SUSPECTED rebels blew up the transmission tower of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), cutting off electricity in North Cotabato, Maguindanao and the entire city of Cotabato. There were no reported casualties, officials said Friday.

The attack occurred late Thursday in Pagangan, Aleosan of North Cotabato, plunging NGCP’s franchise area of Cotabato Light and Power Company (Colight), including towns in the PPALMA area (Pigcawayan, Pikit, Alamada, Libungan, Midsayap and Aleosan) into a total blackout.

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