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Mon, 23 May 2022 09:21:00 +0800
North Cotabato village gets P3.5-M village hall
THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through its Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG), has constructed a P3.5-million two-story village hall in one of Barmm’s Special Geographical Areas (SGA).The village hall...

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:20:00 +0800
7 BIFF members surrender to military
INTENSIFIED combat and intelligence operations have pushed seven members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Liberation Front (BIFF) to surrender to government authorities in North Cotabato, military officials announced.The seven BIFF members surrendered Frida...

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:57:00 +0800
Security in place for special polls in Lanao town
SECURITY measures are in place for the conduct of special elections Tuesday, May 24, in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur.A total of 820-man security forces consisting of 181 soldiers and 639 police will be deployed to secure the polling centers in the villages...

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:57:00 +0800
53IB retirees bestowed ‘Matapat’ Eagle Award
THE Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (IB) bestowed the Matapat Eagle Award to eight retirees in a ceremony Thursday, May 20, at Camp Major David Sabido, home of the 53IB headquarters in Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Co...

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:54:00 +0800
Sulu farmers get more livelihood interventions
THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) has sent an additional P438,420 livelihood projects intervention to nine farmer associations in six towns in the province of Sulu.The farmer recipients of the livelihoo...

Sat, 21 May 2022 18:50:00 +0800
51IB promotes 25 enlisted men
THE Army’s 51st Infantry “Fuerte Uno” Battalion (IB) has promoted 25 deserving enlisted personnel to the next higher ranks.Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Payapaya, 51IB commander, led the donning of ranks ceremony of the 25 promoted enlisted men S...

Sat, 21 May 2022 18:50:00 +0800
PRO-BAR initiates changes in 2 provincial offices
THE Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) has initiated changes in the top positions in two of its provincial police offices.Police Colonel Jibin Bongcayao has been relieved as the Maguindanao Police Provincial Office (MPPO) a...

Sat, 21 May 2022 18:22:00 +0800
Cops nab 2, seize P102,000 shabu 
POLICE operatives have arrested two suspected big-time drug personalities and seized some P102,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Saturday, May 21, 2022.Police Colonel Alexaner Lorenzo, ...

Fri, 20 May 2022 19:16:00 +0800
MOH-Barmm takes over DOH-CHD-Soccsksargen administration
THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CDH) in Soccsksargen is now under the administration of the Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm).This, as DOH Undersecretary Abdullah Dumama ...

Fri, 20 May 2022 19:15:00 +0800
Mayor congratulates Diaz for the Sea games gold win
ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar on Friday, May 20, 2022, congratulated Tokyo Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz for winning a gold medal at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.Diaz, a native of Zam...

Fri, 20 May 2022 19:15:00 +0800
JTF-Sulu fetes 2 soldiers for gallantry
THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu has awarded medal to two soldiers for gallantry in the latest clash with Abu Sayyaf bandits in the province of Sulu.Major General Ignatius Patrimonio, JTF-Sulu commander, awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) to tw...

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:20:00 +0800
Landslide hit east coast village
SIX families were temporarily evacuated after a landslide hit Muti village in Zamboanga City, an official disclosed Thursday, May 19, 2022.Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said the inciden...

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:19:00 +0800
No house and lot package giveaway: HLMD
THE local government of Zamboanga City, through the Housing and Land Management Division (HLMD), denied reports that it is giving away free house and lot packages to residents of the city.This, as groups of people flocked to HLMD office in Centro Lat...

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:18:00 +0800
2 drug suspects killed, 2 other nabbed
TWO high-value target (HVT) drug personalities were killed while two others were arrested following a shootout during an anti-drug operation by the military, police, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives in North Cotabato, a top mi...

Wed, 18 May 2022 19:20:00 +0800
Lawmen seize P660,000 smuggled cigarettes
SOME P660,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized while six people were arrested in anti-smuggling operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Wednesday, May 18, 2022.Police Brigadier General Franco Simborio, Police Regio...

Wed, 18 May 2022 19:20:00 +0800
Zamboanga City remembers Zamboangueño hero
THE City Government of Zamboanga honored Wednesday, May 18, 2022, General Vicente Alvarez, the Zamboangueño hero who led the fight for sovereignty resulting to the surrender of Spanish forces led by Governor General Diego de los Rios on May 18, 1899...

Wed, 18 May 2022 19:15:00 +0800
221 families affected by fire get cash aid
THE city government of Zamboanga released Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the amount of P922,500 as financial assistance to the 221 families displaced by fire that occurred in four villages during the first quarter of 2022.The release of the financial aid i...

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:54:00 +0800
1st Infantry Division fetes 8 personnel, gets new nurse
THE Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) has awarded medal to eight of its personnel consisting of four officers and four enlisted men for exemplary and dedication to duty rendered during the May 9 national and local elections.Captain Mary ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:54:00 +0800
18 enlisted personnel of the 97IB promoted
THE 97th Infantry “Kalasaglahi” Battalion (IB) based in the province of Zamboanga del Norte has promoted 18 of its enlisted personnel to the next higher rank.Lieutenant Colonel Nolasco Coderos, Jr., 97IB commander, led the donning of ranks ceremo...

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:50:00 +0800
Heavy rains destroy P10M agricultural crops
THE agriculture sector suffered P10 million worth of damage following the heavy rains, which hit this city on May 10, 2022.City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said Tuesday, May 17, 2022 that the total damages to agricultural crops that include rice...

Mon, 16 May 2022 19:13:00 +0800
2 more nabbed in anti-drug stings; 149,000 shabu seized
THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) scored anew in its anti-drug campaign, arresting two people and seizing P149,600 worth of illegal drugs in separate buy-bust operations in Zamboanga City, an official announced Monday, May 16.Arrested in separa...

Mon, 16 May 2022 19:09:00 +0800
5 PRO-Zampen men receive medal for exemplary duty
THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula has awarded medal to five of its personnel, including an officer and a non-uniformed personnel (NUP), for exemplary performance of duty.Police Major Shellamie Chang, PRO-Zamboanga Peninsula informa...

Sun, 15 May 2022 20:00:00 +0800
2 nabbed, P170-K shabu seized
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...

Sun, 15 May 2022 20:00:00 +0800
51IB holds joint change of office ceremony
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...

Sun, 15 May 2022 19:58:00 +0800
Youth leaders undergo 2-day ‘Wave Camp’
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...

Sun, 15 May 2022 19:56:00 +0800
MILF ex-combatants get free training, stipend
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...

Fri, 13 May 2022 18:57:00 +0800
Dapitan mayor wins as Zamboanga del Norte governor
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...

Fri, 13 May 2022 18:56:00 +0800
Young Barmm MP wins in Maguindanao first district
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...

Fri, 13 May 2022 18:55:00 +0800
DENR frees Philippine Serpent Eagle
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...

Thu, 12 May 2022 19:21:00 +0800
Zamboanga City poll winners proclaimed
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...

Thu, 12 May 2022 19:21:00 +0800
6 nabbed for illegal possession of guns
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...

Thu, 12 May 2022 19:20:00 +0800
SM City Mindpro launches KSK Farmer’s Market Day
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...

Wed, 11 May 2022 22:25:00 +0800
2 killed, 2 hurt in ambush
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...

Wed, 11 May 2022 22:22:00 +0800
Military: Sulu 2022 election peaceful, orderly
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...

Mon, 09 May 2022 20:11:00 +0800
Ballot snatching mars May 9 polls in Basilan
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...

Mon, 09 May 2022 20:10:00 +0800
2 nabbed for vote buying, P1.9M seized
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...

Sun, 08 May 2022 20:57:00 +0800
DOLE releases P40-M Tupad fund
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...

Sun, 08 May 2022 20:56:00 +0800
Gunman kills supporter of Zamboanga del Norte mayoralty bet
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...

Sun, 08 May 2022 20:54:00 +0800
LIATF, Comelec set poll guidelines
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...

Sun, 08 May 2022 20:48:00 +0800
Village official hurt in gun attack, pals unscathed
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...

Sat, 07 May 2022 22:02:00 +0800
Cops seize P900,000 smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City
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...

Sat, 07 May 2022 22:00:00 +0800
DA holds soil fertility assessment
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’...

Sat, 07 May 2022 21:47:00 +0800
Dengue cases exceed epidemic threshold in Zamboanga
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...

Fri, 06 May 2022 22:59:00 +0800
Drug den dismantled, 5 nabbed
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...

Fri, 06 May 2022 22:57:00 +0800
448 PDLs to cast vote on May 9
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...

Fri, 06 May 2022 22:56:00 +0800
60 Labason students to benefit from DOLE program
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...

Fri, 06 May 2022 22:49:00 +0800
P100,000 worth of illegally cut lumber seized
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...

Thu, 05 May 2022 19:24:00 +0800
Police chief presses charges vs errant cop
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, ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 19:23:00 +0800
Military helps prepare polling places in Sulu
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...

Thu, 05 May 2022 19:22:00 +0800
3 cops hurt, 1 unscathed in mishap
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...



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