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Amid lockdown, Bukidnon imposes, lifts ban on rice export on the same day
(UPDATED) Other provinces in Mindanao – Tawi-Tawi, Davao Oriental, North Cotabato – are also preparing for the heavy demand for rice due to the lockdowns across the country
Due to coronavirus fears, North Cotabato earthquake victims told to go home
The order aims to decongest various evacuation centers in the province of occupants. Evacuees who do not have homes to return to are exempted from the order.
North Cotabato implements 'pre-emptive' lockdown
Tourists are temporarily barred from visiting the Mt. Apo National Park and the Asik-Asik Falls
NDRRMC: At least 6 dead, 93 injured in Mindanao earthquake
(UPDATED) The NDRRMC reports 1,699 infrastructure damaged following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Cotabato
IN PHOTOS: Mindanao earthquake's trail of damage
Local officials in affected areas are still assessing the total cost of the damage inflicted by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake
1 dead as magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Cotabato
(4th UPDATE) Local officials say a child died in a house collapse in the town of Datu Paglas, Maguindanao
Elderly woman killed, 2 others wounded in North Cotabato air strike
The military says the air and ground assault at dawn was in an area controlled by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
2 soldiers killed in North Cotabato clash with NPA
Police say the soldiers were conducting a community support program in Arakan town when they were attacked by communist rebels
Court junks drug charges vs North Cotabato state college president
Kidapawan City Regional Trial Court Judge Henelinda Diaz says the search warrants used to conduct the raid on the home of then CFCST president Samson Molao are invalid
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits North Cotabato
(UPDATED) The earthquake is strongly felt in Makilala town in North Cotabato, Kidapawan City, Koronadal City, and Santa Cruz in Davao del Sur
Polls close in second Bangsamoro plebiscite
Despite fears, voting day in Lanao del Norte and parts of North Cotabato went without major problems
Despite explosions, voters troop to polls in Bangsamoro plebiscite
Voters in 22 towns in Lanao del Norte and 7 towns in North Cotabato will decide whether 6 Lanao towns and 67 Cotabato villages should be part of the Bangsamoro region
BOL plebiscite: 'Easier win' seen in North Cotabato than Lanao del Norte
'In North Cotabato, the political leaders are not against inclusion of the barangays.... The people are free to vote,' says Naguib Sinarimbo of the MILF's United Bangsamoro Justice Party
Most youth in Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato favor BARMM inclusion – survey
Surveyed youth in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato consider terrorism as the top priority the new Bangsamoro region should address
Commander Bravo urges Lanao voters: Vote 'yes' for peace
The alternative is continued violence, warns the MILF commander as Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato gear up for the February 6 Bangsamoro plebiscite
Bomb scares hit Davao City, Mindanao towns
An unverified text message warning of a bomb planted at the Mlang Pilot Elementary School prompts parents to fetch their children. The bomb threat turns out to be a hoax.
To divide people of Mindanao aim of explosions, says North Cotabato Gov
North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Mendoza says 'as we have done before, in the face of dangers and threats, we will look out for one another and we will stand together'
Blast-ambush kills cop, injures 11 others in North Cotabato
(UPDATED) Police suspect the communist New People's Army as being behind the attack
5 farmers killed in North Cotabato ambush
Matalam town police are eyeing a land dispute as the motive for the attack
Duterte ends BBL impasse: Mother LGUs' vote needed for inclusion in Bangsamoro
(2nd UPDATE) The 6 towns of Lanao del Norte and 39 North Cotabato barangays will have to get the support of their province and municipalities, respectively, before they can join, contrary to what the Bangsamoro Transition Commission wants
Bangsamoro territory in Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato still up for debate
(UPDATED) Lawmakers anticipate difficult discussions on how these areas would be included in the Bangsamoro region
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Duterte security aides hurt in clash with communist rebels
UPDATED The encounter is triggered by the discovery of 50 suspected communist rebels posing as soldiers manning a fake military checkpoint
Bongbong vs Leni: 2016 'election fingerprints' in possible recount areas
EXCLUSIVE: Election results in these provinces may be up for recount if the Presidential Electoral Tribunal grants the petitions of Marcos and Robredo in their respective protests
Palace, military downplay BIFF threats vs Duterte
The military says the BIFF was driven to make threats against President Rodrigo Duterte out of embarrassment as its attack on a North Cotabato village failed to inflict substantial damage on government forces
31 BIFF hostages rescued in North Cotabato – military
Military spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla says all the hostages including 12 children are safe
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BIFF attacks North Cotabato village, holds civilians hostage
4TH UPDATE Members of the BIFF have occupied a primary school in Pigcawayan town and have taken hostages says the military
North Cotabato farmers decry killings, harassment over land dispute
The murder of farmers group leader Wilerme Dorado Agorde in front of his grandchildren in February further fuels suspicion that farmers locked in a land dispute with a state university are being silenced
Alleged NPA rebels burn bus in North Cotabato
The incident occurs just days after the communist rebels and the Philippine government announced the resumption of formal peace negotiations
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Soldiers, NPA break ceasefire in Cotabato clash
A New People s Army rebel is killed in Makilala North Cotabato in the first fatal encounter to disrupt the 5 month old ceasefire
50 recaptured, over 100 still on the run in PH's biggest jailbreak
UPDATED The BJMP says 13 high value targets – 7 Muslim rebels and 6 organized crime gang members – were not among the 158 inmates who bolted a North Cotabato jail
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North Cotabato Mayor Cuan arrested
The police say the raid was conducted on reports that suspected illegal drugs and unlicensed firearms are stored in his warehouse and in his residence but no illegal drugs were found
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Maguindanao mayor on Duterte drug list killed in shootout
4th UPDATE Datu Saudi Ampatuan Mayor Samsudin Dimaukom and his convoy shot it out with anti drug operatives in Makilala North Cotabato according to police
North Cotabato governor to be tried for graft
The anti graft court Sandiganbayan finds merit in the Ombudsman s complaint that Emmylou Taliño Mendoza committed graft when she awarded a contract to her mother s gasoline station
IP leaders hold tribal ritual to save Mt Apo
During the sacred ritual which sought forgiveness from the tribes ancestors for the disrespect of Mt Apo North Cotabato 2nd District Representative Nancy Catamco is named a Diwata or protector
Change is coming: The politics of El Niño
Moving forward there are key things that the new government must act on bearing in mind the welfare of communities that have been suffering the most from inaction and incoherence
Duterte's agri secretary: Cotabato's Manny Piñol
The former governor is set to be the agricultural secretary of president elect Rodrigo Duterte To his Moro friends however the name Piñol is synonymous with peace spoiler
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Court orders arrest of North Cotabato governor
The 3 graft charges against Governor Emmylou Taliño Mendoza are bailable
Kidapawan farmers file charges vs Aquino allies, police
Our struggle for food land and justice is legitimate and we will pursue justice in every possible way one of the complainants vows
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Gov't should be blamed for hunger, violence in Kidapawan – senators
Government agencies reiterate that they had done what they could
WATCH: Senate hearing on Kidapawan drought protest
Watch the recording of the Senate hearing on the Kidapawan protest on Wednesday April 20
Kidapawan and the rice riots
Negotiations were cut short Riot police were unprepared and outnumbered Cops carried long arms This is the story behind the deadly protests in Kidapawan City
