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COTABATO CITY  -  A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked southern Mindanao Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The quake that came at 4:05 p.m. was traced 6 kilometers from Matanao, Davao del Sur and was tectonic in origin.

Phivolcs said the tremor was felt at Intensity 4 in Davao and Gen. Santos Cities.

Instrumental Intensities:

Intensity V - Kidapawan City; Koronadal City, Norala, South Cotabato

LATEST SHOOTING INCIDENT sa Pikit, Cotabato:

NAITALA ANG panibagong pamamaril ngayong hapon sa Barangay Poblacion, Pikit, North Cotabato.

Nakilala ang biktima ng pamamaril na si Pahmudin Samsudin Angkatan, 29-anyos, single, na taga ng Barangay Balong. Dinala siya sa ospital matapos umano'y magtamo ng sugat nang barilin ito ng hindi pa kilalang suspek.

Nagpapatuloy pa ngayon ang imbestigasyon ng Pikit PNP.

KORONADAL CITY - The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of Kalamansig rescued a Philippine Hawk Eagle from Brgy. Salangsang, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat at around 04:18 PM on September 20.

The rescue of Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis), in Barangay Salangsang, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat came a day after the discovery of a dead Philippine eagle in Barangay Daliao, Maasim, Sarangani province. 

ALAMADA, North Cotabato -- Two men were killed by a drinking buddy with a machete the other night in Barangay Barangiran here.

Major Bryan Espinoza, Alamada town police chief, identified the victims as Rolando Salcedo, 56, and the 70-year-old Felix Arigola, whoboth succumbed to serious multiple hack wounds while being rushed to a hospital.

Brig. Gen. Jamili Macaraeg, director of the Police Regional Office 12, said Monday the duo and their attacker, Richel Nikor, were together drinking before the incident.

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – A grenade and several firearms were yielded by two communist terrorist members to the troops of 5th Special Forces Battalion (5th SFB) in Barangay Lambingi, Banga, South Cotabato on Monday.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Zandro Alvez, Battalion, 5SFBn commander, said the surrenderers were both 45 years old from the nearby Tboli town of South Cotabato who turnover one  Cal.30 M1 rifle, one cal .45 pistol and one hand grenade who were known Milisyang Bayan members of Guerilla Front MUSA (GF 73), Far South Mindanao Region.

COTABATO CITY - Niyanig ng magnitude 5.6 na lindol ang Magsaysay, Davao del Sur alas 4:23 ngayong hapon.

Walang iniulat na nasawi o nasaktan habang sinusulat ang balitang ito.

Ang pagyanig ay natukoy 11 kilometro sa hilaga ng Magsaysay, Davao del Sur at may lkalim na 6 na kilometro.  Ito ay tectonic in origin.

Narito ang reported intensities.

MALAYBALAY CITY -- Sugatan ang driver, conductor at 30 mga pasahero ng isng unit ng Rural Transit Bus matapos na ito ay mahulog sa gilid ng highway sa Sitio Mangima, Tankulam Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon alas 8 ngayong gabi.

Patungong Davao City ang bus mula Cagayan de Oro City nang maganap ang aksidente sa sigzag road ng lugar dahil sa madulas na kalsada dulot ng ulan, ayon kay Rogelio Busbus, isa sa mga pasahero.

Inaalam pa ng PNP kung may nasawi sa mga sugatan na agad dinala sa Bukidnon Provincial Hospital sa Manolo Fortich.

COTABATO CITY - A magnitude 5.9 hit mainland Mindanao at 2:25 p.m. today, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

It was tectonic in origin and was traced 31 km west of Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao and 59 km from Lebak, Sultan Kudarat.

No casualty was reported and aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs said.

Below are the reported intensities.

MANILA – Former president Fidel V. Ramos' cremated remains were inurned at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) in Taguig City on Tuesday morning.

Ramos, the country's 12th president who served from 1992 to 1998, was accorded a state funeral with full military honors.

A private Mass was held at the Heritage Park in Taguig City before Ramos' inurnment at the LNMB.

There was also a funeral procession to the presidential grave site. Flowers were dropped during the funeral procession.

COTABATO CITY - Maguindanao provincial director of the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission na si Atty. Ariff Lao, nakaligtas matapos pagbabarilin ang kanilang sasakyan matapos lamang itong bumili ng burger sa Sinsuat Avenue, bandang 7pm kanina.

Sa initial report, dalawang lalaking sakay ng motorsiklo ang dumating at pinaputukan si Lao subalit ito ay hindi tinamaan.

Kinumpirma ni Mayor Bruce Matabalao ang nasabing pangyayari.

Si Atty. Lao ay kamag anak ng asawa ni Mayor Matabalao.

“Luckily, his wife was unharmed,” Mayor Matabalao said.