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Fire hits South Cotabato coffin factory
by: DXOM-AM Radyo BidaTANTANGAN, South Cotabato - The celebration of Fire Prevention Month here ended with a fire that hit a coffin making facility of a funeral parlor in Barangay San Felipe.The conflagration occurred at...
Former Marawi mayor plans to preserve city’s peace traditions
by: John UnsonMARAWI CITY -- The former mayor of Marawi City now aspiring for the same post is convinced the preservation of local cultures and arts are essential in keeping the area’s stature as bastion of...
1killed, 33 others hurt as cops disperse farmers' barricade
by: Edwin Fernandez with reports from RAdyo Bida KidapawanKIDAPAWAN CITY –- Police authorities serving a dispersal
order to thousands of farmers camping along portions of the national highway were
attack by protesters, turning what was envisioned to be a...
Peaceful protest turns violent, 2 die, dozens hurt
by: Malu ManarKIDAPAWAN CITY -- A protester was killed while at least 10 farmers were wounded when the local police conducted what they termed was a law enforcement operation against those holding a barricade...
Roxas, Robredo condemn violent incident in Kidapawan
by: Cielito M. ReganitGENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas and running mate Leni Robredo on Friday condemned the violent incident in Kidapawan City which left one farmer killed and scores...
Saturday in the Octave of Easter (April 2, 2016)
by: CBCP/USCCB Reading 1 and//usccb.org/bible/acts/4:13 ACTS 4:13-21 Observing the boldness of Peter and Johnand perceiving them to be uneducated, ordinary men,the leaders, elders, and scribes were amazed,...
3 lives lost, 116 hurt in Kidapawan peaceful rally turned bloody
by: Edwin O. Fernandez and John UnsonKIDAPAWAN CITY - Two members of North Cotabato police unitwere in critical condition following the bloody dispersal of farmers Thursday morning.As of 6 a.m. Saturday, based on official information...
Officials accuse outsiders of instigating mass action by North Cotabato peasants
by: John UnsonKIDAPAWAN CITY --- The peasant groups that blocked for five days vital stretches of national highways in North Cotabato were instigated by various blocs hostile to Malacanang to deliberately reject...
Cops search for guns in protesting farmers' shelter, go home empty handed
by: Malu Manar KIDAPAWAN CITY -Operatives of the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) in Region 12 and Cotabato Provincial Police Office (CPPO) searched at least seven buildings located inside the Spottswood...
Some protesting farmers leaving Kidapawan, others arriving
by: Edwin O. FernandezKORONADAL CITY -- More farmers are joining peasants groups in Kidapawan City as they vowed to continue protesting government's inaction on their demand for rice.Among the groups that joined the North...