SOME 368,619 individuals in Zamboanga City have now been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).This means that Zamboanga City has achieved 53.06 percent of its ta...

POLICE operatives have arrested a high-value target (HVT) and seized more than P40,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation Wednesday, December 15, in Zamboanga City.Po...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MAFAR-Barmm), in collaboration with Department of Agriculture-Phi...

PERSONNEL of the Zamboanga City Police Office's (ZCPO) Station 8 seized P2.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes Tuesday, December 14, in Zamboanga City.The smuggled cigarette...

A DRUG watch-listed suspect was arrested in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, December 15.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police...

DAPITAN, known as the Shrine City of the Philippines, is undertaking preparations for the three-day "Handuraw Festival 2021," which will be held from December 28 to 30.Ap...

A SALES clerk was shot and wounded in a robbery hold-up late Monday, December 13, in Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, December 14.Police Major Albin Cabayacruz, Zamboan...

MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has called on residents, particularly those residing along riverbanks, coastal and low-lying areas, to prepare for possible impact of Severe Tr...

THE Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has established a Christmas Village to remind everyone the true essence of Christmas.The Christmas village, which was opened to the publ...

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-Barmm), together with other government agencies, including the military, has des...

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) vowed to continuously support the vaccination program by way of safely transporting vaccines and medical supplies to the island provinces...

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula has deployed 95 lady patrollers in the different parts of the region to conduct community-oriented policing.PRO-Zamboanga Penin...

THE Zamboanga City Government as well as the Catholic faithful are deeply saddened by the passing of the , 74, the Archbishop of Zamboanga.Dela Cruz died around 11:05 p.m. Friday,...

RICE farmers of Dipolog City and other parts of the province of Zamboanga del Norte can now learn the best practices and technologies that will help them increase their farm yield....

THE only active C-130 “Hercules” plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) successfully landed in Sulu Friday, December 10, 2021, five months and six days after the tragic crash of s...

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula received Saturday, December 11, some 17 new vehicles from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Logistics Office.Police Birgadie...

THE Lanao del Sur Second District Engineering Office (LDS-2DEO) of the Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-BARMM) has completed the...

TROOPS of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Zamboanga have seized some P4.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes east of Zamboanga City.Lieutenant Colonel Julius Villena, Army’s 74th Infa...

THREE people, including a high-value target (HVT), were arrested while P394,400 worth of illegal drugs seized in anti-drug operations Zamboanga City and in Zamboanga del Sur as the...

LIEUTENANT General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), has received a Marine Brigade Command Badge (Honorary).Major General Ariel Caculita...

THE 11th Infantry Division has awarded Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) to four soldiers of the 45th Infantry Battalion and a militiaman for gallantry in the fight against the Abu Say...

TROOPS of the Army's 5th Infantry Battalion (IB) overran a camp of the New People's Army (NPA) rebels following an intense hour-long gun battle in the hinterlands of Lanao...

GOVERNMENT security forces have arrested a former member of the New People's Army (NPA) in a law enforcement operation in Misamis Occidental, the police reported Wednesday, Dec...

FIFTEEN people were rescued from a wooden-hulled vessel that sunk after it caught fire early Tuesday, December 7, off Isabela City, Basilan province.No identities were available ex...

CONGRESSMAN Mujiv Hataman, deputy speaker and Basilan lone district representative, has strongly condemned the killing of one of the mayors in that province.Hataman's condemnat...

LAWMEN have arrested two people tagged as among the most wanted persons in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Tuesday, December 7.Polic...

(UPDATED) A BOMB maker of the Daulah Islamiya (DI) surrendered to the government through the joint efforts of the security forces and Municipal Government of Carmen, North Cotabato...

A VILLAGE official and two others were arrested, while P13.6 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation Saturday, December 4, in Indanan, Sulu.The Indanan...

(UPDATED) TWO people, including a town mayor in Basilan province, were killed, while another mayor was wounded in a gun attack Monday, December 6, in Zamboanga City.Police Major Ch...

THE Philippine Military Academy (PMA) has chosen Major General William Gonzales, 11th Infantry Division (ID) and concurrent Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, as the Cavalier A...

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) in coordination with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) facilitated the conduct of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) S...

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...

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 L...

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,...

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 activ...

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 Da...

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 Caba...

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 Al...

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 municipal...

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 Bas...

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...

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 l...

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...

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 sea...

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 o...

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...

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...

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 rehabilit...

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 vill...

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