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  In a statement, Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, identified the suspect as Joan Alon Abdullah, 30, of Calle 4, Barangay Rosary Height Mother. “The suspect has long been on our watchlist,” Azurin said, adding that they have been trying to entrap Abdullah since 2015 until they managed to strike a deal with her through their poseur-buyer.   PDEA agents handcuffed Abdullah after handing out the suspected s...

(DOTr / MANILA BULLETIN) Lim said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing to complete the negotiation for road right-of-way and site acquisition for the entire TDD segment by the third quarter of this year but added that partial construction is targeted to commence by the second quarter. “The DOTr, along with the concerned government units, is currently in the process of acquiring (road) right-of-way for the alignment as well as the terminals and stations of this project,” she sai...

(photo from PNP PIO) Rasul Dubpaleg and Bhadz Dupbaleg were arrested at around 10 a.m. in Rajah Buayan town of Maguindanao for their alleged involvement in a series of bombing activities in Cotabato City and Central Mindanao. Gen. Debiold Sinas, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the two suspects are believed to be members of the local group that supports the international terror group Dawlah Islamiyah. They are also tagged as members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters ...

EDC orders 29MW power generation system for BacMan geothermal plant By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News Published February 3, 2021 12:09pm Lopez-led Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has ordered a 29-megawatt (MW) binary cycle power generation system from Turboden S.p.A -- a joint company of Italy-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Power Ltd. -- for the local firms geothermal plant in Palayan. Turboden on Wednesday said it will provide the complete power generation syste...

ANOTHER former PBA top draft pick is on the move. Mac Belo is being dealt by Blackwater to Meralco in exchange for starting point guard Baser Amer in a one-on-one trade agreed upon by the two teams on Tuesday. Trade papers had already been submitted for approval to the Commissioner’s Office. The transaction came on the same day the league approved the San Miguel-Terrafirma trade that sent 2018 No. 1 overall pick CJ Perez to the Beermen for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser, Russel Escoto, Gelo Alolino, an...

Published February 1, 2021, 2:10 PM DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Government on Monday joined the World Hijab Day in a gathering held at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex in Cotabato City.  Various women organizations in Maguindanao and Cotabato City joined the World Hijab Day on Monday, February 1. In a gathering at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex, participants wore black Abayas and old rose hijab as a symbol of peace, modesty, and unity in the week-long recognition. (Photos court...

COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police pursuit operations are ongoing against a group of armed men who ambushed and killed four persons on Saturday afternoon in Maguindanao.

Published January 30, 2021, 12:10 PM DAVAO CITY – Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have joined a two-day learning session on the settling of “rido” or family feuds. Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) desecrated a Catholic Chapel following an attack in a  remote village in Pigcawayan,North Cotabato. (Manila Bulletin / File / Keith Bacongco) In a statement on Friday, January 29, the BARMM Ministry of Public Orde...

Published January 30, 2021, 12:14 PM The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division has acquitted several former officials of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Cotabato Provincial Office Region XII of graft charges arising from the reportedly irregular operation of a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institution back in 2009. MANILA BULLETIN FILE Then Provincial Director Florante L. Herrera, CPO UTPRAS Focal Person Alex G. Labanon, and UTPRAS Focal Person Fr...

Published January 29, 2021, 10:30 AM At the end of the Lark Your Way to Success webinar series last year, Joyce Yu, President and CEO of True Blends Tea & Coffee, was announced as one of two winners of a business mentorship under Lark. Get to know more about the brand, the woman behind it, and how a cafeteria coffee cart in Katipunan turned into a nationwide franchise. The Early Years With no formal background in entrepreneurship, Joyce Yu was able to launch a small cafe of her own, and grow it...