Manhunt on vs suspects in North Cotabato massacre
March 18, 2010 10:54 am· Leave a Comment
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, March 18 – Police have launched a province-wide manhunt against gunmen who massacred a family of three in a remote village in North Cotabato Wednesday night.
Bishops: No to financial contributions from politicians
March 18, 2010 10:54 am· Leave a Comment
COTABATO CITY, March 18 – Three influential Catholic Bishops in the country have vowed not to accept nor receive donations from politicians who are seeking elective positions in the May 10 elections.
NVizcaya bishop praises PGMA for her governance
March 18, 2010 10:54 am· Leave a Comment
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 18 -– Bishop Ramon Villena of the diocese of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces praised President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for her gallantry in leading the country through her governance during her visit here Tuesday.
Davao Oriental residents benefit from school, Army’s medical mission
March 18, 2010 10:54 am· Leave a Comment
LUPON, Davao Oriental, March 18 — Residents of Lupon here expressed their gratitude for the free medical and dental mission conducted recently by the association of parents and teachers in Maryknoll High School and the soldiers under the 28th Infantry Battalion at the school grounds.
Suspected NPA leader arrested in Dumaguete
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
By Judy Flores-Partlow
DUMAGUETE CITY, March 17 – A suspected squad leader of the Komiteng Rehiyon Sentral Bisayas (KRSB) of the New People’s Army operating in southern Negros Oriental was arrested Wednesday morning by military and police authorities as he was about to board a ship at the Dumaguete port bound for Manila.
Butuan fire kills 2 kids, razes 50 houses
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
BUTUAN CITY, March 17 – Another fire hit an urban barangay of this regional center in Caraga Region in the wee hours of Wednesday, killing two children aged 7 and 5 years, the Butuan City Fire Office said.
MEPA names two int’l generation firms to supply power to Mindanao
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
DAVAO CITY, March 17 — The Mindanao Electric Power Alliance (MEPA) has identified two world-class power-generation companies, which can supply emergency power for Mindanao.
Top Army commander vows to provide full support in addressing insurgency problem in Davao
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
DAVAO CITY, March 17 – A top military commander today vowed to provide all the support needed by the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army for its members to perform and fulfill their mission in addressing the insurgency in Southern Mindanao.
Military intelligence member killed by suspected NPA rebels
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
DAVAO CITY, March 17 – The military believed that the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were behind the killing of a member of the intelligence battalion of the 10th Infantry Division at Barangay Lasang, Bunawan District 2:00 a.m. Wednesday.
Comelec-Davao asks police to probe tearing, burning of voters’ list
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
DAVAO CITY, March 17 – The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Davao has requested the police to conduct an investigation and to arrest the suspects who tore down and burned the voters’ list posted in a public school in Barangay Toril, this city on Tuesday, March 16.