THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed to provide assistance to farmers whose crops were damaged by flash floods in Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte.DA Regional Executive Director Ran Donn Cedeño said that the farmers will receive assistance â...

POLICEMEN have arrested the number four most wanted persons in one of the towns in Zamboanga del Sur, an official announced Thursday, March 10, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the arrested wanted p...

A GRASS owl has been placed under the care of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Regional Wildlife and Rescue Center for treatment before its release back to the wild.DENR Information Officer Rosevirico Tan said Thursday, M...

A SENIOR officer of the 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID), the premier command of the Philippine Army, was promoted to a rank higher and welcomed a junior officer into the command.Promoted to the rank of Colonel is Lieutenant Colonel Noel Abello, an...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released two juvenile Olive Ridley Sea Turtles back to their natural habitat in Zamboanga del Norte.George Laolao, Community Environment and Natural Resources officer (Cenro) of Manukan, ...

THE City Government unveiled on Tuesday, March 8, the newly rehabilitated Women Crisis Center in Zone 4 village, Zamboanga City.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the project was implemented in line with the celebration of the International Wo...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) distributed a livestock package to farmers and cooperatives in Cotabato City.There were 30 identified farmer-beneficiarie...

THE volume of inbound and outbound passengers is gradually increasing as the City Government's Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT) resumed 24/7 operations with the de-escalation of Zamboanga City’s quarantine status to Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 1...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has placed an injured Falcon Dumagat under rehabilitation at the Regional Wildlife Rescue Center (RWRC) in Baclay village, Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur.Rosevirico Tan, DENR regional information...

THIRTY supporters and couriers of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) have surrendered to military in the province of Lanao del Sur, a top military official said.Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Payapaya, 51st Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said t...

A SUPPORTER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed in a brief firefight in the province of Basilan, a top military official said Monday, March 7.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, said the clash happened aro...

THE Ministry of Transportation and Communication in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOTC-Barmm) took over Friday, March 4, the management and operation of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) district office in Jolo, Sulu.The LTO...

AUTHORITIES intercepted a shipment of illegal drugs and arrested two people in the province of Sulu, the police reported.The Sulu Police Provincial Office (SPPO) said the shipment was intercepted Friday, March 4, at the Jolo port in Walled City villa...

THE Department of Agriculture, through the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program (DA-BP2), has released some P1.4 million worth of agricultural projects and intervention in Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay.Charlyn Acosta, BP2 focal person of the DA regional...

THE government, through the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-Elcac) has inaugurated a mini hospital in a former New People’s Army (NPA)-influenced village in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte.The mini hospital, which held its soft ...

TWO drug suspects were arrested while more than P10,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, March 5, 2022.Police Lieutenant Leah May Alameda, Zamboanga City Police Offic...

SIXTY-ONE individuals completed a week-long Water Search and rescue (Wadaar) training conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILG-Barmm).The training, which was held from...

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has awarded medals to five soldiers for gallantry in action against the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (Isis)-inspired Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) terrorists in Lanao del Sur.The awarding of Wounded...

A TOTAL of 25 farmers and municipal corn coordinators have undergone a two-day Corn and Cassava Cluster Development Training in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.The training, which was facilitated by the Department of Agriculture–Corn and Cassav...

THIRTY personnel of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) have undergone firefighting training Thursday, March 3, 2022, at the basement of the Westmincom’s grandstand.Brigadier General Antonio Nafarrete, Westmincom deputy commander for administ...

POLICEMEN seized some P210,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes while conducting security patrol in an east coast village of Zamboanga City, an official announced Thursday, March 3, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCP...

THE police in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested three people and seized more than P45,000 worth of illegal drugs in Zamboanga del Sur, an official announced Thursday, March 3, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albari...

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) opened an infirmary hospital on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Parang, Maguindanao.Health care is now accessible for the far-reaching Iranun communities in the mu...

TWO people were arrested while more than P100,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in two separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, March 2, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (...

TWO-HUNDRED eleven policemen are undergoing a 60-day Basic Internal Security Operation Course (Bisoc) in Parang, Maguindanao.The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), said the training kicked off Tuesday, March 1, with Police...

LAWMEN have arrested seven drug suspects as they dismantled a drug den and seized P136,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in the province of Lanao del Sur, the military reported Tuesday, March 1.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario Jr...

A COUPLE died one after the other in a vehicular accident in an east coast village in Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, March 1.Police Lieutenant Leah May Alameda, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) information officer, said the incident ...

FIVE people were arrested for illegal fishing, while their motorboat was seized in a law enforcement operation east of Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, March 1.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), said th...

ALERTED security forces have prevented a roadside bombing, as they safely disarmed an improvised explosive device (IED) in Sulu, the military reported Monday, February 28.Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Robles Jr., 35th Infantry Battalion commander, said ...

THE Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) reported that a total of 1,260,813 individuals have received the vaccines against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) since the vaccination rolled out in the city in March 2021.The CHO data showed that 640,073 have r...

TROOPS, with the support of the community, unearthed a food cache of the New People's Army (NPA) in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the military reported.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, 53rd Infantry battalion commander, said the food cache ...

AN ALLEGED big-time drug suspect was killed, a policeman was wounded and some P27.2 million illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official announced Saturday, February 26, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lo...

THE Philippine Navy (PN) has assigned a new commander to head its 3rd Boat Attack Division (BAD) based in Naval Station Juan Magluyan in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi.Lieutenant Senior Grade Chester Ross Cabaltera, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) i...

A TOTAL of 17 houses made of light materials were destroyed by strong winds coupled with heavy rains in some areas in Mercedes village, east of Zamboanga City, in the evening of Thursday, February 24, 2022.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said Fr...

LOCAL health authorities recorded 225 dengue cases with seven mortalities since January 1, 2022.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said the mortalities are all children below 10 years old.Miravite said two of the deaths are from Camino Nue...

PERSONNEL of the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVet) have released a female reticulated python Friday, February 25, 2022, at the Pasonanca Natural Park, Zamboanga City.Dr. Arnedo Agbayani, assistant city veterinarian, said the release of the pyth...

THE Philippine Army has installed a seasoned officer as the new commander of the 11th Infantry "Alakdan" Division (ID) based in Jolo, Sulu.Lieutenant General Romeo Brawner Jr., Philippine Army commander, led the turnover of command ceremony Wednesday...

THE Ministry of Transportation and Communication in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOTC-Barmm) opened Wednesday, February 23, the new "friendship routes" or the inter-regional routes.The friendship routes are as follows: Laguind...

THE Army's 51st Infantry Battalion (IB), the police and other government officials have settled the seven-year-old feud or "rido" between two families in Pagayawan, Lanao del Sur, an official said Wednesday, February 23, 2022.Lieutenant Colonel F...

TWO members of a crime group have surrendered to government authorities in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official said Wednesday, February 23, 2022.Police Colonel albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified them as...

THE local banking industry has begun to normalize operations amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Inocente Locson, Zamboanga Bankers and Financiers Association (ZBFA) president, said the local banks have already started operating until 3 ...

SIX drug suspects, including a high-value target (HVT), were arrested while a drug den was dismantled and P122,400 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Sibugay, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)...

THE Philippine Army has assigned two new officers to its premier command First Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID), which is based in Zamboanga del Sur.Major Karen Leleth Dipaling and Captain Carlito Cariño Jr. were officially introduced after the flag r...

GOVERNMENT troops have neutralized five lawless group members and seized firearms following a gunfight in Maguindanao, the military reported Monday, February 21, 2022.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (...

A CHILD died while three others were injured in a vehicular accident in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, February 21.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said the accident happened around ...

SM CITY Mindpro joins the Zamboanga City Government in the celebration of the 85th Dia De La Ciudad De Zamboanga, which is set every 26th day of February.The SM City Mindpro will kick off its 85th Dia De Zamboanga celebration with a mall-wide week-lo...

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan has awarded livelihood assistance to three individuals who surrendered loose firearms through the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) program of the government.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, JTF-Basilan commander...

PERSONNEL of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Management Unit (CIDMU) and Zamboanga City Police Office’s (ZCPO) Station 7 have seized some P1.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City.The Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peni...

TROOPS have seized food cache of the New People's Army (NPA) rebels in a remote village of Zamboanga del Norte, the military reported Friday, February 18, 2022.Lieutenant Colonel Nolasco Coderos Jr., 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said t...

RESIDENTS of Zamboanga City were advised to remain vigilant despite the continuous decline in active coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases."Let us remain vigilant in the fight against Covid-19. Faithfully follow the minimum health standards," Mayor Ma...