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President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) This will be the message to be conveyed by President Duterte when he visits Cotabato City Tuesday, May 11. The President is scheduled to hold talks with concerned Bangsamoro officials as well as officers from the police and military during his visit in the south, according to his spokesman Secretary Harry Roque. “Ang objective ng Presidente para iparating ang mensahe na hindi po niya puwedeng pabayaan ang kanyang katungkulan na ipatupad ang b...

(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following stations recorded the highest heat index values on Tuesday. Dagupan City, Pangasinan (50°C, 2 p.m.) Aparri, Cagayan (46°C, 2 p.m.) Ambulong, Batangas (45°C, 2 p.m.) Sangley Pt., Cavite (45°C, 2 p.m.) San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (44°C, 2 p.m.) Casiguran, Aurora (43°C, 2 p.m.) Clark Airport, Pampanga (43°C, 2 p.m.) Cotabato Cit...

Mark Navales/BenarNews President Rodrigo Duterte urged officials of a Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to help rein in a group of Islamic State-linked militants or risk an all-out military offensive. In a surprise visit to a military camp in the town of Datu Odin Sinsuat near Cotabato, Duterte met with officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as well as military and police commanders. Three days earlier, members of the...

May 11, 2021 Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani urged those celebrating the end of the month of Ramadan (Eid’l Fitr) to pray at home instead of in mosques. “We appeal to all our Muslim brothers and sisters to perform our Eid prayers in our respective homes so we can be safe with our families and loved ones. We ask for your utmost understanding and we hope that we will continue to follow all our minimum health protocols,” said Guiani. There will be no public service at the city’s People�...

ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 18, 03 – 09 May 2021 Format REGIONAL SUMMARY: A total of 26 disasters (7 floods, 3 landslides, 4 storms and 12 windsrelated) affected the region in week 18. These disasters occurred in Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) reported that strong winds and storms occurred in Bântéay Méanchey, Kampong Speu, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Oddar Meanchey, Koh Kong, Kampong Chhnang, Kandal, and Svay Rieng Province...

Published May 10, 2021, 9:58 PM The start of the general public’s inoculation against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could happen earlier by one or two months as previously thought. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte’s “Talk to the Nation” address on May 10, 2021. (Screenshot from RTVM Facebook live) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, reported this to President Duterte during...

MARAWI CITY, May 10 (PIA)--The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) held its second Bangsamoro Food Security Summit (FSS) on May 6-7 at the Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City. The two-day event, which carried the theme: “Food for Today and Beyond: Transforming Philippine Agriculture," aimed to craft the region’s strategic action plans in addressing emerging challenges and prospects for the agriculture and fisheries industry. In his message, Bangsamoro C...

Armored personnel carriers make their way along traffic as they augment security forces in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on May 8. (AP Photo) COTABATO, Philippines--Dozens of Muslim militants occupied a public market overnight in the southern Philippines before fleeing after a tense standoff with government forces, officials said Saturday. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters did not take any hostage or put up resistance when army troops and police took positions at...

(PHOTO BY PIXABAY) The following monitoring stations recorded on Sunday the highest heat index values, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Dagupan City, Pangasinan (49 degrees Celsius) Sangley Point, Cavite (46°C) Ambulong, Batangas (45°C) Catbalogan, Western Samar (43°C) Clark Airport, Pampanga (43°C) San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (43°C) Casiguran, Aurora (42°C) Iba, Zambales (42°C) Masbate City, Masbate (42°C) Port Are...

May 08, 2021 - 3:43 AM COTABATO, Philippines - Dozens of Muslim militants occupied a public market overnight in the southern Philippines before fleeing after a tense standoff with government forces, officials said Saturday. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters did not take any hostage or put up resistance when army troops and police took positions at dawn Saturday near the public market in the farming town of Datu Paglas, said military spokesman Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar. �...