PERSONNEL of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) along the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have intercepted a shipment of P15 million worth of smuggled rice off Tawi-Tawi, a top BOC official announced Wednesday,

FIVE-hundred seventy farmer-partners in Zamboanga del Norte had recently completed the Community-based Financial Management Training initiated by the Department of Agriculture, through the Special Area

Personnel of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte have recently released 28 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings in that town.The turtle hatchlings were

THE 58th Fish Conservation Week Celebration kicked off Monday, September 13, 2021, with various activities the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lined up for this year’s celebration.BFAR

POLICE operatives have arrested another alleged big-time drug suspect and seized some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, an official announced Tuesday, September

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula has activated One Oxygen Command Center to address the depleting supply of oxygen of the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center (ZDSMC) as the hospital continues

AN ALLEGED big-time drug pusher was arrested, while some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation Monday, September 13, in Zamboanga City, a top police official said.Police

THE Community Support Program (CSP) teams of the 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) and Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Mobile Force Company (ZDNPMFC) recently joined in the community road cleaning of a geographically

TWO wanted persons were arrested in separate law enforcement operations in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, September 13.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

PERSONNEL of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), through the Naval Task Force (NTF)-61, rescued 13 people, including crewmen, from a vessel in distress off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.Rear Admiral Toribio

THE Department of Agriculture, through its High-Value Commercial Development Program (HVCDP), conducted the first of its series of Package of Technology Training (POT) in Zamboanga City.Albert Cuadra,

THE number of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) that surrendered increased to 105 as another BIFF member yielded to military authorities in Central Mindanao, officials said.Major General Generoso

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over four units of hand sprayers to the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVet) as part of its support in the prevention program of African Swine Fever (ASF)

THE municipal government of Talitay, Maguindanao, in support of the government’s campaign against loose firearms, yielded eight unlicensed guns to military authorities, the military reported Saturday,

EIGHTEEN residents of Isabela City in Basilan province started to venture their own livelihood with the support of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Integrated Livelihood Program.Each of

THE 1st Infantry Division (ID), the premier unit of the Philippine Army, has installed Lieutenant Colonel Ray Tiongson, commander of the 10th Infantry Battalion (IB), as the new assistant chief of staff

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that five qualified farmer’s associations in Zamboanga Sibugay province received some P811,160 farm equipment from the agency under its corn program.DA Regional

THE Department of Agriculture (DA)-Zamboanga Peninsula, through its Gulayan sa Paaralan Program, has conducted Thursday, September 9, 2021, a training on vegetable production for teachers in Dipolog City.DA-Zamboanga

A GOVERNMENT employee was arrested in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Friday, September 10, 2021.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

TWO Abu Sayyaf bandits, who were involved in high-profile atrocities, surrendered to government authorities in Basilan province, the military reported.Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., Naval Forces Western

ALL police units have been ordered to strengthen the watch against entry of smuggled cigarettes in their respective area of operations.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), distributed assorted vegetable seeds to farmers on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 in Sibulao village, east of

THE active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases for Zamboanga City is continuously increasing with the additional 57 new cases, 13 new recoveries and new mortality recorded as of Wednesday, September

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