Cotabato News

Cotabato tribesmen face food scarcity (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Food has become so scarce again in the hinterlands of North Cotabato that members of the indigenous communities have turned to potentially poisonous root crops anew to survive the dry spell.

19 die in Bataan, Quezon, N. Cotabato road mishaps (Manila Bulletin)
A total of 19 people, including two South Korean tourists and a rookie policeman, died while 15 others were injured in separate road accidents in Bataan, North Cotabato, and Quezon provinces, police officials revealed Wednesday. The most recent among the three separate road accidents occurred in North Cotabato at dawn Wednesday which left eight people dead and 13 others injured, said Chief ...

18 patay sa magkakahiwalay na aksidente sa N.Cotabato, Quezon at Bataan (GMA News)
Umabot sa 18 katao ang nasawi sa magkakahiwalay na aksidente na naganap sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato, Quezon at Bataan sa loob lamang ng 24-oras.

4 suspected members of private armed groups nabbed in South Cotabato (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Four suspected members of private armed groups were arrested by police in South Cotabato Wednesday morning, a police spokesman said.

2 araw na blockout sa South Cotabato, mararanasan na rin (RMN)
(5:51 AM RMN-Koronadal) MARARANASAN sa lalawigan ng South Cotabato ang dalawang araw na total blockout base na rin sa advise ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) dahil sa...

16 teams to join 3rd Cebu Ulimate Frisbee (Sun Star)
EVERYTHING is set for the 3rd Cebu National Ultimate Frisbee tournament this coming April 9-11, 2010 at the Aboitiz Sports Field in Mandaue City. read more

13 entries have 3 points in `Araw' 6-Cock Derby (Sun Star)
THE 6-Cock Derby with a guaranteed prize of P8 million and sponsored by Thunderbird Bexan XP opened March 9 at the Davao Matina Gallera with 104 entries from the country's topnotch breeders competing. read more

Punching Out Her Place in Boxing History (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
WHEN Women’s Boxing makes its debut in the 2012 London Olympics, Filipinos are hoping that the star of the event will finally be one of their own.

Aquino expects to lead by 20 percent more than closest presidential rival (Laguna Times)
Liberal Party presidential candidate, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd, wants to lead by more than 20 percentage points against his supposedly closest rival, Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. of Nacionalista Party, in the presidential race.

FEU, La Salle top UAAP football (Sun Star)
ROOKIE Dexter Chio did a heroic job for Far Eastern University (FEU) to regain the UAAP men’s football crown, defeating University of Santo Tomas (UST), 1-0, Sunday at the Ateneo field. read more