KORONADAL CITY -- Some 240 pigs have reportedly died since last week due to suspected hog cholera outbreak in three North Cotabato towns, officials said.

KORONADAL CITY -- Among the companies affected by the global economic slowdown in Central Mindanao is pineapple giant Dole Philippines Inc.

KORONADAL CITY -- Palay production in North Cotabato, the top paddy rice producer in Central Mindanao, is seen to drop in the first quarter due to the flashfloods last week that damaged farms in six t

KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Police arrested on Friday a manager of an insurance company based in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat of allegedly faking documents needed for vehicle registrations in Central Mindanao.

KORONADAL CITY -- The government peace panel is preparing for the immediate resumption of amity talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

KORONADAL CITY -- Foreign environment experts asked the government to impose a moratorium on mining to avoid rice shortage in the country in the long term, echoing the sentiment earlier raised

THE communist-led New People's Army (NPA) on Friday owned the attack at the Tampakan police headquarters that wounded three policemen and a civilian employee of the local government unit (LGU).

MAITUM, Sarangani -- An armed "child warrior" of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), wounded and captured in a recent firefight, has been taken to custody by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), a military official said.

AUTHORITIES recovered high-powered firearms from alleged rogue elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Maasim, Sarangani on Wednesday, officials said.

THE City Government has launched the brand name "Magandang GenSan!" to further enhance its trade and tourism potentials.

EFFORTS to attract out-of-town investors to the fish port complex in General Santos City are not gaining headways due to the volatile security situation grappling other portions in southern Philippines, a state-run firm executive lamented Friday.

TWO oil industry giants have closed their fuel depots at Bula district here after the City Government stood pat in not granting them any more extensions from the December deadline, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

THE government's meat inspection service in Central Mindanao allayed fears of contamination of swine farms from various diseases that could further spoil the area's bid to finally ship cut pork products to Singapore.

KORONADAL CITY -- A Filipino-owned company has sought an exploration permit for copper, gold, and silver deposits in three provinces, the first company to formally file an application this year with the Mines and Geosciences

KIDAPAWAN CITY -- The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) in North Cotabato has urged authorities to conduct full investigation on the brutal slay of lawyer and former provincial election supervisor