GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation another communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist surrenderer in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police

THIRTY-SIX farmers from two villages in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay province undergone a two-day Banana Production Training conducted by the Department of Agriculture-Zamboanga Peninsula (DA-ZamPen).Reynaldo

THE Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) recently installed a competent officer as the new operations chief of the battalion.Installed as the new 53IB operations officer is First Lieutenant

AN ABU Sayyaf bandit was killed, while three soldiers were wounded in a clash that ensued while government forces were conducting focused military operations in the province of Sulu, officials said Friday,

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) continues to assist in the transport of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in the island provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan

A COUPLE was arrested in an entrapment operation based on a complaint of robbery extortion against them in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Friday, May 14, 2021.Police Brigadier General

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested in a law enforcement operation a New People’s Army (NPA) surrenderer in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported.Police Major Shellanie Chang, Police

THE Office of the Inspector General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is set to conduct Annual General Inspection (AGI) on all units of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom).The AGI is conducted

THE Zamboanga City government, through the City Peace and Order Council and the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council, has jointly resolved to request the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to fast-track

BRIGADIER General Jose Maria Cuerpo II, commander of the Army's 103rd Infantry Brigade, has commended the troops of the 82nd Infantry (Bantay Laya) Battalion (IB) troops for its contributions in the

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office (ZDSPPO) have entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the "Adopt-A-Mountain"

FOUR persons died in a truck and motorcycle head-on collision in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Wednesday, May 12.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

LAWMEN have arrested five persons and seized P54,000 worth of illegal drugs in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Monday, May 10.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police

THE Zamboanga City Government has reiterated its call to the residents to continuously comply with the minimum health protocols to help curb cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the city.Mayor Maria

THE Zamboanga City Government has allocated a total of P19.83 million for the implementation of the Summer Program for the Employment of Students (Spes) this year.Public Employment Service Office (Peso)

A VILLAGE official was shot dead in front of a food chain and just several meters away from the provincial capital of Basilan province, the police reported Monday, May 10.Police Lieutenant Colonel Junpikar

TROOPS arrested two alleged Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) sub-leaders and six suspected members of the terrorist group in Sabah Saturday dawn, May 8, said Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) commander Lieutenant

TWO supporters of the Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf bandits have surrendered to government authorities in that province, the military reported Sunday, May 9, 2021.Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci, Jr., commander of

SEVEN drug suspects were arrested while some P56,500 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Sunday, May 9, 2021.Police Major Shellamie

ON MOTHER’S Day, moms are honored and recognized for their many roles in the society.They are devoted family members. They are dependable leaders, career-oriented professionals and trustworthy friends.Mothers

THE Bravo Company of the Army’s 64th Infantry Battalion (IB) established a community pantry in the municipality of Sumisip, Basilan.Lieutenant Colonel Renante Besa, 64IB commander, said most of the beneficiaries

LAWMEN have arrested one of the most wanted persons and a drug suspect in separate law enforcement operations in the region, the police reported Saturday, May 8, 2021.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police

SIXTY-FOUR Standard Madrasah Curriculum (SMC) Implementers under the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) received Friday, May 7, a sum of P93.15 million financial assistance from

A TOTAL of 219 assorted firearms were destroyed Friday, May 7, by the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) in Zamboanga City.Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., NFWM commander, said the assorted firearms were

SEVEN people, including two fishermen, were arrested, while P1.094 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Friday, May 7,

TWO persons were arrested, while P10,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Thursday, May 6, 2021.Police Major

THE Zamboanga City Government is encouraging all residents, 18 years old and above, to register for free coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said it

A DAWLAH Islamiya (DI) terror group member was killed, while another surrendered as the military intensified the offensive against them in the province of Lanao del Sur, officials said Thursday, May 6.Brigadier

THE Philippine Army has promoted two junior officers of the 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) to the next higher rank.Promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant were Second Lieutenant Janryl Gumalad, the 53IB's

SIX members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered Tuesday, May 4, due to the continued military offensive against them in Maguindanao, the military announced Wednesday, May 5.Lieutenant

THREE unemployed individuals were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police said Wednesday, May 5.Police Major Shellamie Chang, newly-install Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Bureau of Trade and Industry (BTI), which is under the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MTIT-Barmm), recorded a total of 4,740 approved

GOVERNMENT agents have seized more than P13 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes in two separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Tuesday, May 4.Police Brigadier

THE Zamboanga City Bankers and Financiers Association Inc. (ZCBFAI), through a resolution, has shortened the banking hours of its member banks due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.ZCBFAI president

GOVERNMENT security forces arrested Sunday, May 2, 2021, two suppliers of bomb-making components of the Abu Sayyaf bandits in the province of Sulu, the military reported.Arrested were Akkang Suraili Omaron

SOME 26,374 senior citizens have initially registered for vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga City, the City Health Office announced.This, as the City Health Office pushed

FOUR persons, including a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Monday, May 3, 2021.Police Captain Edwin

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Soccsksargen has turned over the initial batch of Cotabato City's land-related documents to the management of the Ministry of Environment,

THREE people, including a village official, were arrested, while some P700,400 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Sunday,

THE government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released the second batch of financial assistance to 34 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the province of Zamboanga

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) is building three two-story village halls worth P3.5 million each in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao to bring the government closer to the people.Lawyer

THREE fishermen were arrested while some P1.4 million worth of suspected illegal drugs seized by undercover government agents in an anti-drug operation around 11:10am Saturday, May 1, 2021 in Barangay

FOUR of the most wanted persons in Zamboanga Peninsula were arrested.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, identified the arrested wanted persons as

THE CITY government of Zamboanga will use the gymnasium of the Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High Schools (DPLMHS) in Santa Maria village as an isolation facility for Covid-19 patients.Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario,

PHILIPPINE Navy, Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs personnel have seized some P7.2 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes off this city, a top Navy official said.Rear Admiral Toribio

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) turned over on Friday, April 30, eight ambulance units to seven towns in Lanao del Sur and one to the provincial

TWO persons facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 were arrested in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, April 30.Police

THREE alleged big-time drug pushers were arrested, while some P4.7 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in a buy-bust operation in the province of Tawi-Tawi, top military officials announced Thursday,

LAWMEN have arrested in separate law enforcement operations two of the most wanted persons in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Thursday, April 18, 2021.Police

THE Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB), in partnership with concerned stakeholders, held a three-day leadership summit to promote leadership and peace advocacy among the youth sector.The