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	Cotabato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cotabato, formerly North Cotabato, is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao.
		Cotabato is subdivided into 17 municipalities and 1 city.
		North Cotabato was renamed Cotabato on December 19, 1983.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cotabato_province (250 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The original Cotabato Province known as the Empire Province of Cotabato used to be the largest in the country in terms of land area.
		Cotabato province lies on the eastern part of Region XII and is strategically located in the central part of Mindanao.
		At present Cotabato is a prime focus of the rubber industry, with its 27 processing plants producing pale creep, brown, crumb, air dried sheets.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=61 (513 words)

	Gov.ph - Public Safety
		COTABATO CITY, June 28 (PNA) - Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Arturo Lomibao rushed Monday to Magpet, North Cotabato after some 30 New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas ransacked Sunday the town’s police station and disarmed nine police officers on duty.
		On June 26, joint elements of the NPA Committees 51 and 53 raided the Magpet police headquarters and spirited away 29 firearms taken from the policemen and the station’s armory.
		Lomibao, for his part, said they are expecting the NPA raiders to use paths near the Cotabato — Davao highway as the forested sections of Magpet are treacherous, considering that the municipality is situated at the foot of Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak at 10,700 feet above sea level.
	www.gov.ph /cat_pubsafety/newscontent.asp?newsid=10677 (336 words)

	Panabo edges Cotabato; Mindanao team formed - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		MAGPET, Cotabato--Cotabato province scored a perfect 5-for-5 in the finals but Panabo of Davao del Norte survived the big charge by landing seven gold medals to emerge champion in the 1st Mindanao Invitational Amateur Boxing tournament in this agricultural wonderland Thursday night.
		With the Panabo and Cotabato teams sharing the bulk of the 14 gold medals staked in the two-category tournament --Youth and Batang Pinoy--Davao City picked a solitary gold through welterweight Mike Mirafuentes, winner by RSC (referee stopped contest) over Jaype Maravilla of Tulunan, to salvage third place in the five-day tilt.
		North Cotabato Gov. Manny Piñol announced he is teaming up with Floirendo to form a Mindanao team that will be competing in local and overseas meets.
	news.inq7.net /sports/index.php?index=1&story_id=48989 (478 words)

	NPA says attack meant to shame North Cotabato governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		KIDAPAWAN CITY-North Cotabato Gov. Emmanuel Piñol said the New People's Army (NPA) attack on a police station in Magpet town on Sunday was meant to embarrass him.
		"The top despotic bureaucrat of North Cotabato and his brother [Magpet mayor Efren Piñol] are understandably stunned because this is a strong slap on their faces," said Rigoberto Sanchez, spokesperson of the Merardo Arce Command of the NPA's Southern Mindanao Regional Operations Command.
		Members of the regional police mobile force and troops from the 602nd Infantry Brigade have been mobilized to track down the suspects believed to be led by a certain Iloy of the NPA Front 51.
	beta.inq7.net /mobile/html_output/20050628-41755.xml.html (434 words)

	Manobo
		The Ilianon, Livunganen-Arumanen, and Kirintekan are in northern Cotabato.
		In the municipalities of President Roxas and Sitio Kabalantian in Magpet, north Cotobato, the tagungguan is a gong set consisting of eight knobbed gongs suspended vertically on a frame.
		The Agusanon and Umayamnon saet, Cotabato saut, and Western Bukidnon kedsaut is a war dance of one or two warriors, each holding either a war bolo or a spear with a bell attached to it, and a shield.
	litera1no4.tripod.com /manobo_frame.html (12815 words)

	Sun.Star Davao - Magpet budget officer slain
		KIDAPAWAN CITY -- The municipal budget officer of the town of Magpet, North Cotabato was gunned down inside the compound of his residence here Friday night.
		North Cotabato Gov. Emmanuel Piñol, for his part, said his investigation indicates the victim has had several death threats from still unidentified groups.
		Although Marañon is working for Piñol's political opponent, the Pelonios of Magpet, the governor vowed to help facilitate the giving of justice to the family left by Marañon.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2004/03/22/news/magpet.budget.officer.slain.html (390 words)

	Sun.Star Davao - Tarsier found in Magpet dies
		THE Tarsier found and sold by a native in Magpet, Cotabato last week died of hunger a few days after in the hands of its buyer.
		According to reports, the Tarsier was found by a resident in Imamaling, Magpet.
		He tried to sell it for P300 in the Magpet town hall but nobody wanted to buy at as it was expensive, a source said.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2002/06/13/news/tarsier.found.in.magpet.dies.html (225 words)

	Global Nation \| INQ7.net
		DAVAO CITY--Three vans full of suspected armed communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels raided the police station of Magpet, North Cotabato and seized several firearms from the station's armory on Sunday at about 6 pm.
		Magpet Mayor Efren Piñol said the more than 20 suspects dressed in civilian clothing went to the police station to supposedly surrender a man, who was in handcuffs.
		Police North Cotabato director Supt. Miguel Laurel said the suspects were able to snatch 30 guns.
	www.inq7.net /globalnation/sec_new/2005/jun/27-05.htm (183 words)

	cellular-news \| GSM coverage extends to conflict areas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Since the 1970s, Pikit, Cotabato, has been a remote municipality in the Philippines island, Mindanao, made even more inaccessible to most people by the raging conflict between government and separatist forces.
		Magpet, North cotabato, near Mt. Apo and Maitum, Sarangani, whose shores face the sea that borders with Indonesia, are now also covered.
		Reproduction of this website, in whole or in part, in any form or medium without express written permission from cellular-news is prohibited.
	www.cellular-news.com /story/8155_print.php (364 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| REGIONS > Truck rams jeep; 4 killed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Rescuers brought the passengers to the Saint Elizabeth Hospital, but the doctors pronounced four of the victims dead on arrival.
		Senior Supt. Efren Valeriano, Sarangani police director, identified the fatalities as Joel Giangan, 29, a resident of Magpet, North Cotabato, driver of the ill-fated jeepney; Purisima Fulgencio, 35; Mary Grace Imban, 17; and Alfredo Gisulga.
		He said the victims were all passengers of the jeepney owned by Rene Florentino of Magpet, North Cotabato.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/aug/22/yehey/prov/20050822pro5.html (279 words)

	Manila Bulletin Online
		Rolando Uy, prefect of discipline and officer-in-charge of the Magpet National High School in Magpet, said many of them suffered fever and were absent from class for two or three days as a result of the hazing.
		So, we have to decide the right discipline that we could impose so that they will learn from it," Uy said during a meeting with the parents and the students who were victims of hazing.
		Senior Inspector Wilfredo Perocho, chief of Magpet police, identified the three fraternities as Phi Delta Gamma, Alpha Sigma Omega, and Kappa Zeta Alpha.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2006/03/25/PROV2006032559654.html (382 words)

	YEHEY!News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Zaldy Villazan, municipal administrator of Magpet, said the municipal government decided to declare barangays Pangaw-an and Salab as tarsier sanctuaries after two of the primates were released to their natural habitat.
		Environment and local government officials in North Cotabato set the primates free on December 4 in Palibgon river in barangay Pangaw-an.
		Tarsiers have their natural habitat in T'boli, South Cotabato and in the forests of Celebes, Sumatra, and Borneo.
	news.yehey.com /news3.asp?c=14&i=78679 (376 words)

	15 dead in MILF ... - May 02, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A soldier was wounded and a bunker was hit during the attack which started around 7:45 p.m.
		Among those injured was Capt. Philip Esmeralda, civil military operations officer of the 26th Infantry Battalion, who was supposed to meet Gov. Imelda Dimaporo in Tubod town.
		In Magpet, North Cotabato, communist rebels spoiled the eve of the town's fiesta when they shot and killed three persons, including a bystander.
	www.inq7.net /nat/2003/may/02/text/nat_3-1-p.htm (593 words)

	COTABATO TOWN DECLARES WAR VS NPA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The mayor is a brother of North Cotabato Governor Manny Piñol, a former sportswriter-turned-politician who comes from an influential family in the province.
		The NPA claims Magpet and other hinterland towns in North Cotabato as their areas of influence.
		It was the third attack allegedly perpetrated by the NPA in Magpet since last year.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/ht/ht005877.htm (284 words)

	Parade of Young Stars: The Mindanao Invitational Open Amateur Boxing Tournament
		When the Mindanao Invitational Open Amateur Boxing Tournament unfolds in North Cotabato Aug. 28 to 31 this year, boxing fans will be treated to a dazzling show of young talents in amateur boxing who are expected to figure prominently in the Olympic eliminations two years from now.
		Two provinces –; Davao del Norte and North Cotabato – and the City of Davao, local government units which possess viable amateur boxing programs, are a cinch to send many of their boxers to the finals.
		Since his arrival in the Philippines July 19, Espinosa has been quartered in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato’s capital, preparing his video and manual of instructions prior to his nationwide tour to train prospective boxing trainers in all regions of the country.
	philboxing.com /news/story-3312.html (562 words)

	joe torres' first draft: ‘Struggling journalists’
		DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 June) -- This was how George and Maricel "Macel " Alave-Vigo described themselves during their stint as regular staff members of "The Headliner," a weekly newspaper published in Cotabato City and circulated in Southwestern Mindanao from 1998 until the paper folded up in 2003.
		George, 35, a native of Magpet North Cotabato, served as president of the student council of Notre Dame of Kidapawan College where he finished Political Science.
		Macel, 39, was part-time media relations officer of Rep. Lala Talino and was area coordinator of SPOTS (Solar Power Technology System) of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), a project funded by the British Petroleum, to distribute solar power to agrarian reform communities without access to electricity.
	jotorres.blogspot.com /2006/06/struggling-journalists.html (886 words)

	Balita - Linking Filipinos worldwide with news since 1994
		Military reports identified a certain Tatay Kardo of the NPA Herminio Alfonso Command Front 53 as the leader of the ambushers.
		The incident was the third attack perpetrated by the NPAs in Magpet since last year.
		On November 2005, suspected NPA hit squad members gunned down Municipal Councilor Gerry Lingaro in Barangay Poblacion Magpet for leading a group of militiamen in the community.
	news.balita.ph /html/article.php/20060124122234056/print (854 words)

	CEBU CITY NEXT STOP FOR NORTH COTABATO FAIR & FRUIT FESTIVAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This meant a 113% leap in investments, the biggest in the region as of February 2005 according to DTI-12.
		CPIPC has recorded total investments made in North Cotabato from 2000 to 2004 at P901 million, generating 68,595 new jobs, and making it the leading province in job generation in the region, according to DOLE-12.
		The North Cotabato Fair and Fruit Festival is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Land Reform, Department of Tourism, Landbank of the Philippines, Lapanday Foods Corp., Dole-Stanfilco, Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM), Philippine Airlines, Asian Hybrid Seed Technologies Inc., and the Municipal Government of Magpet, North Cotabato.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/ht/ht005475.htm (309 words)

	[Islam-Online- Top News]
		MILF resistance earlier this month mounted a series of attacks in the province of Maguindanao and North Cotabato, at one time occupying a town hall and shutting down a major highway.
		Security forces two weeks ago countered with a massive offensive against a key resistance base, capturing it after a week of fighting that left at least 44 fighters and four troopers dead.
		In another clash Thursday, an MILF fighter was wounded in a firefight with a militia unit in Magpet, North Cotabato.
	www.islamonline.net /IOL-English/dowalia/news-26-2-2000/topnews8.asp (445 words)

	Mindanao News - Barangay captain decries Army claims against him and villagers
		KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/08 June) -- A village chair in Magpet, North Cotabato has denied membership in the so-called People's Court of the New Peoples' Army (NPA) and said the military's allegation that members of farmers' groups in his village are "leaders, members and supporters of the NPA" is "a big lie."
		Escol recalled one meeting with the Army in his village last May 12 where he was told to identify his constituents who were active in organizations.
		Buco said Barangay Amabel, located in the hinterlands of Magpet, is said to be influenced by NPA rebels.
	mindanews.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=177&Itemid=50 (393 words)

	Justice for George and Macel! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		George and Macel were members of the Federation of Reporters for Empowerment and Equality (FREE), an organization of journalists that ran and managed the defunct Headliner.
		In college, both were members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) and League of Filipino Students (LFS).
		George, a native of Magpet North Cotabato, served president of the student council
	www.georgeandmacel.com /bio.html (668 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Emergency Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		All municipalities have their own police station located near the municipal hall.
		All municipalities have their own fire station located near the municipal hall.
		Police Stations and Outposts are located in all towns.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=emergencyservice&province=61 (58 words)

	PHILIPPINES, Landmine Monitor Report 2002
		In March 2002, following an encounter with NPA guerrillas in the hinterlands of Magpet, Cotabato, AFP soldiers recovered an unspecified number of landmines and blasting caps, along with grenades, rifles, and communist documents.
		On 16 June 2001, in the same area of Matanog, Maguindanao, a 40-year-old farmer, the father of eight children, was harvesting coconuts when one hit the ground, triggering an explosion.
		He was brought first to the DIGS hospital and later transferred to the Cotabato Regional Hospital for treatment of multiple shrapnel injuries.
	www.icbl.org /lm/2002/philippines.html (4004 words)

	Festivities in Southern Philippines
		The natives' own version of "party" with a traditional horsefight, a "blood compact" peace ceremony, etc.
		There are cultural shows, a parade of local fruit products, a bevy of exhibits, and selected lectures on fruit preparation processes.
		An anuual feast of the Manobo tribal community of Magpet in celebration of a bountiful harvest.
	biscanbc.tripod.com /id11.html (1723 words)

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		Officials release 2 tarsiers captured in remote village
		MAGPET, Cotabato — Environment and local government officials in North Cotabato set free yesterday two Philippine tarsiers the natives captured months ago in a remote village here.
		The Philippine tarsiers, known among the Bagobos here as "Tenakak," were released back to their natural habitat in Palibgon River in barangay Pangao-an, a remote village in Magpet.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/12/05/PROV2004120523877.html (249 words)

	Spoiled food downs at least 50 in N. Cotabato - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Spoiled food downs at least 50 in N. Cotabato - INQ7.net
		Spoiled food downs at least 50 in N. Cotabato
		COTABATO CITY- At least 50 pupils and teachers of Alibayon elementary school in Magpet, North Cotabato were downed by the spoiled food they had for lunch Friday, Magpet mayor Efren Piñol said on Saturday.
	news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=49783 (247 words)

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