Maguindanao Norte road mishap leaves 6 dead, 13 hurt

By Edwin Fernandez

DATU ODIN SINSUAT,

Maguindanao del Norte –A freak highway accident along the national highway here has claimed the lives of six persons and injured 13 others, police said Monday.

Sgt. Benjamin Bedo, Datu Odin Sinsuat traffic investigator, said a pickup truck, a loaded passenger van, and a tricycle were involved in the 4:30 a.m. Sunday highway mishap in Barangay Kurinte.

“Five of the fatalities on board the passenger van were to attend a family reunion in Maguindanao del Sur (province) when the incident occurred,” Bedo said.

He identified the fatalities as Unasan Kaul, the passenger van driver and resident of Guindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur; and his passengers Norhaimin Baloadek, Manaut Guialudin, Kaidu Manalsal, and Mamakong Salimbao, all of Gen. S.K. Pendatun town.

The driver of the pickup truck, a certain Bomber Gani, was declared dead on arrival in a hospital in Cotabato City. The tricycle driver, whose identity remains unknown, was criti-

ROAD ACCIDENT. Civilians help retrieve the wounded passengers of a public utility van following a highway accident in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province on Sunday (March 5, 2023). At least six were killed and 13 others were injured in the three-vehicle collision. (Photo courtesy of Datu Odin Sinsuat Police Traffic Unit) cally injured.

Bedo said the pickup vehicle was heading to South Cotabato province when it first hit a tricycle traveling on the same lane before it collided head-on with the

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 1 Hall of Justice Libertad, Butuan City email: rtc1but001@judiciary.gov.ph hotline: 0951-387-7361 oncoming passenger van.

“The four-lane highway, about two kilometers straight and paved is seemingly tempting for motorists to speed up,” Bedo said, adding that witnesses said

EDWINA ELLEVERA BANSE, Petitioner, CIVIL CASE NO. 2022-0129 -versus- Declaration of Nullity of Marriage

TOMAS O. BANSE

Respondent x------------------------------------/

O R D E R

Before the court is a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage filed by petitioner through counsel Atty.

Louie Leister I. Rosales.

Records check, the petition seeks leave of court to effect summons by publication pursuant to A.M No. 02-11-10-SC and Section 16 of Rule 14 of the Amended Rules of Civil Procedure. Moreover, the petition briefly states the following:

That petitioner and respondent are of legal age, Filipinos, married to each other; petitioner is a resident of P-1 Brgy. Malapong, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte; while respondent’s last known address was Agay-ayan, Misamis Oriental; the marriage was not blessed with issue; no real properties were acquired during the marriage; petitioner suffers extreme anxiety and depression caused by her torturous marital life, petitioner would eventually succumb to even worse health conditions, such as toxic goiter complications, kidney problems, weak heart, urinary tract infection, multiple myoma, nabothian cyst, insomnia, and anemia, but still respondent did not show the slightest care, and did not even bother to contribute any financial support for her medication; just as petitioner appeared to be on the verge of death, respondent abandoned her permanently, leaving her with no support (whether financial, emotional or physical), as he opted to live with his mother in Misamis Oriental; aggravating his effrontery, respondent committed infidelity with plans of contracting a bigamous marriage with the latter; respondent’s frequent emotional abuse, sexual brutality, promiscuity, infidelity, abandonment of petitioner when she was dying, and the continuous neglect of petitioner’s well-being, altogether manifest a psychological incapacity to fulfill essential marital obligations.

Whereof, finding merit in the motion, leave of court to serve summons by publication is hereby granted. Petitioner is hereby ordered to cause the publication of this summons once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines at the expense of the petitioner. In addition, a copy of the summons shall be served on the respondent at his last known address by registered mail. Respondent, is hereby ordered to answer herein petition within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication.

SO ORDERED.

Butuan City, Philippines, February 16, 2023

NEW COMMANDER. Col. Marion Angcao, new brigade commander of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade, delivers a speech during the Change of Command ceremony at Camp Don Mariano Marcos in Barangay Malagos, Davao

New 1003rd commander vows to continue gains vs. NPA

By Che Palicte

the involved vehicles were traveling at high speed. He appealed to drivers of slow-moving vehicles to use the outermost lanes to avoid road accidents.

(PNA)

DAVAO CITY – A new commander of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade (1003IB) has promised to continue the gains that his predecessor has achieved in preventing the resurgence of the New People’s Army (NPA).

Col. Marion Angcao, who replaced Brig. Gen. Consolito Yecla as commander of the 1003IB, made his promise during the Change of Command rites at Camp Don Mariano in Barangay Malagos, Davao City on Saturday.

"We will continue to adopt innovative approaches and evolve to overcome whatever challenges posed before this unit -- to continue the gains in preventing the resurgence of the New People’s Army. [We] will collectively strive for