Flash floods displace 2,000 villagers in South Cotabato
More than 2,000 villagers in low-lying areas in South Cotabato were displaced by flash floods due to heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon on Friday......»»
Thousands displaced by flashfloods in South Cotabato
More than 2,000 villagers got displaced by flashfloods that swept through low-lying barangays in South Cotabato province Friday......»»
South Cotabato T boli residents benefit from solar power program
Ethnic T’boli villagers got from the government solar power generating sets, among them women weaving T’nalak fabric at night after a daylong farm work......»»
4 dead in Zamboanga del Norte, North Cotabato floods
Two persons drowned in flash floods in Zamboanga del Norte on Tuesday......»»
Tboli villagers grateful over prospect of energization project
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug 3 (PIA) - "Pasalamat kami lahat, bawat isa sa amin." (We are all thankful, everyone of us.)This is how 70-year old Mapalo Dudim replied when asked of his.....»»
SGH to become regional hospital in 2023
KORONADAL CITY - The South Cotabato provincial government has turned over the management of the Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in Surallah municipality to the Department of Health (DOH) for its transition to a regional hospital.Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said Saturday the transfer cam.....»»
SoCot guv vetoes open-pit mining ordinance
KORONADAL CITY - South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has vetoed the amended Environment Code Ordinance that sought to lift the open-pit mining ban in the province.In a press conference Friday, Tamayo said he was quite surprised that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) "quickly" approve.....»»
Cop chiefs urged to boost security in wake of Region 12 bombings
MANILA - All regional directors of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been reminded to intensify the security measures in their respective areas of responsibility following two bombing incidents in South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat last week.Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, PNP director f.....»»
Extortion, terorismo tinitingnang anggulo sa pagpapasabog sa Koronadal bus
MANILA, Philippines- Tinitingnan ang dalawang anggulo bilang motibo sa pagpapasabog sa isang bus sa Koronadal City, South Cotabato nitong linggo, base sa isang opisyal nitong Biyernes. Sinabi ni Koronadal City Mayor Eliordo Ogena na maaaring extortion o terorismo ang motibo ng mga salarin. Hawak na umano ng mga pulis ang sketch sa dalawang hinihinalang may […] The post Extortion, terorismo tinitingnang anggulo sa pagpapasabog sa Koronadal bus appeared first on REMATE ONLINE......»»
2 injured in bus explosion in southern Philippines
MANILA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- An improvised explosive device went off on a running bus in the southern Philippine South Cotabato province on Thursday, injuring at least two people, police said. Police said the explosion ripped through the rear section of the bus which was traveling along a busy street in Koronadal City around 12:30 p.m. local time. The explosion injured two tricycle drivers traveling near th.....»»
Passenger bus blast injures 2 in Koronadal
GENERAL SANTOS CITY-An explosion ripped though the back of a passenger bus injuring two people in the South Cotabato city of Koronadal Thursday afternoon, officials said.The Yellow Bus Line unit was cruising on a busy highway around 12:15 p.m. near a mall when the explosion occurred, injuri.....»»
Passenger bus blast injures 2 in Koronadal
GENERAL SANTOS CITY-An explosion ripped though the back of a passenger bus injuring two people in the South Cotabato city of Koronadal Thursday afternoon, officials said.The Yellow Bus Line unit was cruising on a busy highway around 12:15 p.m. near a mall when the explosion occurred, injuri.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1015 GMT, May 26
MANILA -- An improvised explosive device went off on a running bus in the southern Philippine South Cotabato province on Thursday, injuring at least two people, police said. Police said the explosion ripped through the rear section of the bus which was traveling along a busy street in Koronadal City around 12:30 p.m. local time. (Philippines-Bus Explosion) - - - - TOKYO -- Attempts to raise a sunke.....»»
De Lima kinastigo operasyon mining sa South Cotabato
Binatikos ni Senadora Leila de Lima ang pag-alis ng provincial ban sa open-pit mining sa South Cotabato na siyang makakaapekto umano sa kalikasan at sa mga tao sa komunidad. The post De Lima kinastigo operasyon mining sa South Cotabato first appeared on Abante......»»
2 dead in North Cotabato gun attack
Two villagers were killed in a gun attack in Pikit, North Cotabato on Friday......»»
Local communities want South Cotabato mining ban lifted
Ethnic Blaans and thousands of rice farmers in South Cotabato province were elated with current consultations on mounting public clamor to lift a provincial ban on mining activities......»»
2 killed, 5 wounded in North Cotabato gun attack
Gunmen shot dead two Moro villagers and wounded five others, three of them children, in an attack in Pikit, North Cotabato late Friday......»»
NPA leader nabbed in South Cotabato
An intelligence officer of the New People’s Army was arrested in Polomolok town on Monday......»»
Double whammy for Turkey as 55 die in flash floods
ISTANBUL—Turkey battled disaster on two fronts on Saturday with eight people dying when a fire-fighting aircraft crashed and rescuers racing to find survivors of flash floods in the north that have killed at least 55......»»
3 rape suspects, alleged child molester arrested in South Cotabato
The police arrested three rape suspects and an alleged child molester in separate operations the past two days in South Cotabato province......»»
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Davao Oriental
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off waters northeast of Mati, Davao Oriental at 1:46 a.m. on Thursday, Phivolcs reported. The quake was of tectonic origin with a depth focus of 69 kilometers. Phivolcs reported intensities in the following areas: Intensity V – General Santos City Intensity IV – Koronadal City; Tampakan, South Cotabato […] The post Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Davao Oriental appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»