NEWS ARCHIVE
BREAKINGand BIFF founding chair Umra Kato dies of cardiac arrest
by: Ferdinandh Cabrera with reports from Edwin FernandezCOTABATO CITY-- The founding chair of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) is dead Tuesday morning, local officials and Moro rebel leaders confirmed today.The mayor of Datu Saudi...
Retired general recalls numerous AFP combat operations vs Umbra Kato
by: PNAMANILA (PNA) – A retired general recalled the numerous military operations launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Maguindanao to capture, dead or alive, Ameril Umbra Kato, the...
Alcala brings 'goodies to ARMM, R-12 calls for agri support on BBL
by: Edwin Fernandez and DA-12 news release KORONADAL CITY -- The national government through the Department of Agriculture initiated a two-day peace caravan which was highlighted by the distribution of almost Php400-M worth of projects and...
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter - April 14, 2015 – JN 3and7B-15
by: CBCPReading1 and//www.usccb.org/bible/acts/4:32 ACTS 4:32-37 The community of believers was of one heart and mind,and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own,but they had everything in...
Former soldier dies in Sto Nino shooting
by: Roel Osano and Edwin Fernandez KORONADAL CITY - A former soldier was shot dead by still unidentified gunman in a remote village of Sto Nino, South Cotabato in what police believed was related to illegal drugs.Chief Inspector Joel...
Drought destroys P17-M crops in Cotabato City
by: Edwin FernandezCOTABATO CITY -- The long dry spell affecting Mindanao has damaged about P17 million worth of agricultural products, officials today said.About 300 farmers in 400 hectares of rice and corn fields...
Public school classes start on June 1 - DepEd official
by: DXMS Radyo BidaCOTABATO CITY -- Classes in public schools for school year 2015-1016in Cotabato City will definitely starts on June 1, an education official said today.Concepcion Balawag, Cotabato City schools...
Hataman to suppliersand don't transact business with fixers
by: Edwin O. FernandezCOTABATO CITY -- Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao today advised suppliers and contractors transacting business with the ARMM to avoid fixers.Hataman's...
Sheik assumes as new BIFF leader
by: Ferdinandh CabreraCOTABATO CITY– A Middle-East educated Sheik (Islamic
Scholar) now chairs the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) after its
founding chair Ameril Umra Kato died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday...
Kato could have lived longer via Army's medical support
by: John UnsonMAGUINDANAO -- Imam Ameril Umra Kato may have lived longer had he agreed to undergo sustained therapy for his illnesses at the hospital of the Army’s 6thInfantry Division in Camp Siongco in Datu Odin...