| Cotabato Gov. Emmanuel Piñol said the military and the police are monitoring two mountain areas in Kidapawan, North Cotabato, now tagged as hideouts of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). Piñol did not disclose the specific area where JI members are said to be holed out but volunteered that the information about JIâs presence in Kidapawan was confirmed to him by top officials of the Department of Justice (DoJ). âOur people, the military and the police have been alerted about the presence in the province of the terrorist group,â he said. The Davao City-based military contingent Task Force Davao said it would look into Piñolâs disclosure, adding terrorists planning to bomb Davao City are hiding in North Cotabato. |