davao Region. Dr. Antonio Ephrem Marin, head of the City Veterinary Office (CVO), said Thursday local hog producers reported huge losses […]
Ex-Vice Gov of Sultan Kudarat killed in ambush
KIDAPAWAN CITY — Unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen ambushed and killed former Vice Governor of Sultan Kudarat Rolando “Rolly” Recinto about 2:00 in the afternoon Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) in a report stated that Recinto was driving his Mitsubishi pick-up with licensed plate LDF-237 from Tacurong City towards his home when the […]
2 more NPA rebels yield in Lake Sebu
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Two more New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to government troops in Lake Sebu town, South Cotabato province on Thursday, the second in the area in two days. 1Lt. Efren Halawig, civil military operations officer of the Army’s 27th Infantry Battalion (IB), said Friday the rebels decided to yield following negotiations with […]
GenSan intel cop slain, 3 kids hurt in gun attack
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A police intelligence officer was killed while his three children were wounded in an attack by motorcycle-riding gunmen in a village here Friday evening. Col. Aden Lagradante, city police director, identified the slain police officer as MSgt. Emmanuel Coronado, the intelligence chief of Police Station 4 in Barangay San Isidro. Lagradante said […]
2 killed, 11 hurt in Sultan Kudarat highway mishap
COTABATO CITY — Two persons died while 11 others were injured after a passenger vehicle fell off a cliff in Kalamansig town in Sultan Kudarat province on Saturday. In a statement, the Kalamansig Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said the victims were on their way to Balut Island, a swimming resort in Barangay […]
Comelec reminds SoCot House bets to comply with poll rules
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 12 reminded aspirants vying for South Cotabato’s first and third legislative district seats to strictly comply with all election-related regulations in the Oct. 26 special polls. Lawyer Michael Abas, Comelec-South Cotabato supervisor, issued the reminder as the 45-day campaign period for the elections in the […]
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 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region […]
Council sets probe on rise of investment scams in Gensan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The City Council is set to launch a legislative inquiry into the continuing proliferation of fraudulent investment schemes that have already scammed thousands of residents here. City Councilor Jose Edmar Yumang said Wednesday the probe aims to uncover various illegal investment practices in the area and facilitate proper interventions by the local […]