FOUR members of the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) based in Zamboanga City were found positive for the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite

THE local government has rolled out the financial assistance for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) survivors in Zamboanga City.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar announced that initially, 124 recovered

TWO military units have expressed their all-out support to the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom).Brigadier General Lincoln Francisco Tagle, Special Force Regiment (Airborne) commander, and Major General

VACCINATION rollout for the personnel of Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu took a huge leap after a three-day inoculation at its headquarters in Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista in Bus-Bus village, Jolo, Sulu.The

A HIGH-value target (HVT) drug suspect was arrested, while P1,020,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Monday, August 16.Police Colonel

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through its Zamboanga City Field Office, recently distributed "Negosyo Karitons (Nego-Karts)" to 15 individuals from Vitali village.The distribution

NINETEEN loose firearms were turned over to the 1101st Infantry Brigade headquarters in Samak, Talipao, Sulu as a result of the longstanding of coordination between the military and key leaders of Omar

FOUR Abu Sayyaf bandits surrendered to military authorities to live a peaceful life in the province of Sulu, the military reported.They surrendered Friday, August 13, 2021, at the headquarters of the 1101st

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through its 2nd District Engineering Office in Zamboanga Sibugay province, is fast-tracking the completion of three flood control projects in Ipil, the

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (Saad) program, turned over some P1,011,000 worth of agricultural inputs and farm machinery to three farmers and

THE Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Menre-Barmm) has partnered with other stakeholders to assess the Sacred Mountain National

THE 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division announced that the participants from the Army’s 45th Infantry Battalion (IB) emerged as the champion in the three-day first Alakdan Squad Challenge in Sulu.The

THE Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm), through its First District Engineering Office in Sulu, targets to complete P48 million worth of road projects

JOINT military and police forces have arrested a mid-level leader of the Daulah Islamiyah in the province of Maguindanao, military officials announced Saturday, August 14, 2021.Arrested around 2:30 p.m.

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) activated Thursday, August 12, a new office that will assist the commander of the Westmincom on all matters pertaining to activities concerning the reservists'

THE Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (53IB) and 1st Civil-Military Operations "Mahigalaon" Battalion (1CMOBn) continue to conduct community engagement activities

FOUR people were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, August 13.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

THE 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID) has installed its former Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel as the new commander of the 10th Infantry Battalion (IB) based in Burgos village, Oroquieta City,

OPERATIVES of the 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company arrested three people, including a woman, and seized a firearm and illegal drugs in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, August 12, 2021.Arrested

AT LEAST 200 families from Sinubong village, Zamboanga City benefited from the outreach program conducted Tuesday, August 10, by the military troops and other civilian volunteers.The outreach program,

AN ABU Sayyaf surrenderer is thankful to military authorities for giving him the opportunity to spend, which he said his second life, together with his family.This was the declaration of Totoh Engal, 53,

THE troops of the Army's 64th Infantry Battalion (IB), one of the units tasked to pursue the Abu Sayyaf remnants in Basilan, had been reminded to set an example to the community and be law-abiding

TWENTY-EIGHT assorted loose firearms were surrendered to military in Lanao del Sur amid the intensified campaign against unlicensed guns of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Central and the untiring support of

THE Army's 1st Infantry Division (ID) has promoted eight officers to the rank of major and commissioned into the reserve force four reservist officers.The newly-promoted officers are: Major Salvador

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has provided assistance to three associations of local small-scale seaweed growers whose livelihood was affected by the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.The

THE Ministries of Health (MOH) and Social Services and Development (MSSD) distributed assistive mobility devices to over 300 indigent persons with disabilities (PWDs), marking the culmination of the 43rd

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has turned over fishery intervention provisions to the municipality of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte.BFAR Regional Director Isidro Velayo Jr. led the

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) announced Monday, August 9, 2021, that it has distributed some 188 livelihood starter kits in the municipality of Labangan, Zamboanga del

TWENTY persons with disabilities (PWDs) have completed on Friday, August 6, 2021, a three-day Swedish Massage Training, a joint undertaking of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda)

THE Banana Peel Entry of Rosalyn Carloto of the Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU)-Tampilisan bagged the first prize in the Most Innovative Food Technology contest conducted by the Department

THE Ministry of Labor and Employment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mole-Barmm) released on Friday, August 6, 2021, some P717,750 funds representing the two months stipends of

THE Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) has extended financial assistance to the five survivors of the July 4 C-130 crash who are currently recuperating at Camp Panacan Hospital (CPH) in Davao City.Lieutenant

THIRTEEN members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered Friday, August 6, 2021 to military authorities in Sultan Kudarat, the military reported.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan,

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) has distributed Thursday, August 5, some P407,633 worth of farm inputs to three farmers association

TWO communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists have surrendered to government authorities in the province of Sultan Kudarat, military officials announced Friday, August 6, 2021.Lieutenant General Corleto

SOME P11.2 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes were seized by government authorities near an island east of this city, the police reported Friday, August 6, 2021.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that three companies in Zamboanga Peninsula have received on Thursday, August 5, Safety Seal Certificate.Lawyer Roy Buenafe, DOLE director, in his

THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) has distributed more than half a million pesos worth of livelihood intervention to farmers in the municipality of Omar,

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has provided assistance to fisherfolk in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte whose livelihood were affected by the ongoing health pandemic.Through the

THE Army's 1st Infantry Division (1ID) has received a new ambulance donated by the Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loans Association Incorporated (AFPSLAI)-Pagadian City Branch.The new ambulance

SOME P4.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized and seven people were arrested in an anti-smuggling campaign by government operatives off Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, August

THE 50 units of core shelters being constructed through the Kapayapaan sa Pamayanan (Kapyanan) project for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and indigent families in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur are now

FORTY-SIX troops of the Army’s 44th Infantry Battalion (44IB) have undergone last week a five-day disaster response training to equip its personnel the knowledge of emergency response.The 44IB said in

THE number of vaccine doses the Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula has received from the DOH central office now totaled to 697,270 doses, as a new shipment arrived here Monday, August 2, 2021.Dr.

TWO persons were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, August 4, 2021.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

AN ALLEGED member of a syndicate that has ties with the Basilan-based Abu Sayyaf bandits and tagged as the primary suspect in the killing of a retired policeman more than a year ago in Zamboanga City was

A MILITIAMAN was killed in a gun attack by three gunmen in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Tuesday, August 3.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula

THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) facilitated the transport of 170 modules of fabricated cage for the layer chicken production project in the province of

A NATIVE of San Isidro town in Abra province who joined the Philippine Army now has a bigger responsibility: to ensure that all the vehicles are in good condition.Private First Class Rosethom Calpito is

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (Saad) program, has conducted a three-day Training-of-Trainers (TOT) for community-based financial management and