A LEADER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and 10 followers have surrendered to government authorities to live a peaceful life in Basilan province, the military reported.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief,...

THE Army's 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID) has unveiled three newly constructed and renovated facilities Thursday, March 31, at Camp Major Cesar Sang-an.Captain Mary Jephte Mañebog, 1ID information officer, said the three projects included th...

PEACE loving residents and local officials have joined the simultaneous peace rallies denouncing the atrocities of the New People's Army (NPA) in the province of Sultan Kudarat.The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said the peace rallies were...

TWO people were arrested on separate anti-drug operations in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official announced Thursday, March 31.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the arrested suspects as M...

TWO leaders and 10 followers of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) abandoned their armed struggle and returned to the folds of the law in Maguindanao, the military reported Wednesday, March 30, 2022.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario Jr.,...

POLICEMEN have recovered P30,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official said Wednesday, March 30.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said the cigarettes were recovered ar...

A TOP official of the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) announced that they are preparing for the conduct of face-to-face classes for the tertiary level in the Zamboanga Peninsula.Dr. Rody Garcia, Ched regional director, said the colleges and uni...

TWO persons were injured in a hacking incident, while the suspect was arrested in a police follow-up operation in a west coast village of Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said Tuesday, Mar...

A VILLAGE official and a watchman died while nine others were injured in a vehicular accident in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, March 28, 2022. Police Colonel Alberto Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, disclos...

POLICE operatives have arrested two people and seized a shipment of some P144,000 smuggled cigarettes in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official announced Monday, March 28, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director,...

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have vowed to continuously work for the attainment of lasting peace here in Mindanao.On Friday, March 25, Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the We...

GOVERNMENT troops have recovered a high-powered firearm and other personal belongings following a brief clash against Abu Sayyaf bandits in the hinterlands of Sulu, the military reported.The clash took place early Saturday, March 26 in Bungkaong vill...

SIX fishermen were arrested by government authorities in the municipal waters of Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported.Arrested were the following: Christian Romero Duhilag, 17; Jeffrey Durias Tanduyan, 31; Felix Sarabia Lucion, 58;...

CAGAYAN de Oro continues to record single-digit new coronavirus infections, logging in only two new cases on Saturday, March 26, the City Health Office reported.This brought the number of Covid-19 cases in the city to 25,784.According to the City Hea...

THE Philippine Army deactivated the 1st Infantry Division’s Headquarters Service Battalion (HSBn) and activated the 12th Installation Management Battalion (12IMB) Friday, March 25, at Camp Major Cesar Sang-an.Brigadier General Philip Lapinid, comma...

A LEADER of the Abu Sayyaf bandits was killed in a clash with government troops in the hinterlands of Basilan province, the military reported Saturday, March 26, 2022.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, identif...

THE Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) conducted a two-day Caving 101 Orientation on Single Rope Technique in the province.The orientation, which was held at Libuton Cave Complex in Manukan town from March...

THE Office of the Chief Minister in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through Project Tulong Alay sa Bangsamorong Nangangailangan (Tabang), released on Thursday, March 24, seven units of tractors to farmers' groups in M...

PERSONNEL of the Zamboanga City Police Office’s (ZCPO) Station 8 seized some P408,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, a top police official announced Thursday, March 24, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, ZCPO director, said the...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro)-Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte, released last week a Philippine grass owl and 85 olive ridley turtle hatchlings in that p...

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu celebrated the 125th Philippine Army Founding Anniversary and the 116th Anniversary of the Battle of Bud Dahu on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, on top of the historic Bud (Mount) Dahu in Danag village, Patikul, Sulu.As part ...

UNITEAM presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos and vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio got the strong support of political front runners in Lamitan City, Basilan in the forthcoming local and national elections.Mayoral aspirant Lamitan City ...

THE Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB) has awarded medals to 12 personnel, including three officers, for their meritorious and invaluable contribution to the mission of the unit.The medal awardees are First Lieutenant (1Lt.) Luke Creig...

THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) program delivered 20 Heifers to its project recipients on Tuesday, March 22, in two municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte.Jailyn Gamutan, Saad livestock technician, sai...

POLICE operatives have recovered P195,200 worth of shabu Wednesday, March 23, in Punduhan Tapul, Datu Putih village, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi.Before the recovery, the Tawi-Tawi Police Provincial Office said that Sitangkai Municipal Police Station receive...

THE Philippine Army has assigned two officers to its premier command, the 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID), based in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.The two officers, Colonel William George Cordova and Major Dominador Pongos, were welcomed by Brigadier...

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula on Monday, March 21, awarded medal to nine policewomen, including two officers, for exemplary performance and devotion to duty.Police Major Shellamie Chang, PRO-Zamboanga Peninsula information offi...

THE Army's 21st Infantry Battalion (IB) marked the celebration of its 49th founding anniversary on Sunday, March 20, with the distribution of assistance package to 12 former members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Patikul, Sulu.The assistance pa...

OVER a thousand tree seedlings and mangrove propagules were planted in a simultaneous tree planting activity Monday, March 21, across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm).Minister Akmad Brahim of the Ministry of Environment and...

A BUSINESSWOMAN was killed in a gun attack in a remote village of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, March 21, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday ...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Licenses, Patents, and Deed Division (LPDD), conducted last week a series of information, education and communication (IEC) campaign on the importance of water and the “Water C...

THE Army’s 551st Engineer “Kasarigan” Battalion (551EBn) in partnership with the 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) have completed the rehabilitation of a six-kilometer Datu Tutukan-Labangon farm-to-market road in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur.The road...

A MEMBER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to government authorities in Basilan province, a top military official announced Sunday, March 20, 2022.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, 101st Infantry Brigade commander, identified the ASG surrende...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released some P15.8 million worth of annual social pension to 2,641 senior citizens in Lamitan City, Basilan province.Each of the 2,641 qualified senior citizens received a P6,000 annual soc...

THE Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID) has assigned its former Education and Training Staff Officer as the new commandant of the 1st Division Training School (1DTS) based in Camp Major Cesar Sang-an in Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Su...

THE Tribal leaders in the province of Tawi-Tawi underwent a three-day paralegal training and orientation on indigenous peoples’ mandatory representation (IPMR) in local legislative council and policy-making body.The three-day paralegal training was...

SELECTED employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA) have undergone a three-day Basic Photography Workshop from March 16, 2022 to March 18, 2022 in Pagadian City.Yvette Avellaneda, regional information officer, said that the workshop aims to equi...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has conducted a two-day livelihood training to boost the income of farmers in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte.The Corn Program and Gender and Development (GAD) Corn Husk and By-Product Handicrafts livelihood training, w...

A DRUG suspect was arrested while some P102,000 worth of illegal drugs seized in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Saturday, March 19, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police di...

THE City of Lamitan in Basilan province posted an average growth rate of 20 percent in terms of revenue collection for the past eight years.Lamitan City Mayor Rose Furigay announced this development during her last State of the City Report Tuesday, M...

TWO lawmakers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) have filed a bill designed to improve water quality management in the region.The measure, Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Bill 176, also known as "An Act promoting cle...

THE Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILG-Barmm) unveiled a three-story police station Thursday, March 17, in Datu Blah Sinsuant, Maguindanao.Situated on the elevated area of the co...

SOME 25,300 local farmers and fisherfolk in Zamboanga City have received various assistance from the City Government through the City Agriculturist Office.City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said assistance distributed to farmers and fisherfolk inc...

THE Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm) has completed the construction of the P26-million Dinganen Bridge after years of tough construction challenges.The bridge, which was unveiled Wednesday, M...

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) backed by policemen arrested two people and seized some P102,000 worth of illegal drugs as they dismantled a drug den in Zamboanga Citiy, the PDEA said.PDEA Regional Director Emerson Margate...

ZAMBOANGA City has achieved a 146-percent accomplishment rating in the three-day National Vaccination Drive part 4 (NVD4) with 22,514 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) administered.Zamboanga City’s target for vaccination during the NVD4 ...

A FISHERMAN was rescued, while another went missing as their fishing motorboat capsized off Sulu Sea, the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) reported Monday, March 14, 2022.Rescued was Shaider Ismael, 32, while his brother, Maser, 20, remained miss...

LAWMEN have arrested one of the most wanted persons in the municipality of Siayan, Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, March 14, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the arrested suspect as B...

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) is constructing a P25-million public market in Barira, Maguindanao to boost the local economic growth and enhance government service in the town.Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo, Barmm’s Minister o...

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have arrested a high-value target (HVT) suspect in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga Sibugay, a top PDEA official announced Saturday, March 12, 2022.PDEA Regional Director Emerson Margate ...