MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Regional Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), recently oversaw the destruction of illicit drugs worth more than ₱30 million in Sultan Kudarat. The drug disposal operation was led by Dir. III. Christian O. Frivaldo, CESE, Regional Director of PDEA RO BARMM, and […]
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Saltwater Crocodile discovered in Sultan Kudarat
SULTAN KUDARAT – Residents of Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat were startled when a saltwater crocodile was discovered in Wasag Bay on September 20. The discovery of the crocodile underscores that the area provides a habitat for various marine species. Despite the concern, the public is advised to remain calm and vigilant, especially when swimming. The presence […]
7 hurt in Sultan Kudarat bomb blast
DAVAO CITY –— Seven (7) passengers were wounded when a suspected improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at the middle of Husky Tours bus while it was parked at Isulan, Sultan Kudarat public transport terminal at around 12noon today, April 17. Police Colonel Lino Capellan, deputy provincial director of Sultan Kudarat police office said the double […]
Farm-to-market road improves lives in Sultan Kudarat town
COTABATO CITY – Farmers and local officials of two upland farming communities in Sultan Kudarat province lauded Friday the government for providing them a 7.48-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR) through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). About 5,000 residents, almost 2,000 of whom were agrarian reform beneficiaries, are enjoying the benefits of the PHP37-million concrete FMR project […]
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 […]
Bombs found inside Sultan Kudarat chapel
DAVAO CITY (April 23) — It was a disaster in the offing but vigilant civilians quickly informed the army and police about the ‘unfamiliar things’ which caught their attention placed inside and outside a chapel it turned out to be an improvised explosive device. Resident of Barangay Pimbalayan, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat Monday morning, April 22. […]
Isa patay, 2 samaran sa bangga didto sa Sultan Kudarat
DAKBAYAN SA TACURONG (Marso 21) — Usa patay, duha samaran sadihang nagbangga ang duha ka sakyanan sa Barangay Dukay, Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat kagahapon. Giila ang namatay nga si Trisha Manansala, nagmaneho sa Mitsubishi Mirage nga dunay plaka number B2-P711, padulong sa Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. Samtang samaran sila si Paul Solivio, driver sa van nga dunay […]
32 ka armas gisurender sa Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat
DAKBAYAN SA TACURONG, SULTAN KUDARAT (Enero 16)— Mokabat sa 32 ka nagkadaiyang kalibre sa armas ang gisurender sa lokal nga panggamhanan dinhi sa Esperanza, niadtong milabayng semana. Ang pag-surender sa mga armas kabahin sa kampanyang Balik Baril Program sa 6th Infantry Division. Ang turn-over gipahigayon sa buhatan sa Sanggunian Bayan sa Esperanza, nga gipangunahan ni […]
One dead, 34 wounded in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat bomb explosion
DAVAO CITY (August 29)— One person died while 34 were wounded including two soldiers and a CAFGU, when an improvised explosive device exploded at about 8:40 in the evening August 28, along the national highway in Barangay Kalawag, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. Isulan Municipal Mayor Marites Pallasigue in an interview with Newsline.ph revealed “We are celebrating […]
Breaking: Bomb explodes in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
DAVAO CITY (August 28)— A bomb exploded in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat while the people were in the middle of celebrating the 7th Hamungaya Festival. As of 10:30 in the evening, a source from Isulan said one was confirmed dead while 34 were wounded. The bomb exploded along the Highway just about 200 meters away from the […]
Sultan Kudarat Town Councilor Survives BIFF Grenade Attack
LAMBAYONG, Sultan Kudarat (July 31) — A town councilor and his cousin survived a grenade attack here on Saturday morning but two persons were slightly injured, police said. Supt. Aldrin Gonzales said the Army’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion is now helping the police in Sultan Kudarat to hunt down two men who hurled grenades at […]
‘Oplan Katok’ nets 427 loose arms from town execs
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat — Seven municipal mayors in the Province of Sultan Kudarat turned over 427 loose firearms on Friday, March 9. Central Mindanao Police Regional Director Marcelo Morales said the turn over of loose firearms was the products of their campaign to monitor all gun owners earlier issued with license to carry firearms but […]
Timber paochers, lumber dealers, a challenge to forest rangers in SK
TACURONG CITY, Philippines — Timber Poachers here are not afraid to violate the law. Truth this, they have the guts to threaten government forest rangers. The timber poachers are riding on the limitation of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to deploy sufficient number of forest rangers to secure the 11,000-hectare forest protected zones […]