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Fire strikes at Kidapawan City mall; six fire fighters hurt

Fire strikes at Kidapawan City mall; six fire fighters hurt

09 March 2010

KIDAPAWAN CITY – More than P200 million worth of goods and other products being sold inside the city’s biggest shopping center here went up in smoke following a fire that started around 10:30 a.m. today. Authorities have yet to determine the cause of the fire but Dyan, one of the workers of the Kidapawan Mega Commercial [...]

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Big Davao business firms using own generator sets to help ease power problem

Big Davao business firms using own generator sets to help ease power problem

09 March 2010

DAVAO CITY– Big business establishments in Davao Region are now providing their own generator sets to help ease the power problem especially in Mindanao. SM City Davao, one of the largest mall operators in the region, is now running its own generator set every two hours daily in the afternoon. The Marco Polo Davao also utilizes its [...]

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30 rounds of exploded bombs detonated in Maguindanao

30 rounds of exploded bombs detonated in Maguindanao

08 March 2010

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – To prevent fatal accidents, the Army’s 6th Infantry Division disposed on Saturday some 30 rounds of explosives in an isolated village in Maguindanao. Lt. Col. Benjamin Hao, 6th ID spokesperson, said the explosives were recovered by the military in various operations in the province and must be disposed “to avoid accidents and [...]

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Malaysian-led peace monitors now in place in Mindanao

Malaysian-led peace monitors now in place in Mindanao

08 March 2010

COTABATO CITY – The International Monitoring Team (IMT) that monitors the implementation of the security, humanitarian and development aspects of the peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is now in place in various Mindanao. The IMT headquarters, manned by its Head of Mission, Malaysian Major General Dato Baharom and [...]

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ABC president slain in Iligan City

ABC president slain in Iligan City

07 March 2010

CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City – A president of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) in a Lanao del Norte town was shot dead by motorcycle-riding men Friday evening at Sitio Mimbalot, Barangay Buruun, in Iligan City, a report reaching the regional police command and tactical operation center here on Sunday stated. The report identified [...]

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Davao prosecutor dismisses murder charges vs. Buluan vice mayor

Davao prosecutor dismisses murder charges vs. Buluan vice mayor

06 March 2010

DAVAO CITY – The Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the murder charges filed against Buluan Vice Mayor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu for lack of evidence. However, charges against Mangudadatu’s two bodyguards, PO1 Ibrahim Langalen and PO1 Surab Lintukan Bantas, are being pursued as the two were formally charged in court for the murder of Tamano Kamendan inside the [...]

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Sarangani gov relieves warden, 5 jail guards over escape of MILF leader

Sarangani gov relieves warden, 5 jail guards over escape of MILF leader

06 March 2010

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Sarangani Gov. Miguel Dominguez ordered the relief Friday of the jail warden and duty guards of the Sarangani provincial jail in connection with the escape early Thursday of an alleged field commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who was tagged as behind the series of attacks in Maasim town [...]

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Victims, families recall Davao airport bombing

Victims, families recall Davao airport bombing

05 March 2010

DAVAO CITY – Six years after the March 4 explosion at the Davao International Airport, trauma, losing a love one, pain and cries for justice continue to haunt families and survivors of the tragedy which left 22 people killed and 117 injured. Vivien Fugata, now a radiologist in a hospital here, recalled she was several meters [...]

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Davao City rotating power interruptions increased to two hours

Davao City rotating power interruptions increased to two hours

05 March 2010

DAVAO CITY – The daily rotating power interruptions in Davao City have been extended from one hour to two hours starting Thursday due to the reduced generation capacity of the hydroelectric plants in Lake Lanao and the Pulangi River in Bukidnon as well as the reduced power back-up from the Davao Light and Power Company [...]

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Davao light firm asks consumers to help conserve power

Davao light firm asks consumers to help conserve power

04 March 2010

DAVAO CITY- The Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) had fielded advisory through the media and the internet requesting their household customers to help conserve on power through the prudent use of electricity. DLPC senior vice president Art Milan specifically asked consumers not to turn on their air conditioning units between 6 to 10 p.m. He said [...]

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Military cautions Davao residents against IEDs planted by rebels along the road

Military cautions Davao residents against IEDs planted by rebels along the road

04 March 2010

DAVAO CITY – The military cautioned the residents of Barangay Barakatan, Toril, this city against the improvised explosive devices (IED) being planted by the rebels along the road. The soldiers issued the warning after a truck driver was wounded when an IED exploded while he was passing by the area 8:30 p.m. Monday. A report received by [...]

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South Cotabato cops note rise in theft, robbery cases as El Niño intensifies

South Cotabato cops note rise in theft, robbery cases as El Niño intensifies

03 March 2010

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police officials in South Cotabato has noted an increase in robbery and theft incidents in the area since the onset of the long dry spell or El Niño Phenomenon in early February. Chief Insp. George Parcon, police community relations chief of the South Cotabato Provincial Police Office, said Tuesday the initial report [...]

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AFP releases wounded NPA leader from military hospital in Davao City

AFP releases wounded NPA leader from military hospital in Davao City

03 March 2010

DAVAO CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has transferred captured New People’s Army (NPA) leader Zaldy Canete, alias Kumander Jinggoy, from a military hospital to the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City, Davao del Norte following a court order on Tuesday directing the military to do so. In a letter addressed to 10th [...]

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UMCPD chair urges members to more vigilant vs. threats in Davao City

UMCPD chair urges members to more vigilant vs. threats in Davao City

01 March 2010

DAVAO CITY – A leader of the United Muslim Council for Peace and Development (UMCPD) on Sunday urged its members to more vigilant against threats to peace in Davao City. Aleem Jamal Munib, chair of the UMCPD told the Times that everyone was surprise with the discovery of two explosive devices Wednesday inside the city hall [...]

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19 Davao City village chiefs urge Comelec to exempt them from gun ban

19 Davao City village chiefs urge Comelec to exempt them from gun ban

01 March 2010

DAVAO CITY – About 19 barangay chairs from the three districts of the city urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt them from the gun ban so that they can defend themselves against any possible harm by individuals behind the threat text message they received from one o’clock to five o’clock in the afternoon [...]

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Intel group vows to fight insurgency, terrorism in Davao Region

Intel group vows to fight insurgency, terrorism in Davao Region

26 February 2010

DAVAO CITY – The newly-created Mindanao Area Police Intelligence Office (MAPIO) has vowed to intensify the campaign against insurgency as well as terrorism in the island. Through the initiative of the Australian government, MAPIO was established on Jan. 30, 2009 with its main office located at Camp Catitipan in Buhangin district here. It has two satellite [...]

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Davao Sur most hit by brownouts

Davao Sur most hit by brownouts

26 February 2010

DAVAO DEL SUR – The province of Davao del Sur, composed of 14 municipalities and one city, is the country’s most-hit by brownouts, according to Governor Douglas Ra. Cagas. Cagas said the number of power interruptions in Davao del Sur reached six hours in no definite time during a day, from just one to two hours [...]

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FVR tours Socsargen, refreshes peace in Mindanao

FVR tours Socsargen, refreshes peace in Mindanao

25 February 2010

POLOMOK,SOUTH COTABATO – Revitalizing peace advocacies in pushing environment-friendly tourism in Mindanao, former President Fidel V. Ramos toured Sarangani, General Santos City and South Cotabato in his three-day visit here during the weekend. The first two days was also an occasion for the Ramos Peace and Development Foundation, Incorporated (RPDEV) chaired by the former President to [...]

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