PIKIT, North Cotabato (MindaNews/31 May) — Armed men abducted a German national, his Filipina wife and two others here this morning. But they apparently made a mistake in bringing their victims to an area controlled by rebels committed to the peace process.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/31 May) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) central office has summoned at least 30 election officers and members of the municipal and city board of canvassers of South Cotabato and nearby General Santos City to shed light on the alleged tampering of election results coming from the province.
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Shariff Kabunsuan (MindaNews/31 May) – Rising above passions and heated debates, the canvassing board of Shariff Kabunsuan today finished the canvassing of five out of 11 towns and ruled on motions filed by lawyers in an atmosphere described by electoral watchdogs as “fair, calm and orderly.”
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/31 May) – A municipal councilor of Norala, South Cotabato is now in hiding after he allegedly gunned down a local farmer following an altercation during a drinking spree late Wednesday night.
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte (MindaNews/31 May) — Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas attacked a telecommunications tower in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley on Thursday, killing two militiamen guarding the facility, military and police officials said.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/31 May) – The city government here is planning to develop the present city hall compound located at the heart of the city into a modern commercial hub.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/31 May) – Two foreign firms have eyed to get franchises to operate modern taxi services here where airconditioned cabs compose only 20 percent of the registered taxis.
