A TOTAL of 482,474 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine had been administered since the start of the vaccination program in March 2021 in Zamboanga City.This as the City Government, through

FORTY farmers attended the one-day Swine Raising orientation seminar the Department of Agriculture (DA) conducted in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur.Conducted through DA’s Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through the Regional Bangsamoro Board of Investments (RBBOI), is establishing a banana plantation to support the livelihood of Teduray farmers

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released some P3.4 million to beneficiaries of the agency’s Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) in Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province.Nursida

FIFTEEN home-based vendors from various villages in Zamboanga City were among the first beneficiaries of the BikeCINATION project of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).They were among the 65

THREE indigenous people (IP) organizations in Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay province have undergone goat production training conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Zamboanga Peninsula.Zaldy Martel,

THE police, together with Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives, have seized anew P2.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested six people in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Thursday,

THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) inaugurated and turned over Tuesday, November 3, two completed irrigation projects worth P10.3 million in Zamboanga City.Engineer Robert Berni Rada II, acting

EIGHT members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered Wednesday, November 3, to the military in the province of Sultan Kudarat, officials said Thursday, November 4.Major General Alfredo Rosario Jr.,

POLICEMEN together with Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel have seized some P1.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three people off Zamboanga City, a top police official announced Wednesday,

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar reiterated the recommendation of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) Special Monitoring Team to this city’s 98 villages to use and spend their

THE United States Embassy has donated some P2 million worth of equipment to the Integrated Provincial Health Office (Ipho) of Tawi-Tawi.Captain Weston Bartkoski, team leader of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through the peacebuilding towards normalization program of the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS), has released some P600,000 financial

THE City Health Office announced Tuesday, November 2, that a total of 460,660 doses of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines have been administered since the vaccination rolled out in Zamboanga City

POLICE operatives arrested two persons and seized P1.7 million worth of substance believed to be shabu in an anti-drug operation Tuesday, November 2, in Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes Zamboanga

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