THE local elected officials have been encouraged to work together for the betterment of Zamboanga City.This were the call of incoming Mayor John Dalipe and and incoming first district Congressman Khymer Olaso during the inauguration ceremony Monday, ...

THE Army’s 97th Infantry “Kasaglahi” Battalion (IB) has recognized a deserving Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) and formally welcomed eight newly assigned personnel to the battalion based in Del Pilar village, Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte.Lieutena...

A NEW People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with government forces in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, the military reported Tuesday, June 28, 2022.Brigadier General Leonel Nicolas, 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, said that clash ens...

POLICEMEN have arrested an alleged Abu Sayyaf bandit and seized guns and ammunition in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, June 27, 2022.Police Lieutenant Colonel Felix Martinez, 1st Zamboan...

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar led the City Government flag raising ceremony Monday, June 27, 2022, her last as local chief executive.During the ceremony, Salazar was honored and presented with a Plaque of Recognition as Outstand...

POLICEMEN have arrested a high-value target (HVT) suspect in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said Saturday, June 25, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the arrest...

PERSONNEL of the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) have planted 275 seedlings of Narra and Red Nato in Dipolog City, the province’s capital.Cidur Julsadjiri, Zamboanga del Norte Penro chief, said the tr...

SEVEN, including six Abu Sayyaf bandits, were wounded in a clash in the hinterlands of Basilan province, the military reported Saturday, June 25, 2022.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, said the clash broke ou...

THE local government of Zamboanga City, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), resumed Friday, June 24, the distribution of the Local Social Amelioration Program (LSAP) to senior citizens.Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle C...

THE Zamboanga chapter of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has opened its vaccination center to accommodate individuals from all priority groups for inoculation against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).The move of the PRC-Zamboanga Chapter came after they...

THE Zamboanga City Government has completed the construction of the P6.8-million infrastructure project for the village of Labuan, Zamboanga City.The project, a multi-purpose hall, was turned over Wednesday, June 22, by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-S...

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested three people as they intercepted a boat loaded with P5.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the province of Sulu, the police reported Thursday, June 23, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief o...

THE local government of Lamitan City is offering monetary reward to anybody who can give information that will lead to the identification and eventual arrest of the of people behind the bombing late Monday, June 20, at the gate of the city hall compo...

ZAMBOANGA City Hall operations were interrupted by a fire Wednesday, June 22, at the back door exit of the mayor’s office.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the fire broke out around 9 a.m., the origin of which was from a box containing junk...

THE Zamboanga City Government paves the way for an alternative road for the convenience of motorists coming from the east coast.This, as the City fast-tracks the concreting of the Tugbungan-Putik-Boalan Road, which is expected to help decongest traff...

ONE person was injured while another escaped unscathed in a gun attack Wednesday, June 22, in Zamboanga City, the police reported.One of the four suspects was arrested by personnel of the Aviation Security Group-Zamboanga Peninsula, who were near the...

THE Federation of Land Transportation of Zamboanga (Feltranz) is calling on the incoming administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to abolish the oil price deregulation law.Edwin Mingala, Feltranz president, said Tuesday, June 21, that the pri...

THREE people were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and in nearby province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Tuesday, June 21.The police identified the arrested suspects as Abdel Jupuri, 25; Ahmadmunid Danial, 31; an...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) is constructing a P30-million ice plant with cooler storage to improve the livelihood of farmers and fisher folks in Lana...

GOVERNMENT troops have destroyed some P4 million worth of marijuana plants in the hinterlands of Lanao del Sur, the police reported Monday, June 20.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said th...

JOINT police and Bureau of Customs personnel arrested a couple and seized some P2.1 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes in anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga del Sur, the police official reported Monday, June 20.Police Major Shellamie Ch...

POLICEMEN have arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized some P680,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, an official said Saturday, June 18, 2022.Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police ...

THE local government of Zamboanga City in collaboration with the Order of the Knights of Rizal-Zamboanga Chapter will spearhead activities to commemorate the 161st Birth Anniversary of National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal Sunday, June 19.The commemorativ...

THE Zamboanga City Government announced that the scheduled Zamboanga Kite Festival 2022, Sunday, June 19, is postponed to June 26.It was announced earlier that the local government is holding a kite festival for the first time in two to help promote ...

AUTHORITIES arrested a suspected big-time drug suspect and seized some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, June 17.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Pen...

LAWMEN intercepted two motorboats loaded with P2.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested four people in an anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, June 17.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, Area Police Comman...

JOINT police and military operatives arrested a member of a criminal gang in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Friday, June 17, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-West...

THREE people were arrested while some P343,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, June 16, 2022.The police identified the arrested suspects as the following: Erwin Manuel, 44;...

THE Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines, Incorporated (ALSWDOPI) has conferred to Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar the award as the Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive in the country for highly urban...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through its High Value Crops Development Program, distributed sets of garden tools to teachers from different schools in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.The DA said in a statement Thursday, June 16, that the re...

A CITY Veterinary Clinic and Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will soon rise in Zamboanga City.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the City Government has earmarked P20 million for the project at the City Abattoir compound in San Roque vill...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is holding a three-day Physical Fitness and Sports Activities to build rapport, foster teamwork, and healthy and unified DENR team.The three-day event kicked off Tuesday, June 14, in Dapitan ...

SEVEN more members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to authorities in Maguindanao, the military reported Tuesday, June 14.The surrenderers, who belong to the BIFF-Karialan and Bungos factions, were only identified th...

THE Municipal Government of Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur bagged the P2 million prize after winning first place in the regional level 2021 search for the most outstanding coastal municipality of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).The se...

AT LEAST 247 farmers have received assorted eight-in-one pack vegetable seeds and Biological control agents from the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Adaptation and Mitigation Initiatives in Agriculture (AMIA) and Balik Probinsya, Bagong P...

TWELVE Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a minor, have voluntarily surrendered to government authorities in the province of Sulu, the military reported.Brigadier General Antonio Bautista JrJoint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu deputy commander, said they surrender...

THE Zamboanga City Government on Sunday, June 12, turned over an Isuzu Traviz with utility van to each of the 98 villages, highlighting this city's celebration of the 124th Philippine Independence.Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salaz...

THE local government on Zamboanga City is undertaking some P39.8 million projects at the city-owned and operated cemetery in Mampang village, Zamboanga City.These include the construction of the P29.9-million crematorium and P9.9-million columbarium....

FOUR personnel of the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) were awarded medal for their meritorious and invaluable achievement rendered in support to the mission of the mission of the Western Mindanao Command.The recipient of the Military Merit Meda...

TWO people were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, July 11, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the arrested suspects as Raymond Geron...

AN ELECTION officer was killed while her assistant escaped unscathed in a drive-by shooting incident in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Friday, June 10, 2022.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peni...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Zamboanga Peninsula led various stakeholders and individuals in the region in the nationwide simultaneous tree-planting activity Wednesday, June 8, in celebration of Philippine Environment Mo...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Organic Agriculture Program, has conducted a one-day vermicomposting training and botanical concoction production in Zamboanga Sibugay province.Janice Legaspi, organic agriculture program focal person, ...

THE local government of Zamboanga City has unveiled the newly installed solar-powered street lights in seven villages in the east coast of this city.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar led the unveiling of the project Monday, June 6, as she embarked...

POLICEMEN have arrested a high-value individual (HVI) drug suspect in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Thursday, June 9, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified...

THIRTY farmers from seven villages in Zamboanga City have undergone a two-day Package of Technology (POT) Training on Banana to increase production.Arnulfo Estrada, local agricultural program coordinator, said the training was conducted by the Depart...

THE Philippine Army has provided new vehicles to the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu to enhance its mobility in pursuing the Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu.The new vehicles composed of nine Medium Carriers Ton Dong Feng Truck; two field ambulance, Sinotruk A...

THE newly organized 101st Infantry Battalion (IB) of the 11th Infantry Division (ID) has undergone test and evaluation conducted by the Philippine Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (Tradoc).The test and evaluation was conducted Saturday, June 4,...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) is constructing a P1.99-million small-scale halal feed mill to strengthen Halal Promotion Compliance in the region.The ha...

THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) on Monday, June 6, 2022, installed an officer who saw action during the 2017 Marawi siege as the new chief of ZCPO Station 11.Police Major Francis Briones was installed as the new ZCPO Station 11 chief in a sim...