KORONADAL CITY
– The Philippine Army has urged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters (BIFF) to surrender peacefully following the recent killing of its
leader in a clash in the southern Philippine city of Tacurong.
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Sunday, February 26, 2023
Sunday, November 6, 2022
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.
Friday, May 27, 2022
Tight security in Koronadal after bus bombing
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Police tightened security in Koronadal City in South Cotabato province following Thursday bombing of a passenger bus that injured two civilians.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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.
Friday, June 11, 2021
Mayor, pumanaw dahil sa Covid-19; isa pa may sakit rin!
KIDAPAWAN CITY - Pumanaw sa edad na 62-anyos ang alkalde ng lungsod ng Tacurong dahil sa Covid-19 habang nasa pagamutan ito sa General Santos City.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
LSI nagpakamatay!
MAGUINDANAO – Isang locally stranded individual ang nagpatiwakal habang nasa loob ng quarantine facility sa bayan ng Upi sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
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.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Former Sultan Kudarat guv ambushed
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Motorcycle gunmen killed the former vice governor of Sultan Kudarat province in an ambush Tuesday in the restive southern Philippine region of Mindanao.
Rolando Recinto was driving his pickup truck along the highway in Lambayong town’s Bilumin village when gunmen attacked him. Police said Recinto came all the way from Tacurong City and was on his way home.
The motive of the murder is still unknown, but his son, Francis Eric Recinto, is the town’s vice mayor, a position his father previously held.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the killing which occurred a week after President Rodrigo Duterte lifted martial law in Mindanao. Recinto’s family did not give any statement to the press. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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Rolando Recinto was driving his pickup truck along the highway in Lambayong town’s Bilumin village when gunmen attacked him. Police said Recinto came all the way from Tacurong City and was on his way home.
The motive of the murder is still unknown, but his son, Francis Eric Recinto, is the town’s vice mayor, a position his father previously held.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the killing which occurred a week after President Rodrigo Duterte lifted martial law in Mindanao. Recinto’s family did not give any statement to the press. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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Monday, November 19, 2018
2 pro-ISIS gunmen killed in South
COTABATO CITY – Two gunmen, believed to be pro-ISIS fighters, were Monday killed in a firefight with security forces after they broke through a road block in southern Philippines, reports said.
It said the two men were in a van and opened fire on soldiers in Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat province sparking a running gun battle. The duo was cornered by security forces and eventually killed.
When soldiers and policemen searched the vehicle, they found a black flag with markings similar to those use by the ISIS. They also recovered an improvised explosive device and a sub-machine gun, including an automatic pistol.
The identities of the slain gunmen were unknown, but police have searched the van for vital information and clues that would help in the anti-terror investigation.
No individual or group has claimed the bodies of the two men. The province is a known lair of several pro-ISIS militant groups, including the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which is fighting for the establishment of caliphate in the restive region. (Mindanao Examiner)
It said the two men were in a van and opened fire on soldiers in Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat province sparking a running gun battle. The duo was cornered by security forces and eventually killed.
When soldiers and policemen searched the vehicle, they found a black flag with markings similar to those use by the ISIS. They also recovered an improvised explosive device and a sub-machine gun, including an automatic pistol.
The identities of the slain gunmen were unknown, but police have searched the van for vital information and clues that would help in the anti-terror investigation.
No individual or group has claimed the bodies of the two men. The province is a known lair of several pro-ISIS militant groups, including the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which is fighting for the establishment of caliphate in the restive region. (Mindanao Examiner)
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