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Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:27:00 +0800
4 NPA rebels surrender in Sultan Kudarat
FOUR New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to military authorities in Sultan Kudarat as they wish to live a peaceful life with their families, officials announced Thursday, November 11.Major

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:26:00 +0800
Zamboanga City marks over 197,000 fully vaccinated
A TOTAL of 503,923 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines have been administered in Zamboanga City since the vaccination program was rolled out in March this year.Dulce Amor Miravite, city

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:23:00 +0800
24 ‘FRs’ to undergo driving skills training
TWENTY-FOUR former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, who are now known as “Friends Rescued (FR),” are scheduled to undergo 15-day driving skills training national certificate 2 (NC-II) at the Technical

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:54:00 +0800
Twister destroys 5 houses in Zamboanga City
FIVE houses, two motorboats and a madrasa were destroyed after a twister hit Tuesday, November 9, 2021, in an island village east of Zamboanga City.The incident happened in Pasilmanta villages, one of

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:54:00 +0800
‘Quien si Cesar’ TikTok competition launched
THE local government in partnership with JCI Zamboanga is holding a TikTok competition describing who Mayor Cesar Climaco is as Zamboanga City is set to commemorate his 37th death anniversary on November

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:59:00 +0800
Westmincom receives Bibles from Gideon International
OFFICIALS of the Gideon International (GI) Philippines-Zamboanga Peninsula in coordination with the Office of the Post Evangelical Chaplain of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) distributed Bibles

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:36:00 +0800
CBFM-Carp beneficiaries trained on rubber, abaca production
A GROUP of farmers underwent a two-day training on field budding operation, rubber tapping and production of abaca in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.Rosevirico Tan, Department of Environment and Natural

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:32:00 +0800
P78.1-M farm machinery distributed in Zambo Sibugay
THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), distributed on Monday, November 8, P78.1 million worth of farm machinery

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:30:00 +0800
1ID receives 1 submersible pump from AFPSLAI
THE Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loan Association Inc. (AFPSLAI) donated on Monday, November 8, one unit of seven horsepower Franklin Electric submersible pump to the 1st Infantry Division (ID)

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:30:00 +0800
Tawi-Tawi gets new police director
POLICE Colonel Bonard Briton has urged the local government units (LGUs) and all government agencies in Tawi-Tawi to extend their full support to the new provincial police director as they have supported

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:29:00 +0800
Lanao del Sur town gets P10-M irrigation project
THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (Barmm-Mafar), through the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM), turned over last week the first

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:33:00 +0800
1ID deploys new soldiers to field units
THE Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) has deployed Saturday, November 6, 2021, a total of 105 newly appointed Privates to their new units.Colonel Jose Randolf Sino Cruz, 1ID assistant division commander,

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:33:00 +0800
1ID holds 2-day Senior NCO Leaders Symposium
COLONEL Billy Dela Rosa, 1st Infantry Division (ID) inspector general, encouraged senior-enlisted personnel of the unit to continue to lead by example to their subordinates.Dela Rosa made the encouragement

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:28:00 +0800
Barmm youth commission, education ministry ink accord
THE Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) Maguindanao, with Cotabato City and Special Geographic Areas (SGA) of North Cotabato and the Ministry of Basic Higher and Technical Education-Technical Education and

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 21:23:00 +0800
Over 482,000 vaccine doses administered in Zambo City
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

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 21:08:00 +0800
DA capacitates Tigbao farmers on swine production
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

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 20:49:00 +0800
Barmm establishes Banana plantation for Teduray farmers
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

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:31:00 +0800
DSWD releases P3.4-M livelihood assistance grant
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

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:30:00 +0800
15 Zamboanga City home-based vendors get livelihood aid from DOLE
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

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:29:00 +0800
IPs in Zamboanga Sibugay town undergo goat production training
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,

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:29:00 +0800
P2.7-M smuggled cigarettes seized anew in Zambo City
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,

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:27:00 +0800
Zambo irrigators group get P10.3-M projects from NIA
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

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:27:00 +0800
8 NPA rebels surrender in Sultan Kudarat
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.,

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:04:00 +0800
P1.6-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga City
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,

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:04:00 +0800
Zamboanga City villages told to strengthen campaign vs Covid-19
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

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:15:00 +0800
Tawi-Tawi receives P2-M hospital equipment from US Embassy
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

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:14:00 +0800
Barmm gives financial aid to 60 ex-MILF combatants
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

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:09:00 +0800
Over 460,000 vaccine doses administered in Zambo City
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

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:08:00 +0800
Anti-drug sting nets 2, P1.7-M shabu
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

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:59:00 +0800
City Health Office nixes lifting of RT-PCR requirement
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

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:58:00 +0800
Zambo Sur far-flung village gets P20-M road concreting project
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

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:57:00 +0800
Barmm builds another Covid-19 isolation facility in Maguindanao
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

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:03:00 +0800
Navy concludes 5-day Exercise Pagsisikap 2021
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

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:02:00 +0800
314 complete Barangay Defense Force training
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

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:01:00 +0800
Cenro-Manukan plants tree around Agustin Cave
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

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 18:29:00 +0800
Barmm education ministry hires over 2,000 new asatidz
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

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 20:43:00 +0800
Navy tests fires missile off Basilan
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

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 20:43:00 +0800
Drug suspect nabbed, P5.3-M cocaine seized in Tawi-Tawi
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

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 20:34:00 +0800
10 Abu Sayyaf bandits surrender in Talipao
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,

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:33:00 +0800
Daulah Islamiyah emir killed in Maguindanao clash
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

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:33:00 +0800
DOLE’s Tupad benefits over 1,000 workers in Zamboanga del Sur
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)

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:32:00 +0800
Barmm set to complete P79-M road projects in Binidayan
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

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:38:00 +0800
DA holds Artificial Insemination training
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

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:38:00 +0800
2 nabbed in anti-drug stings in Zamboanga City
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,

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:35:00 +0800
Barmm launches Unlad Pamilyang Bangsamoro program in Tawi-Tawi
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

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:08:00 +0800
Anti-drug operations net 5 suspects
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

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:07:00 +0800
1ID installs new personnel, CMO chiefs
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

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:06:00 +0800
53IB troops undergo 'Sweep' training
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

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:10:00 +0800
Cemeteries, memorial parks closed on 'Undas'
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

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:08:00 +0800
97th Infantry Battalion gets new commander
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



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