TWO people were arrested while P170,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, a top official announced.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the a...

THE Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion implemented changes last week in the leadership of two of its offices—the Operations office and Civil-Military Operations office.Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Payapaya, commander of the 51IB, spearheaded the chang...

TWENTY-four emerging environmental youth leaders from the Zamboanga Peninsula attended a two-day Winning Advocates for Verdant Earth Camp (Wave Camp) in this southern port city.Rosevirico Tan, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in...

THE 219 decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants have received a support fund allowance from the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education-Technical Education and Skills Development (MBHTE-TESD) in the Bangsamoro Autonom...

DAPITAN City Mayor and Zamboanga del Norte governor-elect Rosalina Jalosjos announced Friday, May 13, that she will deliver a new brand of service to the people of the province once she will assume office on July 1.Jalosjos garnered 249,956 votes, de...

A YOUNG member of the parliament in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) has been elected as Maguindanao first district representative, beating the incumbent and veteran lawmaker in May 9 national and local elections.Dimple Mas...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released back to the wild a Philippine Serpent Eagle in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, a DENR official announced Friday, May 13.Roservirico Tan, DENR regional information officer, s...

THE political landscape of Zamboanga City has changed as young blood were elected to key positions such as mayor, vice mayor, and 1st district congressman.The 2022 big winners are: John Dalipe, two-term councilor; Josephine Pareja, three-term council...

SIX people were arrested and several high-powered firearms by government troops in a checkpoint operation in the province of Lanao del Norte, the military reported Thursday, May 12, 2022.Major General Generoso Ponio, Army’s 1st Infantry Division (I...

THE SM Foundation Incorporated’s (SMFI) Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK), a multi-stakeholder campaign, will shift its activities in helping its farmer graduates from providing farmer’s training to opening farmer’s market.This will be done to provi...

TWO people were killed while two others were wounded in an ambush in the province of Basilan, a top police official disclosed Wednesday, May 11, 2022.Police Colonel Pedro Martirez, Basilan police director, identified the two fatalities as Omar Manasa...

MAJOR General Ignatius Patrimonio, commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu and 11th Infantry Division (ID), underscored that the May 9 National and Local Election (NLE) in the province of Sulu is the most peaceful and orderly election in the his...

THE national and local elections Monday, May 9, have pushed through in Basilan despite attempts by some candidates and their supporters to disrupt the electoral process in some areas of the province.Lawyer Vidzfar Julie, Basilan provincial election s...

SOME P1.9 million cash were seized and two people were arrested for vote buying in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, May 9.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the arrested suspe...

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released the P40.7-million emergency employment assistance fund for the First District of Zamboanga City.Lawyer Roy Buenafe, DOLE regional director, said that the fund will benefit a total of 11,441 u...

A SUPPORTER of a mayoralty aspirant was shot and killed in one of the towns in the province of Zamboanga Norte, the police reported Sunday, May 8, 2022.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, iden...

THE Local Inter-Agency Task Force (LIATF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in collaboration with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set guidelines to ensure safe and peaceful conduct of the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections in Zam...

A VILLAGE official was injured while four others were unscathed in a gun attack in one of the towns of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Sunday, May 8, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the vict...

POLICEMEN have seized a shipment of P900,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes Thursday, May 5, 2022, bringing to almost P15 million the value of contrabands confiscated in Zamboanga City since May 1.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police...

FORTY rice farmers and other stakeholders have attended the one-day technical briefing on soil fertility assessment in the municipality of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte.The assessment was held on Wednesday, May 4, by the Department of Agriculture’...

THE Zamboanga City Health Office reported that dengue cases again exceeded epidemic threshold levels for the eighth consecutive week, with 166 cases recorded from April 24 to 30.The City Health Office data showed that the 166 dengue cases recorded fo...

FIVE people -- four fishermen and a housewife -- were arrested while more than half-a-million worth of illegal drugs were seized as authorities dismantled a drug den in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said Friday, May 6.Emerson Margate...

ALL is set for the May 9 national and local elections for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-administered Zamboanga City Jail (ZCJ).Senior Jail Officer 2 Rey Laurence Comprendio, ZCJ information of...

THE Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Special Program for the Employment of Students (Spes) will benefit some 60 poor but deserving students in Labason, Zamboanga del Norte.Lawyer Roy Buenafe said they earmarked a budget of P210,000 rep...

PERSONNEL of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte have seized close to P100,000 worth of illegally cut lumber, an official said Friday, May 6.George Laolao, Cenro-Manukan head, said the illega...

THE Zamboanga City Police Office's (ZCPO) Station 5 has been ordered to file criminal charges against a wayward policeman and his three cohorts involved in the April 28 robbery hold-up incident in Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, ...

MAJOR General Ignatius Patrimonio, 11th Infantry Division commander, has ordered his subordinate units to facilitate the cleaning and minor repairs of the school facilities to ensure that all the polling places are clean, orderly, well-lighted, and f...

THREE policemen were injured, while another one was unscathed in a vehicular accident in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Thursday, May 5.Police Lieutenant Marlene Galvez, Zamboanga Sibugay police information officer, said the i...

A 786 composite force was deployed Wednesday, May 4, to render election security duty in different parts of the region.The deployment came after the security contingent and their equipment were turned over to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and...

THE 2nd Marine Brigade is deploying troops to guard polling precincts on election day and the canvassing venue in the province of Tawi-Tawi.This was the report of Brigadier General Romeo Racadio, 2nd Marine Brigade and Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi comm...

TWO New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with government troops in the province of Surigao del Sur, a top military official announced Wednesday, May 4.Lieutenant General Greg Almerol, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Ea...

A MARINE soldier who has gone on absence without official leave (Awol) was arrested in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, May 4.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information...

MAJOR General Ignatius Patrimonio, 11th Infantry "Alakdan" Division commander, has commended the members of the "Alakdan Shooting Team" of their achievements in the recently concluded Philippine Army Marksmanship Assessment and Evaluation (PAMAE) 202...

FORMER first district congressman Celso Lobregat has welcomed the support of the youth leaders to his candidacy as mayor in the May 9 national and local elections.This, as 75 of the 98 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairpersons committed to support Lobre...

A SUPPORTER of an incumbent municipal mayor seeking election for a lower post managed to escape unscathed in a gun attack in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Tuesday, May 3.Unscathed was Ruel Mogalin, 46, a casual employee of th...

THE brother of the second highest town official was shot and killed by a supporter of a mayoralty aspirant in one of the towns in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, May 2.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay Po...

AN ALLEGED errand of an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader listed as one of the most wanted persons was arrested by lawmen in Indanan, Sulu.The police identified the arrested suspect as Alvinner Kiyara, 31, who is the fourth most wanted person in the town...

MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar and City Health Officer Dulce Miravite joined the Philippine Red Cross-Zamboanga chapter officials in launching Monday, May 2, the Mobile Bakuna bus in this city.The Mobile Bakuna bus of the Philippine Red Cross (...

MAJOR General Ignatius Patrimonio, 11th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, through a biking event dubbed “Secure, Accurate, Free Election (Safe) 2022 Biking,” inspected the readiness and security plan of the command’s ...

THE Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) has awarded medals to three soldiers for gallantry against the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Lanao del Sur.Major General Generoso Ponio, 1ID commander, led the awarding of medals Friday, April 29, at C...

THE City Health Office reported that Zamboanga City has recorded 27,838 recoveries, representing 95.66-percent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recovery rate since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.Latest data of the local health office show...

A JOB order municipal government employee was arrested in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official said Saturday, April 30, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified th...

A VILLAGE official was shot and killed while one of the two suspects was arrested after the incident in Zamboanga Sibugay province, a top police official said Friday, April 29, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, id...

TWELVE persons, including five children, were injured when the bus they were riding flipped over in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official said Friday, April 29, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director,...

NINE members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to military authorities in Central Mindanao, officials announced Friday, April 29, 2022.Major General Juvymax Uy, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Central commander, said among the surrendered NPA ...

THE official ballots to be used on May 9 national and local elections in Zamboanga City have arrived from the central office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).Lawyer Stephen Roy Cañete, first district election officer, said a total of 638 box...

THE Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (53IB) conducted a peace forum related to the holding of the May 9, 2022 national and local elections.The forum, which was held on Tuesday, April 26, in Sominot, Zamboanga del Norte, was att...

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) vowed to provide all its available assets to assist in the transportation of election materials, equipment, and other logistics requirements of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in preparation for the nat...

THE local police force, in coordination with the Task Force Zamboanga, have beefed up security to protect provincial buses against bombing.This came after six people were injured Sunday, April 24, when a bomb exploded aboard a bus while it was on sto...

SOME 250 athletes from different parts of Mindanao and Visayas participated in duathlon competition on Sunday, April 24, in Dapitan City, known as the shrine city of the Philippines.This, as Dapitan City resumed its different activities as part of th...