A 33-YEAR-OLD man, who is included in the government’s drug watch list, was arrested while P104,000 worth of illegal drugs was seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, October 15, 2022.Police Colonel Alexand...

A MEMBER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed in a clash with government forces in the province of Sulu, a top military official said Saturday, October 15, 2022.Major General Ignatius Patrimonio, commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu, said...

THE Bureau of Plant Industry-Plant Quarantine Services (BPI-PQS) has destroyed some P1.2 million worth of imported white onions seized at the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA).The confiscated onions were destroyed and disposed of Thursday, Octobe...

A MEMBER of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) was arrested in an entrapment for selling an unlicensed high-powered firearm in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, October 14, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Poli...

A RETIRED policeman-turned-businessman was killed while one of his two bodyguards was wounded in a bun attack in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, October 14, 2022.Police Major Albin Cabayacruz, Zamboanga City Police Office’s Station 5 ch...

POLICEMEN arrested one person and seized more than P1 million worth of contrabands in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Thursday, October 13, 2022.Police Brigadier General Neil Alinsañgan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Penins...

A FATHER and son survived though wounded in a gun attack by riding-in-tandem suspects, one of them was arrested, in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, October 13, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) d...

A TEENAGER died while two others were injured in a vehicular accident in an east coast village in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, October 12, 2022.The Zamboanga City Police Office’s Station 4 identified the fatality as Nolbert Napolo...

THE historic Fort Pilar Shrine in Rio Hondo village, Zamboanga City was the center of activities Wednesday, October 12, 2022, as Zamboangueños here and around the world marked the feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar, this city’s patron saint.Relig...

THE contingent from Bacong village, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte bagged the grand prize of P500,000 Tuesday, October 11, 2022, in the Street Dance competition (Open Category), besting six other participating contingents.The local organization of Mujer ...

TWO people were arrested while some P385,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in an anti-smuggling operation in an east coast village of Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, October 11, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations...

THE Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID) has installed two senior officers to lead two of its key offices in a joint change of chief of office ceremony Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at the Camp Major Cesar Sang-an in Labangan, Zamboanga del S...

THE Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID) has recognized and welcomed four newly-assigned officers to its command.Brigadier General Antonio Nafarrete, 1ID commander, led the recognition of the three officers Monday during the flag-raising c...

MAJOR General Efren Baluyot, commander of the Army’s Armor Division, vowed to continuously support the campaign of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) against terrorism.Baluyot made the assurance during the conversation with Brigadier General...

A BUSINESSMAN was shot and wounded in a gun attack in this southern port city, the police reported Monday, October 10.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the victim as Gil Rubio, 44, a resident o...

UNDEFEATED for several years prior to pandemic, Danny Ladja and his partner in Sinunuc villages, took home the P50,000 grand prize for this year's Regatta de Zamboanga.This, as vinta sails of different shapes and colors unfurled on RT Lim Boulev...

A MID-LEVEL leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)-Turaifie faction and six of his followers surrendered to military authorities in Maguindanao.Homi Abao Abdulmalik alias Umi, 34, and his followers were identified only through their...

THE 39th Infantry Battalion and Youth for Peace Movement of Davao Del Sur will lead in the conduct of the Peace Development Alternative Literacy System (Pedals) after the program was successfully launched Friday, October 7, in Dongan Pikong village, ...

FIFTY jobseekers were hired on the spots (Hots) during the Zamboanga Hermosa Job Fair on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in Zamboanga City.The job fair held at the KCC de Zamboanga is part of the ongoing celebration of the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival, whic...

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) rendered a simple send-off ceremony for BRP Juan Magluyan (PC392), signaling its departure from the NFWM area of operations to undergo repairs on its engines and ancillary parts.The ceremony, which was held on...

A TOTAL of 200 families will start their new lives with the newly built two-bedroom core shelters in three municipalities of Maguindanao province.This, as the Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm)...

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) has designated a new skipper to lead the BRP Jose Loor Sr. (PC390), one of the operating vessels under the NFWM.Designated as the new skipper of PC390 is Lieutenant Commander Nolan Tigaronita, who replaced Com...

POLICEMEN have arrested three persons and seized some P8.1 million worth of contrabands in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, a top police official said Wednesday, October 5, 2022.Police Brigadier General Neil Alinsañgan, Police Regional Office-Zamb...

BANGSAMORO Parliament Member Amir Mawallil has filed before the regional legislature Parliament Bill No. 13 that seeks to create the Ministry of Tourism.Mawallil said in a statement Wednesday, October 5, said the bill was filed to bring focus to the ...

THE officials of Bunguiao, an east coast village of Zamboanga City, now have a new office to better serve their constituents.This, as Mayor John Dalipe has turned over the newly completed two-storey village hall Monday, October 3, in Bunguiao, 42 kil...

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe has ordered the total closure of the Tumaga bridge effective at noontime on Monday, October 3, 2022, to forestall the loss of lives and properties.This, as the slope protection shielding the abutment of the bridge col...

THE Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID) recognized one of its troopers for outstanding academic achievement during the flag-raising ceremony Monday, October 3, 2022.Recognized was Private First Class Lady Mae P. Legas, after finishing num...

TROOPS have recovered propaganda materials and personal belongings of the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Norte, the military reported.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Comm...

THE Zamboanga City Government constructed a fitness gymnasium as part of the local government unit’s thrust to encourage its personnel to engage in physical activities and improve their quality of life.Costing P25 million, the fitness gymnasium was...

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed some of its newly acquired Israeli-made artillery assets to the Western Mindanao Command’s Joint Task Force Central.The new artillery assets will be operated by the 10th Field Artillery Battali...

ONE person was injured while another escaped unscathed in a gun attack by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) in Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Thursday, September 29, 2022.The Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula reported that ...

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) has turned over P10 million funds to the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) intended for indigent patients from Barmm provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.Mohd Asnin Pendatun, Barmm ca...

TWO persons were arrested while some P580,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in the province of Lanao del Sur, the police reported Wednesday, September 28, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Ar...

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel designated as sea marshals have rescued three victims of trafficking-in-persons (TIP) aboard a passenger vessel while traveling to the province of Tawi-Tawi, the PCG reported Wednesday, September 28, 2022.The PC...

THREE workers of a rubbery-buying firm were injured while seven others were unscathed in an ambush in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Wednesday, September 28, 2022.Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, officer-in-charge of the Zamboanga...

A VILLAGE official was killed by a lone gunman in Isabela City, Basilan province, Sunday morning, September 25, 2022, the police reported.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, identified the sla...

AUTHORITIES have arrested the wife of an alleged supplier of illegal drugs and allegedly providing support to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu, an official said.Police Major Allan Alog, chief of the Criminal Investigation and De...

THE SM Foundation Incorporated, together with SM Supermalls, is launching a blood donation activity in SM City Mindpro in September 2022.This social good effort of SM Foundation, SM Supermalls, and Philippine Red Cross will provide venues for SM empl...

A FIELD commander of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and five of his followers surrendered to government authorities in Maguindanao, the military reported Monday, September 26, 2022.Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Nadala, Jr., commander of t...

A 53-YEAR-old man accused of illegal cutting of trees in a forest reservation area was arrested in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, September 26, 2022.Police Major Samsom Pascual, Criminal Investigation an...

AUTHORITIES have arrested two fishermen for illegal fishing off the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Sunday, September 25, 2022.Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the arrested fishermen as Zal...

A TOP official of the United States military visited Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) to sustain the good relationship between the United States (US) and Philippine forces.Rear Admiral Jeromy Williams, commander of the US Special Operations Comm...

A YOUNG Zamboangueño chess wizard outshined the other participants in one of the competition’s categories in the week-long chess competition in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte.The event, dubbed the 1st Mayor Seth Frederick Jalosjos National Yout...

AUTHORITIES have arrested one person and seized some P1 million worth of contrabands in an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Saturday, September 24, 2022.Police Colonel Richarch Ver...

TWO most wanted persons were arrested in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga Sibugay province, an official reported Saturday, September 24, 2022.The arrested most wanted persons were identified as Radzmir Sarahadil, 38, and Suaib Sali, 5...

PERSONNEL of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) of Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur retrieved two long-tailed macaques in two separate villages in Pagadian City, the province’s capital.Rosevirico Tan, Department of Env...

AUTHORITIES arrested one person and seized more than P1.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an anti-smuggling campaign in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Friday, September 23, 2022.Police Major Samson Pascual, Criminal In...

THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed the construction of P34 million Small Irrigation Project (SIP) in an east coast village in Zamboanga City.Robert Berni Rada, Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi-Tawi (Zambasulta) Regional Sub-Office ...

POLICEMEN arrested two people and seized some P700,000 worth of contrabands as the anti-smuggling campaign continue in Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the arrested persons as B...

EIGHTY houses mostly made of light materials went up in smoke in more than two-hour fire that hit a community of closely-built residence in Zamboanga City Thursday, September 22, 2022.Superintendent Lucio Albaracin, chief of the Zamboanga City Fire D...