POLICE operatives have seized a shipment of some P1.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, an official announced Wednesday, September 8, 2021.Police Lieutenant Colonel

AN ALLEGED big-time drug suspect was arrested, while some P273,600 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation early Wednesday, September 8, 2021, in Zamboanga City, a top police official

THE number of loose firearms the authorities have recovered in the province of Tawi-Tawi since January 2021 now totals to 59, the military reported Wednesday, September 8.This, as another two loose firearms

THE Department of Health (DOH) announced that Zamboanga Peninsula registered 25,262 recoveries, representing a recovery rate of 84.82 percent of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) since March 2020.DOH-Zamboanga

THE Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has installed solar-powered flood lights to boost security, especially at night, at the militia patrol base in Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Colonel

THE 1st Infantry Division (ID), the premier unit of the Philippine Army, accorded Tuesday, September 7, full military honors to Brigadier General Bagnus Gaerlan Jr., 1ID assistant division commander, who

BRIGADIER General Bagnus Gaerlan, the second in command of the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (1ID), the premier unit of the Philippine Army, succumbed to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covdi-19) on Monday,

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Monday, September 6, 2021, the completion of P53.8-million flood control projects in two villages of Zamboanga Sibugay province.The DPWH-Zamboanga

THE National Housing Authority (NHA) in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Real Estate Office (Afpreo) and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) facilitated the turnover on Thursday, September

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has awarded Bronze Cross Medal to five officers and five enlisted personnel for their heroic acts during the rescue and retrieval operation of the C-130 plane

SOME 558 families and members from different sectors affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga City have received financial assistance from the City Government.The City Government

FOUR members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Liberation Front (BIFF) have surrendered to military authorities in the province of Maguindanao, officials announced.The surrenderers who belonged to the BIFF-Karialan

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in partnership with an association of fisherfolks, has launched the Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (Basil) program in New Oroquieta village, Sominot,

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula announced that the vaccination program will continue until all of the eligible population in the region will be vaccinated.Dr. Augusto Manolo Alpichi,

TROOPS of the Army’s 97th Infantry Battalion (97IB) joined the conduct of Brigada Eskwela in Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte.The Brigada Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance Week is an annual activity

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, distributed some 5,000 fruit-bearing tree

TWO workers of a construction firm were injured in a roadside bombing staged by the Abu Sayyaf bandits in the province of Basilan, the police reported Thursday, September 2.The Basilan Provincial Police

THE Philippine Fisheries Development Authority-Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC) in Sangali village, this city, has recorded in August its highest fish unloading volume for 2021 despite the prevailing

A MEMBER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has surrendered to government authorities in the municipality of Panamao, Sulu, the military reported Thursday, September 2, 2021.Lieutenant Colonel Eduard Olaso,

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) turned over two land and two sea ambulances to the Integrated Public Health Office (Ipho) of the province of Tawi-Tawi.The

TWO members of Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) surrendered on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, to government authorities in the province of Lanao del Sur.Brigadier General Jose Maria Cuerpo, II, 103rd

THE Ministry of Labor and Employment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mole-Barmm) released some P2.2 million representing the three-month stipend of 149 recipients of the Government

TWO soldiers were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at a checkpoint in Basilan province, a top military official said Tuesday, August 31, 2021.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway,

MAJOR General Generoso Ponio, 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID) commander, told the newly-assigned officers, especially the newly-commissioned into the military service, to do their best in

THE Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILF-Barmm) released three desalination machines worth P60 million on Saturday, August 28, to the

THE Army's 10th Infantry Battalion (IB) and concerned stakeholders, both from government and private sectors, conducted a joint community outreach program in a village at the foot of Mount Malindang,

THE Project Good Life students, called Friends Rescued (FRs), of the Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB), have undergone a two-day training courses on Community-Based Disaster and

THE Army’s 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division (ID) has installed a former commandant of the Scout Ranger School as the new commandant of the 11th Division "Mastal" Training School (11DTS)

THE residents of the geographically and disadvantaged area (Gida) Femegas village in Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte, had been encouraged to be vigilant and help the municipal government and military protect

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), through its City Fishery Office, on Friday, August 27, distributed Bangus hatirin to fisherfolks in six villages of this city.Bonifacio Duterte Jr.,

A COURT stenographer survived while her daughter was unscathed in a gun attack in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Sunday, August 29, 2021.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro

A HIGH-VALUE individual (HVI) drug suspect was arrested while some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, August 28, 2021.Police

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) has seized some P29 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, a top NFWM official announced.Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., NFWM commander, said

THE Ministry of Public Order and Safety in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPOS-Barmm) has conducted a two-day capacity-building intervention in Basilan province that saw the participation

THE Army's 51st Infantry Battalion (IB), in collaboration with partner agencies, has distributed support sustenance to 37 former rebels in the province of Lanao del Sur, the military reported Friday,

SIX Abu Sayyaf bandits have surrendered to military authorities in the province of Sulu to reunite and live peaceful lives with their respective families.Colonel Viovanni Franza, newly-installed 1102nd

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) of Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte, released earlier this week a recovered

FIFTY Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in Maguindanao received Certificate of Land Ownership Award (Cloa) title from the government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm).Barmm Chief

MEMBERS of the 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) have recovered war materiel of the New People's Army (NPA) following a clash Wednesday, August 25, in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Sur, the military

JOINT police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a high-value target (HVT) suspect in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga Sibugay province, an official said Thursday, August 26.Police

A VILLAGE official was shot and killed by a lone gunman in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Wednesday, August 25.Police Colonel Roel Lami-Ing, Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police

THE Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur has received additional electric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and medical supplies from the Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous

TEN members of the communist terrorist New People's Army (NPA) have surrendered to government authorities in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, a top police official announced.Police Brigadier General

MAJOR General Generoso Ponio, 1st Infantry Division commander, called on the officers and men of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) to carry on their respective tasks with vigor and enthusiasm.Ponio

THE number of loose firearms the government has recovered through the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) program has increased to 314, as the implementation of the program was expanded to the province

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