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A village councilman died and his three companions were wounded in a landmine explosion in Makilala, North Cotabato, Thursday morning.
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KIDAPAWAN - A local government official was killed and three policemen wounded in an attack by communist rebels in the southern Philippines, officials said Thursday.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Military and police forces started to beef up security Monday at Notre Dame Village Elementary School, one of the places President Arroyo is set to visit Tuesday and where hundreds of flood victims are temporarily staying.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of North Cotabato province has passed a resolution, drafted by Vice-Governor Emmanuel Piñol, expressing strong and vehement opposition to the inclusion of the province and areas within its political jurisdiction in the reported plebiscite that would determine the territories of the expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | yesterday
MANILA, July 25 (PNA) -- Low-fare airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) is adding frequencies to its Manila to Bacolod, Tacloban, Cotabato, and Dipolog services.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | yesterday
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Shariff Kabunsuan, July 25 (PNA) -- Works on the access road for the Quirino Delta Bridge in Poblacion 1 in Cotabato City starts tomorrow with the release last night of P63 million for the project.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | yesterday
Polomolok, South Cotabato - President Arroyo has ordered the area's Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) to focus not only on relief operations for affected families but also on the rehabilitation of damaged farmlands and agricultural infrastructure in the region that was caused by heavy rains brought about by typhoon Frank last June.
Sunstar (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo makes a surprise visit to the City Arcade located along Bonifacio Street in Cotabato City where well-milled rice is sold from P32 to P35 per kilo. (OPS/NIB Photo) MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo supports moves to postpone the August 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) to accommodate and give [...]
Business World (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO -- The two panels in the Mindanao peace talks will meet tomorrow to firm up a major provision in the truce pact and seek a possible extended presence of the International Monitoring Team (IMT).
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
MAKILALA, North Cotabato, July 23 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo saw here Tuesday the big potential of the rubber tree farming in this province when she visited this town where the Platinum Rubber Dev’t. Inc.(PRDI) is located.
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Village officials and police tried to respond to the pre-dawn plantation attack in southern Makilala in North Cotabato province, but their vehicle hit a mine planted by suspected rebels, said regional military spokesman Maj. Armand Rico.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines — Communist rebels attacked a banana farm associated with Dole Foods Co. Thursday and a land mine hit a security vehicle rushing to intervene, killing one and wounding three others, the military said.Village officials and police tried to respond to the pre-dawn plantation attack in southern Makilala in North Cotabato province, but their vehicle hit a mine planted by suspected...
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MANILA, Philippines Communist rebels attacked a banana farm associated with Dole Foods Co. Thursday and a land mine hit a security vehicle rushing to intervene, killing one and wounding three others, the military said.
Village officials and police tried to respond to the pre-dawn plantation attack in southern Makilala in North Cotabato province, but their vehicle hit a mine planted by...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Manila - A village official was killed and three police wounded Thursday in a landmine explosion as they responded to an attack by communist rebels on a banana plantation in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman said. A group of guerrillas barged into the plantation owned by Dole Philippines in Luna Norte village in Makilala town, North Cotabato province, 960 kilometres south of Manila,...
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
By Malu Cadelina Manar MAKILALA, North Cotabato — The scheduled visit of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo here Monday was called off due to bad weather, the Media Affairs Relations Office (Maro) said. Gerry Eser of Maro told the press that instead of proceeding to Makilala town, the President will travel by land to Polomolok town in South Cotabato [...]
