ZAMBOANGA City Police Office (ZCPO) operatives have arrested an alleged big-time drug suspect and seized some P6.8 million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police

THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) has given some P173,520 worth of farm inputs to farmers in the municipality of Omar, Sulu.Farhan Abdullah, Omar Saad coordinator,

THE Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MTIT-Barmm) has conducted on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, a poultry industry investment forum and

THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is implementing some P2.2 million projects at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-administered Zamboanga City Jail (ZCJ) to alleviate the

THE Buenavista Farmers Association, a farmer-partner of the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) program, in Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte harvested last

A 23-YEAR-old female Tausug graduated on top of the Candidate Soldier Course “Makagilas” (Muslim At Kristiyano Alakdan Galing Isip Liksi Aming Sandata) Class 656-2021 at 11th Division “Mastal”

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) handed over a P3 million worth Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) to the

THE local health office said that 12 new cases of the more contagious Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), were recorded in Zamboanga City.Dr. Dulce

THE local government is now accepting entries and application for three upcoming competitions of the 2021 Zamboanga Hermosa Festival in October.Mayor Maria Isebelle Climaco-Salazar said these are the Original

THE Army’s 35th Infantry “Makamandag” Battalion (IB) has constructed a separate inspection area for male and female to better serve the public in the province of Sulu.Lieutenant Colonel Wilfredo

PERSONNEL of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte planted 75 giant bamboo culms as they joined Friday, September 17, 2021, the celebration of the

THE 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (IB) has awarded medals to 14 “Matapat” troops for their invaluable service and dedication to duty to the Philippine Army, in particular, and the Armed Forces

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) together with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a series of activities on Aliguay Island, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, in celebration

THE provincial government of Zamboanga del Sur has accorded recognition to four “Matapat” troops Friday, September 17, 2021, in a simple ceremony in strict compliance to protocols amid the health pandemic.The

THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) has granted some P409,200 rice-duck production package to an association of farmers in the municipality of Rizal, Zamboanga

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) has donated some 200 oxygen tanks with regulators to the Cotabato Regional Medical Center (CRMC) as part of the

THE Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion (IB) in collaboration with the municipal government of Tipo-Tipo in Basilan province facilitated the ceremonial stenciling and inventory of 229 assorted loose and unregistered

COLONEL Romeo Racadio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi, has encouraged the families of Badjaos in Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi to motivate their children to go to school.Racadio made the call as the JTF-Tawi-Tawi

SOME 180 Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) volunteers are set to complete a five-day peacekeeping training Friday, September 17, in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.They will form part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has conferred medals to three soldiers for gallantry against lawless elements in the province of Basilan.Major General Generoso Ponio, Western Mindanao Command

ANOTHER three members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered and handed over their firearms to the troops of the 92nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in the province of Maguindanao, officials

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