The infant political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front made history with the election of its candidates for mayor and vice mayor here, defeating rivals via an uphill campaign struggle.
POLICY LIFTED. Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi announces via Facebook the lifting of the "no movement Sunday" policy starting Nov. 7, 2021. The mayor lifted the policy that has been implemented for a year now to revive the city's economy and help the business sector recover from losses brought about by the pandemic. (Screengrab from Mayor Sayadi's FB page) COTABATO CITY - The city's Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Tuesday announced that the "no movement Sunday" policy will be lifted on Nov. 7. This came about as Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, concurrent city IATF chair, said that the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the city has gone down. Citing data from the city health office, Sayadi said the city now only has 145 Covid-19 cases and the number continues to drop. She cited the massive vaccination as one of the contributors that reduced the number of daily Covid-19 infections here. She also acknowledged the public's c
COTABATO CITY – A last-termer councilor here will seek the mayoralty post with the backing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) political party–the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP). Former councilor Mohammad Bruce Matabalao, a journalist-turned-politician, filed his certificate of cand
Cotabato City now officially part of Bangsamoro region
Published December 15, 2020 8:57pm COTABATO City Nearly two years after its residents voted for inclusion through a plebiscite on Jan. 21, 2019, Cotabato City is now officially part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following a ceremonial turnover held Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the city. National Secretary of Interior and Local Government Eduardo Año and Interior and Local Government Minister Naguib Sinarimbo led the ceremony through signing of documents to facilitate the transfer of supervision of Cotabato City to the BARMM, as well as properties and assets, and movable properties and records of the DILG Cotabato Field Office.