THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), distributed farm implements to two associations of seaweed farmers in Zamboanga City.The recipients of

TROOPS of the Army’s 44th Infantry Battalion (44IB) planted 57 assorted native trees on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at their headquarters in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay province.The 44IB conducted a tree

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) is set to deliver the first three sets of desalination machines worth P20 million each to three island towns in the province of Sulu to address

THE remaining members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Zamboanga Peninsula have been advised to surrender and live a peaceful life together with their families.Major General Generoso Ponio, 1st

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), through its program Operations Plan (Oplan) Isda, has facilitated the shipment of 1.59 metric tons (MT) of fresh frozen Matambaka and Galunggong from

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has recently distributed some P343,020 worth of Kabuhayan (Livelihood) Starter Kits (KSK) for carpentry and dressmaking in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.Lawyer

GOVERNMENT troops have seized some P4.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City and the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police announced Saturday, July 31.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Corn Program, envisions the establishment of Corn Model Farms (CMF) for open-pollinated variety (OPV) of white corn in Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte.In

THE Legal Department of Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) has embarked on a series of public information campaigns in this city’s four villages on its Non-Revenue Water (NRW) reduction program in

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that four associations of farmers and irrigators in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte received some P1.4 million worth of farm machinery and inputs from the agency.Rad

THE government-owned Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) has inaugurated Wednesday, July 28, 2021, an P8 million 70-bed dormitory for its personnel while on duty.Dr. Afdal Kunting, ZCMC chief of hospitals,

GOVERNMENT operatives have seized another shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P2.9 million east of Zamboanga City, a top police official announced.The shipment was seized early Tuesday, July 27, 2021,

GOVERNMENT troops, with information from concerned citizens, have unearthed a hidden rice supply of the communist New people’s Army (NPA) terrorists in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Sur.The rice supply

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested two persons, including the number six priority target in the campaign against illegal drugs, and seized some P114,240 worth of suspected shabu in separate law enforcement

TWO lawmakers from Mindanao are filing a resolution at the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Hidilyn Diaz for her historic feat by winning the gold medal in weightlifting 55 kilograms category

THE Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID) has welcomed five newlyassigned second lieutenants into its command.The 1ID said in a statement that the junior officers are graduates of the Philippine

FOUR members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered brought about by the relentless military operation against them in Maguindanao, military officials announced Wednesday, July

TROOPS have seized improvised bombs, bomb-making materials and other personal belongings following a clash with a group of Daulah Islamiyah terrorists in South Cotabato, the military said Tuesday, July

A COMPANY executive was killed, while two others, including a businessman, were wounded in separate gun attacks in Zamboanga City and in nearby Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported Tuesday,

THE Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Menre-Barmm) entered into an agreement Saturday, July 24, with the municipality of Parang,

FIVE persons, including a woman, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and nearby Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported Monday, July 26, 2021.Police Major Shellamie

A TOTAL of 65 Narra seedlings were planted in Sitio Kabanbanan, Makiang village, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte.The tree planting activity, which was initiated by the Siocon Municipal Police Station on Friday,

THE political season is starting to heat up with potential candidates making their presence felt in different communities in Zamboanga City.The first to announce his intention to seek for a higher position

TROOPS under Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu have recently recovered an M67 90-millimeter (mm) anti-tank recoilless rifle in the hinterlands of Sulu, military officials announced Sunday, July 25, 2021.Major

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has committed to install solar-powered charging station and internet access to a remote community in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.This,

ALL units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) participated in the simultaneous culmination of the 30-day military mourning for the late and former commander-in-chief, Benigno Simeon Aquino III,

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) has allocated 30,000 doses of single-shot Janssen vaccine to the province of Tawi-Tawi as part of the preemptive

MAJOR General Generoso Ponio, 1st Infantry Division commander, has reminded the new 194 soldiers to stay safe, especially with the emergence of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).Ponio

MEMBERS of the Concepcion Pangkabuhayan Association in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte have been encouraged to work together for a successful livelihood undertaking.Roger Dave Gramatica, Special Area for

ANOTHER batch of vaccines arrived in Zamboanga Peninsula Friday, July 23, as the government’s vaccination program remains in full swing in the region.Dr. Augusto Manolo Alpichi, DOH-Zamboanga Peninsula

THE municipal government of Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur presented a Plaque of Recognition to the Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) for its unwavering support to the rehabilitation of

THE Department of Agriculture (DA)-Zamboanga Peninsula, through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (Saad) program, has turned over 223 rolls of Hog wires worth P420,335 to protect farms in two

A WANTED person facing strings of criminal charges was wounded in a shootout with lawmen in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, July 22.Police Major Shellamie Chang,

SIX people were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, July 22.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula

A MEMBER of the Daulah Islamiyah was killed in a clash, while his cohort escaped following a clash in the province of South Cotabato, military officials announced Wednesday, July 21, 2021.Lieutenant General

THE local chief executives of Basilan province yielded more than 200 loose firearms to the military in support of the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Program implementation in the province, the military

POLICE operatives have arrested two of the most wanted persons in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, an official announced Wednesday, July 21, 2021.Police Major Shellamie Chang,

ZAMBOANGA Peninsula received on July 19 some 121,000 doses, including the US-made Janssen single-dose Covid-19 vaccine, as the Department of Health (DOH) continues the vaccination program in the region.Dr.

THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) has approved the more than P1.3 million cattle raising production project for 2021 of an association of farmers in Katipunan,

GOVERNOR Claude Bautista of Davao Occidental has sent cash gifts to soldiers who survived the July 4 C-30 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu and are recuperating in different local hospitals.Chief MSgt. Feliciano

THE Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) is set to start Wednesday, July 21, repair work activities on three key injection points in Zamboanga City.Engineer Marli de Fiesta, ZCWD Technical Services Group

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), together with policemen, have arrested an alleged big-time drug trader and seized P3.4 million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation.Jury

A FORMER village official was killed in a drive-by shooting in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Monday, July 19, 2021.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga

THE Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-Barmm) is implementing school building projects in two villages in Midsayap, North Cotabato.The

JOINT police and military operatives have arrested the wife of a top leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group and seized bomb-making components in a law enforcement operation in the province of Sulu, the police

JOINT police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have uprooted some 11,000 fully-grown marijuana plants with an estimated worth of P9.5 million in the province of Sulu, the police

A TOP military official has encouraged the survivors of the July 4 C-130 plane crash, who are recuperating in different local private and government hospitals, to remain strong as they undergo the healing

A MEMBER of the Daulah Islamiyah (DI) terror group was killed while two others were captured following a clash Saturday, July 18, 2021, that injured a soldier in the province of Maguindanao, military officials

THE municipal officials of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan province have turned over 15 loose firearms to military authorities as they expressed support to the implementation of the Small Arms and Light Weapons

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), has honored the soldiers and civilians who rendered exceptional assistance while responding to the ill-fated