Magnitude 3.4 quake rocks Sultan Kudarat province

COTABATO CITY: A magnitude 3.4 earthquake that is tectonic in origin jolted the province of Sultan Kudarat on Monday morning. In a 7:42 a.m. bulletin released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake’s epicenter was recorded seven kilometers southwest of Columbio town with a depth of one kilometer. The Phivolcs said… Read More Magnitude 3.4 quake rocks Sultan Kudarat province

Kudarat IPs stage indignation rally against NPA activities

TACURONG CITY: Buoyed by the Duterte administration’s disclosures of alleged deceitful acts by leftist ideologues and combatants, residents belonging to indigenous tribes (IP) in nearby Esparanza, Sultan Kudarat have staged an indignation rally voicing out the ill-effects of New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents in their midst. Dozens of mostly IP residents took to the streets… Read More Kudarat IPs stage indignation rally against NPA activities

S. Kudarat town officials accused of graft post bail bond

COTABATO CITY: Facing graft charges, local officials of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, posted bail on Tuesday after a local court issued warrants for their arrest. Isulan Vice Mayor Lord Dean Castillo, together with Municipal Councilors Rene Aristoza, Mariblithe Cartujano-Garingo, Gina Belmes Dael, Ryan M. Dumaran, and Sangguniang Kabataan chair and ex-officio member Clarice Lagdamen were ordered… Read More S. Kudarat town officials accused of graft post bail bond

71 NPA fighters, supporters yield in S. Kudarat

COTABATO CITY: A total of 71 New People’s Army (NPA) members, militiamen, and mass base supporters withdrew their support to the communist terrorist group on Sunday and took their oath of allegiance to the government during ceremonies in Barangay Salansang, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. Out of the total number, three were regular NPA members, eight members… Read More 71 NPA fighters, supporters yield in S. Kudarat

S. Kudarat village on lockdown after suspected Covid-19 case

By Edwin Fernandez COTABATO CITY: Officials in the Sultan Kudarat town of Lambayong have imposed a lockdown on a village where a 56-year-old woman showed symptoms of 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Monday. Lambayong Mayor Ferdinand Agduma said the woman who tested positive from a rapid anti-body test is now categorized as “suspect” for Covid-19… Read More S. Kudarat village on lockdown after suspected Covid-19 case