THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has promoted Major General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), to the rank of Lieutenant-General.President Rodrigo Duterte,

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), through the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan, has already accounted for some 887 loose firearms in the province of Basilan.Newly promoted Lieutenant General Alfredo

A SON of a leader of the Daulah Islamiyah-Tureife Group (DI-TG) was killed in a clash with government troops in the province of Maguindanao, military officials announced Thursday, December 2.Newly promoted

THE residents were stunned to see bicycles and motorcycles passed by their community as the 11th Infantry Division (ID) organized a Ride for Peace in the province of Sulu.The activity held during a cloudy

HOME-COOKING (Lutong Bahay) enthusiasts showed their cooking skills in the culinary contest marking as one of the highlights in the 458th Founding Anniversary of Dapitan City by Datu Pagbuaya.The culinary

ONE person was arrested while over P320,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City early Wednesday, December 1, 2021.Police Major Albin Cabayacruz, Zamboanga City

SIX members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to government authorities Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in the province of Sarangani, officials announced.Major General Alfredo Rosario, Jr.,

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through the Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (READi), has distributed some 4,250 food packs in 25 municipalities of Maguindanao.The

FIVE more members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have surrendered as the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) continued to intensify its security operations in the provinces of Basilan and Sulu.Major General

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) has distributed organic inputs and chemical supplies to 22 farmer cooperatives

THE local government, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), held a mass burial Monday, November 29, for 33 unclaimed cadavers that have been stored in a local morgue for one year.CSWDO

SOME 40 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in R.T. Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay have undergone training on carabao production conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang

SOME 85 bangkeros (Boatmen) and drivers from Carbon and Tampalan village in Malamawi Island, Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province, have undergone a two-day basic water search and rescue (Wasar)

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided over half a million pesos grant to improve the drying processing of an association of seaweed farmers in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.The

THE Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion (IB) has unearthed firearms cache and explosive devices of the New People’s Army (NPA) through the help of former rebels in the province of South Cotabato, the military

SIX people were arrested while over P100,000 worth of illegal drugs seized as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) dismantled a drug den late Friday, November 26, 2021 in Zamboanga City.PDEA Investigation

THE Regional Wildlife Rescue Center (RWRC) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released back to the natural habitat in Zamboanga del Norte seven rehabilitated wildlife.Ronald

THE Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILG-BARMM) completed the construction of the P3.4 million two-storey village hall building in

THE Sulu-based 11th Infantry "Alakdan" Division (ID) has installed Lieutenant Colonel Edward Viteño as the new commander of the 32nd Infantry "Daredevil" Battalion (IB).Major General

JOINT policemen and Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel have seized anew more than P2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three people east off Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, November

A TOTAL of 42 more loose firearms were stenciled in the municipality of Akbar, Basilan province, the military reported Friday, November 26.Lieutenant Colonel Napoleon Pabon Jr., 68th Infantry Battalion

THE public is strongly urged to cooperate and support the implementation of health and safety protocols although the government has eased restriction."Let us never let our guard down in the fight

SOME 1,391 farmers have received cash assistance through the Local Social Amelioration Program (LSAP) as the City Government reached out all sectors greatly hit by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Mayor

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Zamboanga Peninsula is distributing RxBox telemedicine devices to public hospitals in the region to boost health care services amid the coronavirus disease

THE Zamboanga City Health Office announced that 260,266 residents are already fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, November 23.Dr. Dulce Amore Miravite, city health officer, said Thursday, November 25, that

TWO people were arrested, while P340,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, November 24, 2021.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga

TWO opposing political camps from one of the towns in Basilan province have signed a peace covenant ending their three-month-old dispute.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, 101st Infantry Brigade commander,

GOVERNMENT security forces arrested an explosive expert of the Sulu-Based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in a law enforcement operation Tuesday, November 23, in Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga

POLICE operatives arrested an alleged big-time drug pusher in an anti-drug operation Monday, November 22, in Zamboanga City.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

TWENTY-SEVEN personnel of the Tawi-Tawi Police Provincial Office are ready to serve as tourism police after they successfully completed a four-day training in Tourism Oriented Police for Community Order

POLICE forces have intercepted P360,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested one person in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, an official announced Monday, November 22.Police Major Shellamie Chang,

SOME 33 drug offenders are undergoing reformation program at the Balay Silangan Reformation Center in Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said the

SELECTED action officers from staff offices, signal non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and infantry NCOs advance course students are undergoing a five-day Staff Exercise (Staffex) and Communications Electronics

TROOPS under the 4th Marine Brigade (4MBde) have seized some P7.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested six people off Sulu, a top military official announced Sunday, November 21, 2021Colonel

HUNDREDS of residents in a remote village benefited in a recent medical outreach and service caravan held by the Army’s 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) and the Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist

THE Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) has acquired motorcycles to beef up the law enforcement capability of its four Community Environment and Natural Resources

TROOPS of the Army’s 39th and 73rd Infantry Battalions (IB) have discovered an arms cache, the largest discovery so far, of the New People’s Army (NPA) in a series of intelligence operations last week

THREE members and a supporter of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have surrendered to military authorities in Basilan province, an official said Saturday, November 20.Their surrender brought the total number

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) on Friday, November 19, 2021, facilitated the conduct of an information, education, and communication (IEC) campaign on the transformation program for the Moro

A TOP military field commander vowed to relentlessly pursue the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who intend to wreak havoc in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera,

THE Army’s 11th Infantry Division (ID) has activated another battalion to further boost its capacity in the fight against the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu.Major General William

TWENTY former members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) are undergoing livelihood skills training program on furniture making in the town of Omar, Sulu, officials said Friday, November 19.The training was

ANOTHER two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to military authorities in the province of Sultan Kudarat, officials announced Friday, November 19, 2021.Major General Alfredo Rosario,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,