Troops kill 2 NPA rebels in Southern Philippines

DAVAO CITY - Government soldiers killed two communist rebels, one of them a senior commander of the New People’s Army (NPA), in separate clashes in southern Philippines, officials announced on Friday.

Blast victim gets help from non-profit organization

SULTAN KUDARAT - Fifteen years ago, Josie Concepcion was walking with her son near a market in Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines when she heard a sudden, massive explosion.

3 NPA rebels killed in clash

COTABATO CITY - Government soldiers clashed with a band of communist rebels and killed three gunmen in Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines, officials said Saturday.

Bus bombed in Southern Philippines

KIDAPAWAN CITY - A powerful bomb explosion ripped through a passenger bus on Sunday and killed one civilian and injured at least 11 others in Tacurong City in the southern Philippine province of Sultan Kudarat.

NPA lider, napaslang sa Sultan Kudarat

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Napatay ng mga sundalo sa ilalim ng 603rd Infantry Brigade ang isang lider ng New People’s Army sa bayan ng Senator Ninoy Aquino sa Sultan Kudarat province.

Kin of murdered couple see hope, fear reprisals

SULTAN KUDARAT – Relatives of a Muslim couple who was murdered over a decade ago expressed fear and victory at the same time following the capture of one of four suspects in the killings – Pandag Mayor Khaddafe (Khadafeh)  Mangudadatu alias ‘Toy’ Mangudadatu.

Mayor accused of killing Muslim couple arrested

DAVAO CITY – Police have tightened security at a custodial facility where Pandag Mayor Khaddafe (Khadafeh) Mangudadatu alias ‘Toy’ is being held on murder charges for allegedly killing a Muslim couple 12 years ago in Sultan Kudarat’s President Quirino town.

BTA eyes establishment of hospital in Sultan Kudarat

SULTAN KUDARAT - A public consultation on a measure that seeks to establish a general hospital in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao province was held recently by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority's Committee on Health.

Tacurong broadcaster killed

KIDAPAWAN CITY - A broadcaster, who previously sought police protection after getting death threats, was gunned down on Wednesday in Tacurong City in the southern Philippine province of Sultan Kudarat, police said.

Police disrupt IED in Sultan Kudarat

COTABATO CITY – Police disrupted an improvised explosive discovered by villagers at a riverbank in the southern Philippine province of Sultan Kudarat, officials said Monday.

7 insurgents surrender in South

COTABATO CITY - The Philippine military said seven insurgents have surrendered separately to government troops in Sultan Kudarat province in Mindanao as security officials urged members of rebel groups to return to the fold of the law.

Army says 8 rebels yield in South

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military on Thursday announced the surrender of eight communist rebels to security forces in Mindanao, adding them to 105 insurgents who have returned to the fold of the law since January this year.

7 commies yield in South

COTABATO CITY – Seven New People’s Army rebels have surrendered to the military in Mindanao where security forces are fighting two fronts - the war on insurgents and winning hearts and minds in the countryside - in an effort to end decades of bloody war in the South that had killed tens of thousands of people.

Police serving arrest warrants kill 12 in fierce fighting

MAGUINDANAO – Over a dozen people were killed in fierce fighting Saturday between security forces and gunmen in the troubled Muslim province of Maguindanao, officials said.

6 NPA, sumuko sa Sultan Kudarat

ANIM NA miyembro ng New People’s Army ang sumuko sa 37th Infantry Battalion sa bayan ng Lebak sa lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat at kabilang sa mga ito ay isang supply officer at isang medic.

Parak pinatay sa Maguindanao

MAGUINDANAO - Pinabulagta ng di-pa nakilalang armado ang isang bagitong pulis habang pauwi ito sa kanilang bahay sa bayan ng Libungan sa North Cotabato.

NPA, pinasusuko ng militar

NANAWAGAN ANG militar sa mga rebeldeng New People's Army na sumuko na mapayapa at magbagong buhay ngayon Bagong Taon.

Dozens of NPA supporters yield in Mindanao

KIDAPAWAN CITY - Dozens of communist rebels and their supporters surrendered to the military in the southern Philippines where security forces are battling the insurgents for many decades now.

Tacurong hospital condemns attack on frontliner

KIDAPAWAN CITY – The St. Louis Hospital in the southern Philippine city of Tacurong condemned the attack on its personnel by villagers who suspected him of being infected with the deadly coronavirus disease.

The women of Kalamansig coffee

SULTAN KUDRAT - The town of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat is a haven of economic opportunities. The Moro Gulf, where a variety of fish can be harvested such as tuna and bangus, serves as the major fishing ground of the coastal communities in the town.