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Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:42:00 +0800
Zamboanga City Covid-19 recoveries continue to increase
LOCAL health authorities recorded an additional 60 new recoveries, 39 new cases and seven new mortalities in Zamboanga City, bringing the total confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:33:00 +0800
2 Lanao warring clans peacefully settle dispute
TWO warring families in the province of Lanao del Sur have peacefully settled their disputes through the effort of the Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion (IB) in collaboration with the local government units

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:31:00 +0800
Barmm builds P106-M school projects in Lanao del Sur
THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) is constructing some P106-million schools building covered court projects in the province of Lanao del Sur.Minister Mohagher Iqbal of Barmm's

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:56:00 +0800
200 Army recruits undergo enlistment training
BRIGADIER General Jose Maria Cuerpo, II, 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, has encouraged the members of the Candidate Soldiers Courses Class 687-2021 to put their expertise and abilities to good use to

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:55:00 +0800
Medical outreach caravan benefits Zamboanga del Norte villagers
THE residents of a far-flung village in Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte, benefitted from the Medical Outreach Caravan initiated by the Army’s 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) together with the Municipal Task

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:54:00 +0800
4 drug watch suspects fall in anti-drug stings
POLICE operatives have arrested four drug watch listed suspects in separate anti-drug operations Wednesday, November 17, and Tuesday, November 16, in Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:14:00 +0800
1 nabbed, P1-M shabu seized in anti-drug sting
GOVERNMENT operatives arrested a drug watchlisted suspect and seized P1,020,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation early Tuesday, November 16, in Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes,

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:13:00 +0800
Cops, BOC operatives seize P4.8-M smuggled cigarettes
JOINT police and Bureau of Customs operatives have seized some P4.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested six people in a law enforcement operation off Zamboanga City, a top police official

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:13:00 +0800
Over 200,000 fully vaxxed as health office ramps up vaccination
THE City Health Office announced that 219,078 individuals are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga City.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said they

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:20:00 +0800
Fisherfolk undergo training, get livelihood aid
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed six sets of gillnets to group of fishermen in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.The gillnets were distributed to the fishermen after they have

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:20:00 +0800
Medical mission benefits thousands in Basilan town
THOUSANDS of residents benefitted by the medical outreach mission on Saturday, November 13, in Sangbay Big village, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan province.The outreach program was made possible through the participation

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:08:00 +0800
Loyal supporters remember Akbars
THOUSANDS of supporters of the late Wahab and Jum Akbar have gathered Saturday, November 13, 2021, as they commemorated the 14th and 5th death anniversary, respectively, of the couple in Basilan province.Wahab,

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:08:00 +0800
Over 7,000 children partially vaxxed in Zamboanga City
THE City Health Office announced Saturday, November 13, 2021, that some 7,016 children 12 to 17 years old have received their first dose of Pfizer vaccines since the pediatric vaccination rolled out on

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:08:00 +0800
Zamboanga govenment grants financial aid to LGBT community
THE City Government of Zamboanga rolled out Saturday, November 13, the Local Social Amelioration Program (LSAP) for the members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) amid the health pandemic.Mayor

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 21:19:00 +0800
Zamboanga City to lift Sunday lockdown effective Nov. 14
THE local Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced the lifting of Sunday lockdown effective November 14, 2021 to encourage more residents to get vaccinated against Covid-19.The

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 21:19:00 +0800
2 more NPAs surrender
TWO more members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered in Central Mindanao as the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Central stepped up its combat and non-combat operations.The two NPA surrenderers identified

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 21:07:00 +0800
Coffee industry cluster forum held in Sulu
THE Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism’s Bureau of Trade and Industry in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MTIT-BTI-BARMM) conducted on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, a coffee

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:48:00 +0800
Cops nab 6, seize P361,000 shabu in Tawi-Tawi
POLICEMEN have arrested six people and seized P361,920 worth of illegal drugs in two anti-illegal drug operations Wednesday, November 10, in Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi.Police Major Annidul Sali,

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:47:00 +0800
Tupad workers told to venture into community gardening
SOME 316 beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanabuhay Sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged (Tupad) in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte received vegetable seeds, as they

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:46:00 +0800
Cops, BOC seize P4.3-M smuggled cigarettes
POLICE operatives and Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel have seized P4.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested eight people off Zamboanga City, a top police official announced Friday, November

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



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