AN ISLAMIC State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-linked Dawlah Islamiya (DI) leader was killed, while nine others, including the leader's wife, were wounded in a firefight in Lanao del Sur, the military

POLICE have arrested one of the most wanted persons and an alleged human trafficker in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, an official said Tuesday, April 13.Police Captain Edwin

PERSONNEL of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), backed by policemen, have seized illegally-cut forest products in the municipality of Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte, an official

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through the Philippine Air Force (PAF), has assisted in the delivery of another batch of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines to the island province of Sulu,

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (Mafar) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) has launched last week the Regional Fisheries Research Center (RFRC) Pagasinan

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (Saad) program, distributed P1.7 million of livelihood assistance to an association of farmers in the hinterlands

TWO lawless group members were killed in separate law enforcement operations in the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay and North Cotabato, officials announced Sunday, April 11, 2021.Killed were Mundik Albembeng,

TWO ranking members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have peacefully surrendered as they were enticed by the government’s programs for former rebels, a top police official.Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro

THE Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) and the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu has launched “Free WiFi for All” project at a military hospital in the Province of Sulu.Maria Teresa

LAWMEN have arrested a village official in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Saturday, April 10, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Bangsmoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through the Ministry of Social Service and Development (MSSD), has launched a P50-million housing project in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.MSSD-Barmm Minister

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave P1.19 million worth of farm equipment to boost the economic livelihood of an association of rubber farmers in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.Rosevirico

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula received Wednesday, April 7, the shipment of the third batch of vaccines from the DOH central office.Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH-Zamboanga Peninsula director,

THE City Health Office announced Wednesday, April 7, 2021, that there is no new strains of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga City.This, as the City Health Office remained vigilant in monitoring

THE local legislative body in Zamboanga City has lost one of its competent members as a former priest turned politician succumbed to heart attack Wednesday, April 7, 2021.Councilor Crisanto de la Cruz

LIEUTENANT General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), along with officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), visited Tuesday, April 6, 2021, the former

A HIGH-value target (HVT) drug personality was arrested Tuesday, April 6, in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional

TWO villages in the province of Lanao del Sur have been cleared of influence from the Dawlah Islamiya terror group, officials announced.These are the villages of Bualan and Dado both of Balindong town

POLICE operatives have arrested in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation one of the most wanted persons in the town of Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Tuesday, April

A TOWN official was killed while his driver was critically wounded in a gun attack in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, April 5, 2021.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro

TWO wanted persons, one of them a policeman, were arrested in separate law enforcement operations in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay, an official announced Monday, April 5, 2021.Arrested

THE residents and tourists of the coastal town of Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao, now have easier access through land transportation.Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim led the inauguration Saturday, April3,

A DETAINEE arrested in an anti-drug operation was mauled to death by other detainees at the Zamboanga City Police Office’s (ZCPO's) Station 7 in this southern port city, an official disclosed Sunday,

THE Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has initiated a community engagement program to further enhance the campaign against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists in samboanga

THREE members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to government authorities in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte on March 29, 2021, the day the NPA celebrated its 45 anniversary, the

SEVEN alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to government authorities in Lanao del Sur, military officials announced Saturday, April 3, 2021.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan,

THE Office of the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has released P11.24 million to fund the construction of an isolation facility for Covid-19 patients inside

THREE more marijuana plantations were raided and burned by members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-7 (MBLT-7) in partnership with other law enforcement units in the province of Sulu, officials said

MEMBERS of the Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO) have undergone a one-day self-defense techniques and life-saving training, courtesy of the Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB).The one-day

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has released a P715,503 financial grant to a local researcher to develop studies on the active food packaging films from Calamansi peels and Cacao pods.DOST

THE Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi, in partnership with the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Government, spearheaded a three-day youth leadership summit to educate them for their role in nation building.The summit, which

THE Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has awarded Military Merit Medals to seven women troops for exemplary performance to duty as soldiers, an official announced.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera,

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through its Project Tabang (Tulong Alay sa Bangsamorong Nangangailangan) and the Ministry of Health, extended Monday, March 29, 2021, its second

A FISH broker and two others were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, March 31, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

TROOPS of the Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB) have provided manpower assistance during a fire that hit Purok Sidlak in Culo village, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Colonel

LAWMEN arrested in a law enforcement operation the number six most wanted person in the town of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported Tuesday, March 30.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has officially turned over its functions and assets to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOTC-Barmm).The

OPERATIVES of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) have seized another shipment of smuggled cigarettes while conducting maritime interdiction operation, an official said Monday, March 29.Lieutenant

FIVE persons, including a former soldier, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, March 29, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

LAWMEN have arrested an Abu Sayyaf bandit in a coastal village in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, March 29, 2021.The suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit, identified as Merham Tulawi Nasalon, 22, was

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) in coordination with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment of P3.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Basilan Strait, an official of the NFWM

PERSONNEL of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released 86 olive ridley turtle hatchlings to the natural habitat in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, a DENR official announced

THE Army’s 10th Infantry Battalion in partnership with the police have conducted an anti-insurgency dialogue in one of the villages in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental, the military reported Saturday,

GOVERNMENT operatives have raided two plantations and destroyed some P21 million worth of marijuana plants in the province of Sulu, the military reported Saturday, March 27, 2021.Colonel Hernanie Songano,

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi spearheaded joint relief operations to alleviate the plight of residents displaced by the military offensive against the Abu Sayyaf bandits in that province, officials

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) released a Philippine Tarsier back to the natural habitat

JOINT police and military operatives have arrested a crime group member in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official said Thursday, March

THE Army's 1st Infantry Division (1ID) has assigned a seasoned officer, who played a significant role in dismantling five New People's Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts in Zamboanga Peninsula, as its

THE Philippine military said Wednesday, March 24, that its troops have killed at least 16 Muslim rebels aligned with the Islamic State group in a series of clashes over the last week that have displaced

THE Philippine Navy’s BRP-Miguel Malvar (PS-19) facilitated the transport of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines and medical team to the towns of Mapun and Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, a top