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KORONADAL CITY – Police today announced the arrest of a man behind the Sept. 16 bombing in Gen. Santos City that injured eight persons.Senior Supt. Oliver Enmodias, police regional deputy director for operation in Central Mindanao, said Jeffrey Panag Alonzo, 38 years old, married, and resident of Barangay Lapu, Polomolok, South Cotabato, was arrested three days pursuit operations against the suspects in the bombing in Crossing Makar, Baragay Apopong, Gen.

A Catholic bishop has appealed to refrain from making insensitive remarks as many people are reeling from the effects of Typhoon Ompong.Bishop Victor Bendico of Baguio implored the public to stop with false accusations and inappropriate name calling which can inflict further pain on the grieving families and other typhoon victims. Let us stop using the misery of others as a tool for selfish propaganda that does nothing to ease their sorrow but instead sow confusion and further division.

KORONADAL CITY - The last of three miners trapped inside a tunnel in Barangay Kematu, Tboli, South Cotabato has been rescued, officials said.Tboli Mayor Dibu Tuan said Jaime Valdez, 33, a resident of Sitio Lemblete, Barangay Kematu was rescued at about 10 a.m. Thursday.The tunnel where gold are being extracted reportedly collapsed at the height of heavy downpour on Tuesday. Aside from Valdez, two of his companions were also trapped when the tunnel collapsed.

GEN. SANTOS CITY – Police authorities in Region 12 have filed criminal charges
against 13 suspects and several John Does tagged in the September 2 deadly
internet café improvised bomb attack in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat that left two
dead and 14 others injured.

Chief Supt.
Eliseo Tam Rasco, police regional director for SOCCSKSARGEN region, said Senior
Supt. Oliver Enmodias, head of PNP Special Investigation Task Group (SITG)
Hamungaya Tuesday before the Sultan Kudarat provincial prosecutor’s office.

Whatand NOTICE OFRESCHEDULEDELECTRIC SERVICE INTERRUPTION Whenand September20, 2018 (Thursday) 8 and00 AM – 12:00 NN Durationand 4 hours Details and To facilitate the removal of pole and transformers which we cannot work on live (energized) line for the safety of our linemen. Areas Affectedand Corner Sinsuat Avenue and San Isidro Street, Cotabato City.

GEN. SANTOS CITY – A Bombo Radyo
station manager and news director here were arrested during entrapment
operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation and Gen. Santos
City PNP Tuesday afternoon.

Arrested were Bombo Radyo
GenSan Station Manager Jonathan Macailing and station news director Salvador
Galano.

KIDAPAWAN CITY –
Mayor Joseph Evangelista today turned over 20 metal detectors to law enforcers
and security personnel to help prevent terrorism and other violence in the
city.

The metal detectors were
turned over to Supt. Ramil Hojilla, Kidapawan City police director, who in turn
handed them over to at least five groups.

MANILA - Police Director General Oscar Albayalde today sacked the chiefs of police of Midsayap in North Cotabato and in General Santos City for their failure to prevent bombing in their jurisdiction.Before flying to Bengue, Albayalde told reporters in Camp Crame he ordered the relief of Supt. Samuel Cadungo of Midsayap and Chief Inspector Patrich Elma, station 2 commander. Eight people were hurt after an improvised explosive device (IED) was set off in General Santos. Eight hours later, another IED exploded in Midsayap but nobody was hurt.

COTABATO CITY – The Cotabato City government has filed protest before the coordinating
committee on cessation of hostilities of the government and Moro Islamic
Liberation Front following harassment by MILF rebels in Sitio Linao, Barangay
Kalanganan, Cotabato City Saturday night.

The harassment
involved firing of two rifle grenades and strafing of several homes by MILF
Commander Erap of the MILF’s 105th base command at past 8 p.m.

MAGUINDANAO --- Thousands flocked to the hometown of the Ampatuan clan to join the 2018 celebration of its founding anniversary that jailed erstwhile leaders did not focus so much attention on.Residents of Shariff Aguak, hometown of former Gov.