THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has recognized the invaluable support of the local chief executives of the province of Sulu to the thrusts of Westmincom.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan Jr.,

LIEUTENANT General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., Western Mindanao Command chief, lauded the Multi-Sectoral Governance Consultative Board (MSGCB) for their all-out voluntary support to the military’s campaign

THE 11th Infantry Division has rendered a 21-gun salute to Corporal Gulam Hajirol Ismael, one of the C-130 plane crash on July 4, after his remains were properly identified and immediately fetched to his

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro), has released last week a Philippine Purple Swamphen

THE Army's 102nd Infantry “Igsoon” Brigade awarded a medal to a soldier for gallantry in action against the communist terrorist New People’s Army (NPA) in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.The

THE Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-Elcac) has released last week some P240,000 financial assistance to 12 former New People’s Army (NPA) communist

COLONEL Romeo Racadio, commander of the 2nd Marine Brigade and Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi, has formally welcomed on Friday, August 20, the Marine Battalion Landing Team-1 (MBLT-1) upon its arrival in Tawi-Tawi

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) together with its various humanitarian partners planted 750 saplings last week in Datu Odin Sinsual, Maguindanao.Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo, minister

AN ALLEGED big-time drug suspect was arrested while some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, Saturday, August 21, 2021.Emerson Margate, Philippine Drug Enforcement

THE Department of Agriculture (DA)- Zamboanga Peninsula, through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), has conducted a community pantry that benefited the 116 families displaced by

MAJOR General Generoso Ponio, 1st Infantry Division (ID) commander, has thanked the Cafgu Active Auxiliaries (CAAs) for their support and contribution in attaining the 1ID's mission despite the risk

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) facilitated the distribution of food packs to the fire victims currently housed at Southcom Elementary School in Calarian village, Zamboanga City.The Westmincom

LIEUTENANT General Corleto Vinluan Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), has commended the troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi for their accomplishments in the anti-terrorism

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed on Thursday, August 19, 2021, assorted vegetable seeds to returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.These vegetable

THE Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (IB) is conducting a three-day Non-Commissioned Office (NCO) Leadership Forum to further enhance and develop the leadership skills of its NCOs.The

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has inducted Raul Regondola, Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority and Freeport chairperson and administrator, as a regular member of DOLE Regional

SOME 1,600 indigent families from Maguindanao are set to receive food assistance from the Project Kapayapaan sa Pamayanan (Kapyanan) of the Office of the Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim in the Bangsamoro Autonomous

POLICEMEN arrested two crew members of a wooden-hulled vessel and seized some P360,000 worth of dried marijuana leaves in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, an official announced Tuesday,

AS A result of its continued convergence and collaboration efforts to finally end local communist armed conflict in its area of operations, the Army's 54th Engineer Brigade (54EBde) recognized the

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Community Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro) of Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, has facilitated a two-day capability-building seminar

THE Army's 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (53IB) announced that the Matapat troops are now more ready to serve the people it has sworn to protect.This, as the Army’s 9th Forward Service Support

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)