BURNED HOUSES. The city of Koronadal logs its first fire incident this year when a blaze of still unknown origin gutted five neighboring houses in Barangay Santa Cruz on Wednesday night (March 9, 2022). The Bureau of Fire Protection is still investigating the cause of the fire that destroyed at least PHP800,000 worth of properties. (Photo courtesy of Junril Encio) KORONADAL CITY - An estimated PHP800,000 worth of properties were lost when a fire hit five adjacent houses in Barangay Santa Cruz, in this city on Wednesday evening, a fire official said. In a report Thursday, Senior Fire Officer I Alexander Alinsugay, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) - Koronadal investigator, said the blaze that allegedly started at the house of the Tarucan family quickly spread to the neighboring residences. "Nobody was home (Tarucan) when the fire broke out but we are still determining the ignition source," Alinsugay said. He said the fire had gutted the houses when the BFP personnel were not
DEAD END. The remains of a slain DI member and the war materiel recovered from him following an encounter with Philippine Marine forces in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2022). Government forces also killed two DI members in a separate encounter on Tuesday in Barangay Lapu, Polomolok, South Cotabato. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - A member of Dawlah Islamiya (DI) - Maute terror group has been neutralized in Lanao del Sur, raising to three the number of DI members slain during military operations in the past three days in Central Mindanao. On Thursday, the Army's 6th Infantry Division (6ID) based here announced the death of the DI combatant during an encounter with elements of the 1st Marine Brigade (1MBde) in Lanao del Sur on Wednesday. In a report, Brig. Gen. Jonas Lumawag, 1MBde commander, said elements of Philippine Marines were conducting focused military operations Wednesday against the group of Polo Alim, a member of the DI-Maute group, wh
GOVERNMENT AID. Photo shows some of the families displaced by a huge fire in General Santos City on Nov. 3, 2021 receiving various assistance from government agencies in convergence activity on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 6). The event was graced by Senator Christopher Lawrence Go, who assured them of the government's continuing assistance.(PNA photo by Richelyn Gubalani) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Various government agencies released financial and relief assistance on Saturday afternoon to some 591 families displaced by a huge fire in a coastal community here on November 3. Senator Christopher Lawrence Go personally led the distribution of the assistance to the affected residents of Purok Saeg, Barangay Calumpang in a convergence activity at the Pacific Southbay College Institute covered court. Each household received family food packs and PHP12,000 cash assistance from the Office of Senator Go and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, as well as hygiene kits and face masks fr