Tag: South Cotabato

  • Retired Police Officer Fatally Ambushed in South Cotabato

    In a tragic incident in Tupi, South Cotabato, a retired police officer was ambushed and killed on Friday afternoon. The victim, identified as 79-year-old Teodorico Bastan, a former Senior Police Officer 3 from Barangay Datal Bob, Tboli town, was serving as the chief of village peacekeepers in Barangay Simbo at the time of the attack.…

  • DAR Boosts South Cotabato Farmers’ Coops with New Trucks

    In a move to strengthen agricultural marketing, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) handed over two hauling trucks to farmers’ cooperatives in Tupi, South Cotabato. The ceremony, held on December 26, 2024, was led by Valerie Seiton, the provincial agrarian reform program officer, who emphasized the trucks’ role in enhancing the cooperatives’ capabilities. The vehicles,…

  • Tragic Van Accident in South Cotabato Claims Seven Lives

    In a devastating incident on Monday afternoon, a van crash in Tupi, South Cotabato, resulted in the death of seven passengers and left the driver seriously injured. The accident occurred on a barangay road when the Mitsubishi FB van, carrying tourists from Northern Mindanao, lost its brakes. The driver, in a desperate attempt to stop…

  • P1 Million Bounty Set for Clues in South Cotabato Vice Mayoral Candidate’s Murder

    In a determined push for justice, South Cotabato 2nd District Representative Peter Miguel has announced a P1 million reward for any information that could lead to the capture of the individuals responsible for the brutal murder of Jose Osorio, a vice mayoral candidate from Tantangan. The announcement came on Monday, November 18, 2024, as the…

  • Vice Mayoral Candidate Assassinated in South Cotabato

    In a shocking incident, Jose Osorio, a vice mayoral candidate in Tantangan, South Cotabato, was brutally murdered on Monday, November 18, 2024. The 58-year-old former barangay chief was found dead inside his family’s roadside eatery in Barangay Bukay Pait, where he was discovered by relatives following the sound of gunfire around 5:50 a.m. The police,…