THE Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) opposed the move to lift the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) requirement for inbound fully vaccinated travelers.The CHO cited as reason for

PROGRESS and development will soon be felt by residents of the far-flung village of New Tuburan in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, 53rd Infantry Battalion commander, said the

THE Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm) is constructing a 100-bed capacity coronavirus disease (Covid-19) isolation facility at the district hospital

THE Philippine Navy, through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), concluded the five-day Exercise Pagsisikap 2021 with an Amphibious raid and landing Friday, October 29, at the White Beach of Bulangsi

A TOTAL of 314 volunteers have completed a five-day Barangay Defense Force (BDF) Training on Friday, October 29, 2021, in Sumisip, Basilan province, officials said.Lieutenant Colonel Renante Besa, commander

THE Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) of Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte conducted a tree planting activity in Lipakan village, Rozas, Zamboanga del Norte.George Laolao, Cenro-Manukan

THE Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE), through its Directorate General for Madaris Education, hired 2,374 new Islamic Studies and Arabic Language (Isal) teachers or asatidz for

THE Philippine Navy, through Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), successfully tested its Spike ER Missile off Basilan province, a top Navy official announced Saturday, October 30, 2021.Rear Admiral Toribio

AN ALLEGED big-time drug suspect was arrested and some P5.3 million cocaine was seized in an anti-drug operation by joint marines, police, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) team in the province

TEN Abu Sayyaf bandits have surrendered Thursday, October 28, 2021, to government authorities in Talipao, Sulu, officials announced.Major General William Gonzales, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander,

THE overall emir of the Daulah Islamiyah-Philippines and his wife were killed in a clash with government forces early Friday, October 29, 2021, in the province of Maguindanao, a military official announced.Major

SOME 1,159 informal sector workers in Zamboanga del Sur benefitted from the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (Tupad) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

THE Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm) announced that the P79-million road projects in the town of Binidayan, Lanao del Sur is 60-percent complete.Engineer

EIGHTEEN agricultural technicians have completed a 28-day Basic Training Course on Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Diagnosis on Large Ruminants conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in

TWO people, including one on the drug watchlist, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, a top police official announced Thursday, October 28, 2021.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes,

THE Ministry of Social Services and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-BARMM) launched Tuesday, October 26, 2021, the new Unlad Pamilyang Bangsamoro (UPB) program

FIVE people were arrested in two separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, October 27.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified

THE 1st Infantry Division (ID), the premier command of the Philippine Army, has implemented changes among its staff offices at the division headquarters.Colonel Manuel Leo Gador has been assigned as the

SELECTED troops of the 53rd Infantry Battalion's (IB) "Bravo Company" have undergone Squad Sustained Warfighting Enhancement and Evaluation Program (Sweep) training in the province of Zamboanga

MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar issued Executive Order (EO) 688-2021, providing for the guidelines on safe observance of cemetery visits, both in public and private burial sites, in Zamboanga City

THE Army's 1st Infantry Division (ID) has installed the former executive officer of the 102nd Infantry Brigade as the new commander of the 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) based in Piñan, Zamboanga del

THE Army's 103rd Infantry "Haribon" Brigade received the Certificate of Recognition during the Annual General Inspection (AGI) Current Year 2021 conducted by the Philippine Army.This, as

THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), in partnership with SM City Mindpro and various government agencies, launched Monday, October 25, its week-long Barangayanihan Caravan Toward National Recovery

LEADERS of the military, police, and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) together with officials of Zamboanga Sibugay province have signed affirmation of support to the peace agreement.The signing of

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) conducted a three-day skills training from October 20 to 23, 2021, for selected male and female members of the community in Tiguha village,

THE Ministry of Social Services and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-Barmm) launched on Friday, October 22, 2021, the Unlad Pamilyang Bangsamoro Program, its newest

THE Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (Amad) conducted an outreach mission Saturday, October 23, 2021, that benefitted 100 families who are fire victims in Recodo

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) distributed over 170 starter toolkits to the beneficiaries of the agency’s Special Training for Employment Program (Step) in two towns

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested a drug suspect and a wanted person in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, October 23, 2021.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes,

THE inspecting team from the Philippine Army concluded Friday, October 22, the Annual General Inspection (AGI) at the 1st Infantry Division (ID) and its line units.The AGI concluded through an exit briefing

GOVERNMENT agents arrested in a law enforcement operation one of the most wanted persons in the province of Zambonga del Norte, the police reported Friday, October 22.The Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has urged the public to support the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) by patronizing their handcrafted lanterns.Some 50 PDLs from the Zamboanga City

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested two persons in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Thursday, October 21.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office

THE World Bank has assured its continuous support to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm).Ndiame Diop, World Bank Country Director for Brunei, Malaysian Philippines and Thailand,

THE Department of Agriculture (DA)-Zamboanga Peninsula, through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), has provided 40,000 pineapple suckers to the Maya Farmers Association in Tambulig, Zamboanga

THE Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) together with the personnel of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro)-Imelda retrieved Wednesday,

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula is using all available avenues to educate the public in protecting themselves against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection.Noting that there

THE Investment for AFMP Planning at the Local and National Levels (I-Plan) component of the Regional Program Coordinator Office (RPCO)-Zamboanga Peninsula of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has conducted

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has conducted a three-day activity that led to the establishment of a one-fourth hectare seaweed nursery in Sebaca village, Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte.Arcelita

JOINT police and Marine troops have seized P190,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Monday, October 18.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes,

SEVEN New People's Army (NPA) rebels have decided to surrender to live a peaceful life, as they were exhausted in evading advancing government forces in Sultan Kudarat, military official announced

EIGHTEEN empowered women and nine active men handcrafted colorful flowers and beautiful dolls made from corn husk in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte George Vallente, agricultural program coordinator for

THE National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) announced that Monday, October 18, 2021, was declared as a Muslim legal holiday in five cities, including Zamboanga City, and in 10 other provinces in

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested the Top 8 most wanted person of Zamboanga City in a law enforcement operation in the province of Sultan Kudarat, a top police official announced Sunday, October 17.Police

MAJOR General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), expressed his gratitude to Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) Chief Minister Ahod Balawag

THE government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has activated a 30-man Joint Peace and Security Team (JPST) in the province of Basilan.The JPST is a peace-keeping force deployed in areas mutually

MAJOR General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), commended the continuing efforts of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) in preventing the Bangsamoro Islamic

THE victims of the October 13 fire at Purok 3B in Recodo village, Zamboanga City, get additional relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and City Government, as they

BANGSAMORO Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) Minister of the Interior and Local Government Naguib Sinarimbo announced that construction of 79 infrastructure projects in different areas in

ALL of the families affected by the July 22, 2018 fire incident in Labuan village, this city, will soon have houses of their own.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar together with National Housing Authority