A SOLDIER assigned in a training center died in an accidental firing incident in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, February 1, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional

A MILITIAMAN was wounded when government troops clashed for around 20 minutes with New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Misamis Occidental, officials said Monday, February 1.Lieutenant

THE newly promoted personnel of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) had been reminded to continue to serve selflessly and remain steadfast to their mandate of serving the people and securing the

POLICE and military authorities have intensified the conduct of curfew patrols in different parts of Zamboanga City, as the local government steps up its campaign to stem coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)

LAWMEN have recovered high-powered firearms following a shootout that saw the death of a notorious drug personality in a remote village in Tawi-Tawi, officials announced Saturday, January 30, 2021.Lieutenant

AS PART of her unrelenting commitment to security, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar Wednesday, January 27, 2021, turned over 10 units of bulletproof vests to the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO).Salazar

IN LINE with the successive hiring of a new workforce in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) has appointed 64 new permanent

A VILLAGE official was stabbed and wounded by a businessman in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Friday, January 29.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga

POLICE have arrested a "number 2 drug personality" and two most wanted persons in separate law enforcement operations in the Zamboanga Pennsula, officials said Friday, January 29.The police identified

A SOLDIER assigned with the engineering battalion plunged to death in a ditch in a remote village of Zamboanga del Norte, a police official said Thursday, January 28, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

THE Philippine Army has installed a seasoned officer as the new commander of the 5th Scout Ranger Battalion (5SRB) based in Sulu.Colonel Freddie Dela Cruz, 1st Scout Ranger Regiment commander, officiated

A TOP official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has called on the residents to engage in urban and backyard gardening to help boost food security.Rad Don Cedeño, regional executive director of DA,

LAWMEN have arrested two most wanted persons and two others in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Wednesday, January 27.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested a "top 4 priority target" in an anti-illegal drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Wednesday, January 27.Police Lieutenant

POLICEMEN and personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have arrested 14 fishermen and seized three motor boats in an anti-illegal fishing campaign off Zamboanga Sibugay.The Zamboanga

THE newly-promoted and newly-assigned officers of the 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID) have been advised to work with passion and dedication in order to contribute to the attainment of the

FOUR persons died, while an infant survived in a highway collision in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Tuesday, January 26.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

LAWMEN have arrested the number 7 "priority target" drug personality in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police said Tuesday, January 26.The Zamboanga Sibugay

THIRTY-EIGHT former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have received P10,000 livelihood starter kit each or a total of P380,000 to earn a living and start a new life.Different government agencies,

THE Drug Enforcement Unit of Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) arrested three drug personalities and seized some P1.8 million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-illegal drug operation in Zamboanga City,

MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar is urging the national government, through the Department of Health (DOH), to institutionalize its vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) nationwide.Salazar

A MILITIMAN was killed while a passerby was wounded in a gun attack in the province of Basilan, the police reported Sunday, January 24, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

OCTOGENARIAN and nonagenarian residents of Zamboanga City received cash incentives from the local government without having to wait until they turn 100 to avail of such benefit.Octogenarians are persons

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has donated a farm tractor in support of the government’s Balik-Barangay Program in Patikul, Sulu.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a concerned couple for the adoption of two Philippine Fresh Water Crocodile in Zamboanga

THE Zamboanga City Health Office registered 37 new additional cases and one death during the last four days, bringing the total confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in this city to 3,872 as of

FOUR children perished in an hour-long fire incident in a remote village of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer,

FOUR people, including one drug surrenderer, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Isabela City, Basilan and in this city, officials announced Saturday, January 23, 2021.The police identified

A VILLAGE official was arrested in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Saturday, January 23, 2021.Police Lieutenant Jimmer Urot of the police station in

LEISURE and non-essential visits will soon be allowed as Zamboanga City reopens for tourism in February 2021, an official announced.City Tourism Officer Sarita Sebastian said beginning February, Zamboanga

TWO alleged big-time drug pushers were arrested, while over P1.5 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, a top police official announced Friday, January

THE City Government of Zamboanga issued a stern warning to local business establishments that are violating the standard safety protocols to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.Mayor Maria Isabelle

THE base commanders of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) under commander Ali Julkipli of Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu has declared the Abu Sayyaf bandits as persona non-grata in all of its camps and

THE Army's 1st Infantry Division (ID) held its Year-end Accomplishment Report and Commander's Guidance for calendar year 2021, featuring the presence of junior officers in two separate venues this

MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-alazar asked the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, January 21, to rectify its January 20 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tally that erroneously placed the city in the

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) apprehended two people in Zamboanga del Norte for transporting lumber products with no required permits.DENR Rosevirico Tan, DENR regional information

TROOPS have seized war materiel while on combat operation against Abu Sayyaf bandits in the island province of Sulu, military officials announced.Major General William Gonzales, 11th Infantry Division

TO ENHANCE delivery of governance services to the public, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) will construct executive halls, public markets and legislative buildings of five towns

NEWLY-promoted Brigadier General Arturo Rojas, 2nd Marine Brigade commander, has vowed to double his efforts to sustain the peace and welcome development in the province of Tawi-Tawi.Rojas made the assurance

POLICE operatives arrested three people, one of them an alleged big-time drug pusher, and seized some P184,000 worth of shabu in separate anti-drug campaigns in Zamboanga Peninsula, officials said Tuesday,

THE City Health Office reported Monday, January 18, 70 additional new confirmed coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases and five deaths in the last seven days, bringing the total caseload in the city to 3,835.Dr.

FOUR newly-identified drug personalities were arrested, while some P252,000 worth of shabu was seized in separate anti-drug operations by operatives of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), officials

TWO persons were arrested in a law enforcement operation for illegal logging in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, January 18.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Zamboanga Peninsula kicked off Monday, January 18, 2021, the Step 1 Registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) in Zamboanga City with Mayor

POLICE operatives arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized some P1.1 million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, January 16, 2021.Police

A TOTAL of 1,072 personnel of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula were promoted to the next higher ranks.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, PRO-Zambanga Peninsula director,

MEMBERS of the Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB) are encouraged to render duty with renewed passion to achieve greater goals.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, commander of 53IB,

A SOLDIER was wounded in a gun attack in a remote village of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Friday, January 15.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), in coordination with the Philippine coast Guard (PCG), rescued 23 people from two sinking water crafts off Basilan province, an official said Friday, January 15.Lieutenant

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) held a Multi-Sector Governance Consultative Board (MSGCB) meeting Friday, January 15, at the Eisenhower Hall, Khadaffy Mansion, Camp Navarro, Zamboanga City.The