GOVERNMENT AID. Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Soccsksargen region (DSWD-12) Regional Director Loreto Cabaya Jr. (center) poses with cooperative members in North Cotabato province, whose association received PHP300,000 livelihood package each under the agency's PAMANA program on Tuesday (Jan. 24, 2023). At least 49 cooperatives from the province benefited from the program. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-12). COTABATO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Soccsksargen Region (DSWD-12) has distributed financial aid to 49 cooperatives belonging to the Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs), an official said Wednesday. DSWD-12 Regional Director Loreto Cabaya said each cooperative received PHP300,000 assistance handed over during the payout program at the North Cotabato provincial capitol on Tuesday. "A good working relationship exists between DSWD-12 and the provincial government thus more Cotabatenos get help for livelihood enha
Dr. Eva Rabaya, North Cotabato provincial health officer and head of the Integrated Provincial Health Office. (Photo courtesy of North Cotabato IPHO) COTABATO CITY - North Cotabato's health authorities have raised the alarm on the rising cases of dengue in the province that reached 1,136 from January to June this year. "This is 390 percent higher compared to the same period last year," Dr. Eva Rabaya, North Cotabato's Integrated Provincial Health Office chief, said Tuesday. Rabaya said North Cotabato's lone city and 17 municipalities have listed only 229 cases in 2021. Eight dengue patients have died so far this year, she said. The patients were from Kidapawan City, and the towns of President Roxas, M'lang, Alamada and Magpet. "In 2021, only one patient had died," she said. She warned that 2022 is considered as an epidemic year, in which dengue cases would rise over a three-year cycle. In the face of the alarming cases, Rabaya appealed to all North C
SEIZED WAR MATERIEL. The war materiel seized from the Dawlah Islamiya extortion group hiding in the marshland of M'lang, North Cotabato, Wednesday (June 1, 2022). A member of the terror group was killed while another was arrested (in photo) during the law enforcement operation. (Photos courtesy of 6ID) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - A suspect linked to the series of recent bombings in Central Mindanao was killed while another was arrested during a law enforcement operation in North Cotabato, the military said Thursday. Killed during the joint military-police operation in M'lang, North Cotabato on Wednesday was Monir Lintukan, while his cohort, Randy Saro, was arrested. Lt. Col. Rommel Mundala, the Army's 90th Infantry Battalion commander, said the two suspects are members of the Dawlah Islamiya, a faction of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Col. Jovencio Gonzales, the Army's 602nd Infantry Brigade commander, said an operation was immediately launched agai
ROAD CRASH. Two of three vehicles involved in a road accident are seen on the side of the road in Barangay Langkong, M'lang, North Cotabato, Monday (April 18, 2022). Two died in the incident, including a town councilor of Datu Piang, Maguindanao. (Photo courtesy of M'lang municipal police) COTABATO CITY - A town councilor and his brother were killed in a three-vehicle smash-up in M'lang, North Cotabato on Monday. Police identified the fatalities as Councilor Musa Bago, 59, of Datu Piang, Maguindanao; and his brother Panday Bago, 48, both of Datu Piang town. They were on board a Toyota Hi-lux heading toward M'lang town proper when it accidentally collided with a Toyota sedan and another vehicle. Three others were injured and were brought to a hospital in M'lang. In an interview, M'lang Vice Mayor Joselito Pinol said the accident occurred along the national highway in Barangay Langkong around 7 a.m. "It is really sad to have incidents occurring like this in y
MURDERED SIBLINGS. The photos of the slain Maguad siblings are posted by co-villagers on Facebook calling for justice on the death of the siblings in Barangay Bagontapay, M'lang, North Cotabato on Dec. 10, 2021. A special investigation task force has been formed Monday (Dec. 13, 2021) by the provincial police office to hasten the resolution of the case. (Photo courtesy of Sky Radio M'lang) M'LANG, North Cotabato - Authorities formed Monday a special investigation task group (SITG) to look deeper into the killing of the two young siblings in Barangay Bagontapay here on Dec. 10. In an interview, Lt. Realan Manon, town police chief, said the SITG is composed of investigators from the police provincial office, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group - North Cotabato, the Scene of the Crime Operatives, and the local police. Lt. Mary Grace Clua, the head of the CIDG-North Cotabato, will lead the special body. On Dec. 10, three unidentified men (not two as earlier reported)