THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has conferred to the City of Zamboanga the “Gawad Tanglaw sa Pandemya: Award for the Most Functional coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Task

SOME 3,453 scholars across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) completed the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education–Technical Education and Skills Development’s (MBHTE-TESD's)

A FISH trader and two others were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and in nearby Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported Tuesday, April 20.Police Captain Edwin Duco,

AUTHORITIES have filed an administrative complaint before the Regional Adjudication Committee of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Zamboanga Peninsula for proper disposition of the case

THE Regional Board of Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOI-Barmm) registered a P950-million investment from Al Muzafar Agriventure Inc., also known as Amavi Sweet Banana,

TWO persons, including a policeman on an undercover mission, were injured in a shootout in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, April 19, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Army’s 97th Infantry Battalion (97IB) conducted a two-day Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Corps Assembly to recognize the contributions and dedication of NCO leaders and personnel.The two-day assembly

THE City Engineer’s Office (CEO) is undertaking the repair of some of the cubicles of the isolation facility at the Mayor Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr. Memorial Sports Complex in Zamboanga City.This was in

A DIVISION commander of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) division and five of his followers surrendered to the military authorities in Maguindanao, military officials announced Sunday, April

A VILLAGE councilor was shot and wounded in a gun attack in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer,

GOVERNMENT forces killed a foreign terrorist and two Abu Sayyaf bandits in a clash in the hinterlands of Sulu, the military reported Saturday, April 17, 2021.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., Western

TWO crewmen — a skipper and a mechanic — perished while three others were injured in a fire that razed a wooden-hulled vessel loaded with 150 drums of fuel late Friday, April 16, 2021, in Zamboanga

A MEMBER of a crime syndicate was arrested in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Saturday, April 17, 2021.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Navy have intercepted a shipment of illegally-cut forest products off Zamboanga City, an official said Friday, April 16.Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., Naval Forces Western

AN ASSOCIATION of farmers in Zamboanga del Norte received some P1.5 million worth of integrated livelihood project of the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD).DA-Zamboanga

A FARMER was killed, while another was wounded in an explosion in a remote village of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

A SEAWEED plantation worker and a security guard were arrested, while P238,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and Zamboanga del Norte, the police

MILITARY and police operatives have arrested an Abu Sayyaf bandit in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in the province of Sulu, military officials said.Colonel Hernanie Songano, 4th Marine

SOME 37,000 seedlings of indigenous species have been planted as part of the local government's reforestation project in Pasonanca village, Zamboanga City, an official said.Engineer Reynaldo Gonzales,

THE Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) bestowed certificates of recognition to two militiamen for their dedication to duty as force multipliers.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, 53IB commander,

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