Day: April 22, 2025
8 injured as fishing boat explodes off General Santos coast
COTABATO CITY – Eight fishermen were injured in an explosion that destroyed their fishing boat while it was docked near the shoreline of Barangay Calumpang in General Santos City on Tuesday, April 22. Initial reports from local radio stations said the group was preparing to sail to Mati City in Davao Oriental when the fuel
Bangsamoro gov’t mourns Pope Francis’ passing, calls for interfaith solidarity
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro government has extended its condolences to the Catholic community across the region following the death of Pope Francis, emphasizing the need for interfaith unity in a region shaped by diversity. Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua on Tuesday, April 22, expressed the regional government’s sympathies to Catholics in all three cities and
Army deploys elite troops to Basilan ahead of 2025 polls
COTABATO CITY – Ahead of the 2025 polls, the Philippine Army has deployed a rapid deployment team of elite soldiers to Basilan in a bid to tighten security in the island province once notorious for insurgent threats. Around 100 troops from the 113th Division Reconnaissance Company (DRC), trained in ranger-style combat, arrived in Basilan on
