A RETIRED soldier and his companion were killed just after they delivered dried coconut kernels to a buying station in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Saturday, March 6, 2021.Police

TWO high-value targets (HVTs) were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, a top police official announced Saturday, March 6, 2021.Police

POLICE forces have arrested a suspected member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, an official said Friday, March 5.Police

MILITARY troops, along with operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement agency (PDEA), have arrested an alleged big-time drug pusher and seized P6.8 million worth of illegal drugs in the province of

AT LEAST 50 indigent families in Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao are set to benefit from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (Barmm) P23-million housing project that comes with a solar

LEADING sardines manufacturer Mega Global Corporation officially launched its Cawit office headquarters, a new state-of-the-art office in Zamboanga, last March 1 as part of its ongoing expansion plans

TWO militiamen tagged as high-value targets (HVT) were arrested in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, March 4, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE relentless combat operations of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-ZamPeLan has compelled a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah terror group to surrender in Lanao del Sur, military officials announced.Lieutenant

THE Joint Coordinating Committee on the Cessation for Hostilities (JCCCH) and Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) led the

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) announced Thursday, March 4, 2021, that 2,100 health personnel in Barmm are the first to receive the Sinovac vaccine,

A POLICEMEN was killed in a highway accident in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, identified

THE 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB), in partnership with the Municipal Government of Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur, conducted community engagement activities in two villages of the town as part of the national

THE Zamboanga City Government joins the nation in the observance of 2021 National Women's Month this March, celebrating women at the frontline of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Mayor Maria

THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has shifted to new normal its observance of the Fire Prevention Month, which started Monday, March 1, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Superintendent

THE Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has awarded medal to an officer and seven enlisted personnel of the command for exemplary performance and loyalty to duty.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrara, 53IB

THE Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB), in partnership with the Municipal Government of Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur, conducted a two-day medical mission that benefited members of the

THE 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID) awarded on Monday, March 1, medal to 15 personnel for exemplary performance and donned ranks to two newly-promoted officers of the command.The Tabak division

THE Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) has installed a new commander to lead the Sulu-based Marine Battalion Landing Team-8 (MBLT-8).Major General Ariel Caculitan, PMC commandant, led the turnover of commander

POLICE operatives have arrested two alleged big-time drug personalities and confiscated some P2 million worth of shabu in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, an official said Monday, March

THE Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula has distributed some P50,000 worth of farm inputs to Indigenous Peoples (IPs) farmers in a remote village in Zamboanga del Sur.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has awarded Campaign Streamer Award to AFP units in Western Mindanao for their exceptional achievements in the fight against the communist New People’s Army

AN ALLEGED gun-for-hire was killed in a gunfight that broke out during a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, police reported Sunday, February 28, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco,

MARINE troops together with policemen have destroyed some half-a-million pesos worth of marijuana in a remote village of Sulu, military officials announced.Major General William Gonzales, 11th Infantry

ONE person died while another was injured when a motorcycle and a truck collided head-on along the national highway in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Saturday, February 27, 2021.Police

OPERATIVES of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula have arrested in separate law enforcement operations four most wanted persons in Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay provinces.Police

AN UNIDENTIFIED gunman shot and killed a town official in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday afternoon, February 26, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Fisheries Resources Protection Group (FRPG) has made seven apprehensions, while the annual three-month Closed-Season for the Conservation of Sardines

JOINT police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have arrested the top 1 drug personality “regional level” in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, an official

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro)-Sicon, had seized illegally cut lumbers in the province of Zamboanga del

DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista expressed his deepest appreciation for the unwavering support of concerned stakeholders to the programs being implemented

MAJOR General William Gonzales, 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division commander, welcomed two officers to the Alakdan family as they were installed as new commanders of 45th and 100th Infantry Battalions

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA), is finalizing the roadmap to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease

A COURIER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has surrendered, bringing to 29 the total ASG members neutralized since January in the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) area of operations, officials said.Lieutenant

SELECTED members of seven farmers association in the province of Zamboanga del Norte are undergoing a three-day capacity building in Dipolog City, the province’s capital.The Department of Agriculture

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) backed by policemen have arrested seven persons as they dismantled a drug den in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, a top PDEA official

THE Zamboanga City Government, through the Public Employment Service Office (Peso), is holding a one-day jobs fair to give employment opportunities to job seekers in the city.Socorro Rojas, City Social

THE Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has tendered a retirement ceremony as the command recognized the invaluable service of retiring non-uniformed personnel.The ceremony in honor

OPERATIVES of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) have seized some P300,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in an east coast village of the city, a top official said.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, ZCPO

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu and police operatives have arrested in simultaneous law enforcement operations nine potential female suicide bombers, who are relatives of Abu Sayyaf leaders and members

A FEMALE Green Sea Turtle that was found trapped last week inside a fish pen died shortly after it was rescued in Kabatan village, Vincenzo Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur, an environment official said Monday,

THE students and teachers of Sapang Elementary School in Kan-Mindus village, Luuk, Sulu now have a place conducive to learning and teaching.This, as the Philippine Marine troops have completed the renovation

A BUSINESSMAN was shot and wounded, while the suspect was arrested in a pursuit operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, February 22.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

THE new geographical areas of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) from North Cotabato province to Cotabato City are set to receive P1.8 billion worth of infrastructure projects

ONE person died while two others were injured when two motorcycles collided head-on along the national highway in Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Saturday, February 20, 2021.The Zamboanga Sibugay

THE city government of Iligan, in coordination with the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade and 55th Engineer Brigade, have completed the construction of the halfway house for former New People’s Army (NPA)

THE Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm) has lined up some P15 billion worth of infrastructure projects to be constructed this year in the region.Minister

THE top three wanted person in Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur was killed in a shootout while his cohort was arrested in a law enforcement operation, the police reported Saturday, February 20, 2021.Police

AN EXECUTIVE of a soft drinks firm was killed in a gun attack in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, February 19, 2021.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director,

POLICE authorities have seized close to half-a-million pesos worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, an official said Friday, February 19, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Zamboanga City Hog Raisers Association (ZCHRA) has readied an animal dispersal program to increase the supply of pork in Zamboanga City.Eric Jarina, ZCHRA president, said the dispersal program will