THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), through the 3rd Boat Attack Division of the Naval Task Force 61, rescued four people—two Malaysians and two Filipinos—in Sibutu passage, Tawi-Tawi, a top NFWM

THE Department of Agriculture-Zamboanga Peninsula has provided additional farm implements for abaca production to indigenous people (IP) farmers in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.DA Regional Executive

CONGRESSMAN Manuel Jose Dalipe filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Zamboanga City for the 2022 polls, seeking his third and final term as representative

MAJOR General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), has commended the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan troops for the successful implementation of the Small Arms and

GOVERNMENT operatives have seized a shipment of some P4.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested eight people on Friday, October 8, 2021, near an island village east of Zamboanga City.Police

THE Bureau of Customs, through its Multi-Sector Advisory Council (MSAC), together with the Bureau of Quarantine-Zamboanga recently initiated the creation of an Inter-Agency Task Force for Border Trading

THE local Inter-Agency Task Force on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) announced that there is no plan to lift the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) requirement upon entry into

THE Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has promoted 17 enlisted personnel of the command to the next higher ranks for dedication to duty.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, 53IB commander, led Friday,

TROOPS seized five firearms -- one low-powered and four high-powere -- while conducting security operations in Pikit, North Cotabato, military officials announced.Major General Alfredo Rosario, Western

THE Zamboanga City Police Office is preparing security plans to ensure orderly, credible, and peaceful national and local elections in May 2022 in the city.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police

DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre, III has released some P157.5 million to 39,312 beneficiaries of the agency’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers

POLICE operatives have seized some P850,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Wednesday, October 6, 2021.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan,

THE Army’s 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (53IB) conducted Social Media Training Cross-trained with Photography and Videography to enhance and sharpen the troops' skills on social media operations.The

THE Ministry of Science and Technology in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Most-Barmm) has turned over last week processing equipment to three identified cooperatives in Jolo, Sulu.Most

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) rendered a send-off ceremony to the troops of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-6 (MBLT-6), which is scheduled to undergo retraining program in Cavite.The ceremony

PERSONNEL of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has placed a juvenile Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) under rehabilitation at the Regional Wildlife Rescue Center in Baclay village,

THE Department of Agriculture (DA)-Zamboanga Peninsula and its attached agencies held a community outreach program in a remote village of Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte.The community outreach was held

COLONEL Romeo Racadio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi, lauded the crew of the BRP-Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) for their hard work and dedication in securing the country’s waters in southern Philippines.“My

JOINT Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and police operatives have dismantled a drug den and arrested seven drug suspects in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.Emerson Margate, PDEA regional director,

THE City Health Office in Zamboanga City has fully vaccinated 130,297 individuals since the start of the vaccination program in March 2021.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said the number

WESTERN Mindanao Command (Westmincom) commander Mayor General Alfredo Rosario, Jr. has enjoined all troops within his area of responsibility to remain vigilant at all times.Rosario issued the statement

THE 1st Infantry Division (ID), the premier command of the Philippine Army, has implemented changes in some of its unit and office on Friday, October 1, 2021.Lieutenant Colonel Don Villanueva, 1ID assistant

THE Department of Agriculture-Zamboanga Peninsula has conducted a week-long blood sample collection in six municipalities in Zamboanga del Sur.Rad Donn Cedeño said that the activity is part of the agency’s

TWENTY Senior High School and Elementary School teachers have undergone a two-day training on School Gardening and Vegetable Production–Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) conducted by the Department of

THE Technical Education and Skills Authority (Tesda) has distributed starter toolkits to 80 graduates of Special Training for Employment Program in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.The Tesda-Zamboanga

POLICE authorities have arrested two wanted persons in separate warrant of arrest operations in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Lanao del Norte, an official announced.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes,

AFTER the completion of some P74.6 million upgrade, the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) will soon expand its flight routes to and from Southeast Asian destinations.Secretary Arthur Tugade of the

THE City Health Office (CHO) disclosed that 22 children have died due to infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga City since the start of the pandemic last year.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite,

THE Department of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-Barmm) has completed the constructions of three barangay health stations, providing residents easy access to basic health

SOME 50 city and village officials of Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte are set to become deputized environment and natural resources officers (Denros).Rosevirico Tan, Department of Environment and Natural

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) is constructing an P8 million rice-processing complex in the town of Datu

THE police in Zamboanga del Norte have been ordered to conduct an in-depth probe into the killing of a town councilor.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula,

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula on Monday, September 27, deployed 44 health workers to different local hospitals as an augmentation in the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).Dr.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA)-Zamboanga Peninsula, through its Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo (4K) Program, conducted a training to capacitate the farmers on Free-Range Native Chicken

THE "Mas Pachada Dapitan (More Beautiful Dapitan)" has been adjudged by the Department of Tourism (DOT) as the tourism's best branding in Zamboanga Peninsula.The DOT regional office made

FIFTY-TWO personnel of the 2nd City Mobile Force Company have successfully completed a six-month Seaborne Operations Course Class 01-2021 in Zamboanga City.Known as the "Manta Ray" class, they

FORMER insurgents turned peace and development volunteers and organized farmers association by the Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion (IB) benefited from the animal dispersal program of the Department of

ANOTHER 65,430 doses of vaccines arrived in Zamboanga Peninsula Saturday, September 25, 2021, bringing to 2,652,170 the total doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines the region has received.Dr.

THE Zamboanga Rabbit Meat Producers Association launched Saturday, September 25, 2021, the “Rabbit Revolution” and the forging of a memorandum of agreement with owners of local restaurants.Jerrico

THE construction of the mega isolation facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients is now 90-percent complete.The mega isolation facility is located inside the Zamboanga Economic Zone and

DAPITAN City launched Friday, September 24, 2021, the “Pista Turismo de Dapitan (Dapitan’s Tourism Track)” as it joins the Tourism Month celebration to showcase its rich cultural heritage and history

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently turned over some P493,000 worth of support services projects to boost the economic lives of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the province of Zamboanga

THE Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center (ZDSMC) has purchased two portable transport ventilators worth P2.6 million to boost its capability as it continues to battle a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)

TWO boat crew died of suffocation Wednesday, September 22, 2021, in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

FOUR local public schools have benefitted from the “BARANGAYanihan” activities initiated recently by the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula and Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO).Police

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