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New cases stand at 28,471

President Duterte could not help but give a "snappy salute" to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Andres Centino for the government's recent success against the communist insurgency as well as the ongoing relief operations for typhoon Odette victims. President Duterte speaks dur

COTABATO CITY - Starting this year, all contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are already covered by the state social pension fund. Orly Mabinay, Social Security System (SSS) - Cotabato branch manager, said Tuesday that more than 2,000 contractual and job order workers in the region's various offices are now covered by the SSS. This came about after BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim and SSS President and Chief Exec...

The bombed unit of the Mindanao Star Bus in Aleosan, North Cotabato on Jan. 11, 2022. (File photo courtesy of Mhen Maslamama/Jess Ali) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - The slain primary suspect in the recent Mindanao Star Bus (MSB) bombing in Aleosan, North Cotabato was involved in previous bomb attacks in the Soccsksargen region, the military here said Tuesday. Lt. Colonel John Pal Baldomar, the Army's 6th Infantry Division spokesperson, said Norodin Hassan, slain during an Army law enforcement ...

Medilines Distributors Inc., the medical equipment supplier, on Tuesday said it renewed its distribution deal with Siemens Healthineers for another three years. “Our partnership with Siemens Healthineers started in 2016 and is now on its third renewal. This reflects Siemens’ confidence in Medilines’ established name in the Philippine healthcare industry,…

SAFETY. A worker sprays disinfectant on one of the buses owned by the Yanson Group of Bus Companies in Barangay Bulua, Cagayan de Oro, to ensure that it is safe for the riding public on Sunday (Jan. 16, 2022). The management of the public transport company, whose bus was bombed in North Cotabato recently, has expressed its gratitude to the military for the arrest of the bomb suspects. (PNA photo by Jigger Jerusalem) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The management of the public transport company whose bus w...

VACCINATION ROLLOUT ANEW. The DOH in Soccsksargen region aims to vaccinate a total of 1,220,139 individuals during the January 24-26 Bayanihan, Bakunahan activities in Region 12. Dr. Aristides Concepcion-Tan (2nd left), DOH-12 regional director, has appealed for media support during a press conference on Monday (Jan. 17, 2022) in Cotabato City for the forthcoming campaign that forms part of the national IATF's "Strategy Laban sa Pandemya." (Photo courtesy of DOH-12) COTABATO CITY -...

NO VAX, NO ENTRY POLICY. A long queue of public and private vehicles along one of the city's entry points while the no vaccine certificate no entry policy was being enforced on Sunday (Jan. 16, 2022). Cotabato City has been placed under Alert Level 3 for Covid-19 by the national IATF from Jan. 16 to 31, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Cotabato City IATF) COTABATO CITY - Authorities here have started implementing a "no vaccination card, no entry" policy for all persons entering the city fr...

Police point to a different group as responsible for the bombing – the Al-Khobar extortion group

(Photo courtesy of Office of the Chief Minister - BARMM) COTABATO CITY-The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) kicked off Monday the week-long celebration of its 3rd foundation anniversary at the Bangsamoro government center in this city. The region had for its theme "Changing People's Lives, Transforming the Bangsamoro: Celebrating and Sustaining the Gains of Peace and Moral Governance" this year that highlights the breakthroughs of the regional government in a...