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By Joseph Jubelag COTABATO CITY- Police probers have filed murder charges against seven suspects tagged in the gun-slaying of a retired police colonel who served as head of the city public safety office last March 19. PBrig. Gen. Arthur Cabalona, regional police director for Bangsamoro Autonomous
ZAMBOANGA CITY -Some 600 individuals, including local candidates, have joined the unity walk and peace covenant signing Thursday in Lamitan City, Basilan. The activity, which was initiated by Maj. Nurhaib Bungkac, Lamitan police chief, is in support of the efforts at making the May 9 polls safe, peaceful, and orderly. The unity walk started around 8:30 a.m. from Datu Kalun Park downtown to the city coliseum followed by a simple program. The signing of the peace covenant and manifesto by local candidates and other stakeholders for the 2022 National and Local Elections Integrity Pledge and Pledge of Commitment highlighted the unity walk. "The event was similar to a blood compact, which requires parties to respect the agreement regardless of the circumstances," Bungkac said in a statement. The covenant signing indicated that candidates agreed to refrain from any actions that could threaten the ballot's sanctity; to promote a safe, clean, healthy, and wholesome environment du
PEACEFUL MINDANAO. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte poses for a photo with the legislators and negotiators in the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as well as top military and police officials during the presentation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) to the MILF at Malacanan Palace on Aug. 6, 2018. Duterte on Saturday (March 12, 2022) said that he has been able to deliver his promise to bring peace to Mindanao. (Presidential file photo) MANILA - With his term ending in over three months, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte believes that he has been able to deliver his promise to bring peace to Mindanao. In a prerecorded interview with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy aired Saturday on SMNI, Duterte also gave credit to Bangsamoro leaders for the end of decades-old conflict in Mindanao. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), led by Chief Minister Ahod "Murad" Ebrahim, was able to "somehow calm" the situation in the region, Duterte said.