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Shot BARMM school supervisor dies in hospital

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Shot BARMM school supervisor dies in hospital

By Edwin Fernandez Dr. Alamansa Ambiton, schools district supervisor of Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur, and principal of Sapakan Central Elementary School (Photo from Ambiton’s Facebook Page) COTABATO CITY – A school district supervisor in Maguindanao del Sur, who was shot and critically wounded by an assailant on Tuesday afternoon died on Wednesday morning, a police official confirmed. Capt. Argie Eyana, police chief of Rajah Buayan, Maguind…Read Article

Reforms eyed for BARMM polls amid lessons from midterms

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Inquirer files COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Civil society watchdogs monitoring the conduct of the midterm elections on May 12 are eyeing policy reforms relating to how the political exercise is being run in the country. Lawyer Benedicto Bacani, executive director of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance and lead convener of the Independent Election Monitoring Center (IEMC), said the recent polls provided vital lessons on how the upcom…Midterm Elections · Cotabato City Read Article

PDEA: P3.4M worth of shabu seized, top drug suspect nabbed in Cotabato City ops

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Government anti-narcotics agents seized around P3.4 million worth of shabu on Tuesday, May 20, following the arrest of a high-value target (HVT) suspect during a buy-bust operation in Cotabato City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) stated.PDEA Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Regional Office Director Gil Cesario Castro said that the suspect alias “Jabbar/ Moktar’’ was nabbed at 039 Al-Salam Street, Rosary Heig…Cotabato City · Cotabato City Read Article

2 Mpox Cases Detected in Bangsamoro Province - BusinessWorld Online

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro government has intensified its information campaign on the prevention of monkeypox (Mpox) after two residents of Maguindanao del Norte province had tested positive for the disease. Six others are also in isolation facilities, under tight medical surveillance, for showing symptoms of monkeypox too. Bangsamoro Health Minister Kadil M. Sinolinding, Jr. told reporters on Wednesday that one of the two monkeypox patients…Mpox · Cotabato City See the Story

2025 Cotabato City mayor, vice mayor, councilors elected

Cotabato City, located in Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines, became a highly urbanized city in 1979. The May 2025 elections resulted in Bruce Matabalao becoming mayor. The city covers 176 square kilometers, consists of 37 barangays, and Alexandra Salazar represented it in Miss Philippines Earth 2021, placing in the Top 20.Cotabato City · Cotabato City Read Article

How Philippine regions voted: Few victories vs dynasties but reform hopes rise for 2028 campaign

Political dynasties again dominated the May 2025 Philippine elections, but a growing anti-dynasty sentiment during the election campaign made an impact “to a certain extent,” said Luie Tito Guia of the Democratic Insights Group, former commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “I think it did to a certain extent. The blatant display of dynastic politics may have generated some adverse reactions from the people, prompting them to con…Cotabato City · Cotabato City Read Article

MARGINALIA: Machiavelli’s Meeting with Moral Governance

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) “Moral Governance,” they said. But in the alleyways of May 12, we saw more envelopes than ethics. It was barely dawn when I prepared for the polling station, walking with a frozen shoulder—a gentle reminder from my orthopedic reality. The birds had not even finished their first chorus, but the line had already curled along the elementary school’s concrete fence. I came not just to vote—but to witness. And what …Cotabato City · Cotabato City Read Article

2 hurt in Maguindanao del Sur bomb attack amid pre-election unrest

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – A bomb attack wounded a man and his teenage daughter in Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday evening, May 10, hours after a firefight between government troops and former rebels as violence linked to upcoming elections continued to escalate. The explosion occurred around 7:55 pm in Barangay Mother Poblacion, injuring 40-year-old Montaser Paglas Mamaluba and his 13-year-old daughter, Julpa Kasan Mamal…Unrest · Cotabato City Read Article

Crime gang leader killed in Maguindanao Norte clash

By Edwin Fernandez (6ID infographics) COTABATO CITY – Security forces killed a wanted criminal gang leader during a law enforcement operation in Maguindanao del Norte on Monday, military officials reported Tuesday. Kamlon Manardas Ragundo, 34, died in a firefight when Marine Battalion Landing Team-2 (MBLT-2) assisted the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CIDG-BARMM) and local police servi…Military · Cotabato City Read Article

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