THREE more marijuana plantations were raided and burned by members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-7 (MBLT-7) in partnership with other law enforcement units in the province of Sulu, officials said

MEMBERS of the Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO) have undergone a one-day self-defense techniques and life-saving training, courtesy of the Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB).The one-day

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has released a P715,503 financial grant to a local researcher to develop studies on the active food packaging films from Calamansi peels and Cacao pods.DOST

THE Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi, in partnership with the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Government, spearheaded a three-day youth leadership summit to educate them for their role in nation building.The summit, which

THE Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has awarded Military Merit Medals to seven women troops for exemplary performance to duty as soldiers, an official announced.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera,

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through its Project Tabang (Tulong Alay sa Bangsamorong Nangangailangan) and the Ministry of Health, extended Monday, March 29, 2021, its second

A FISH broker and two others were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, March 31, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

TROOPS of the Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB) have provided manpower assistance during a fire that hit Purok Sidlak in Culo village, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Colonel

LAWMEN arrested in a law enforcement operation the number six most wanted person in the town of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported Tuesday, March 30.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has officially turned over its functions and assets to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOTC-Barmm).The

OPERATIVES of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) have seized another shipment of smuggled cigarettes while conducting maritime interdiction operation, an official said Monday, March 29.Lieutenant

FIVE persons, including a former soldier, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, March 29, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

LAWMEN have arrested an Abu Sayyaf bandit in a coastal village in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, March 29, 2021.The suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit, identified as Merham Tulawi Nasalon, 22, was

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) in coordination with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment of P3.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Basilan Strait, an official of the NFWM

PERSONNEL of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released 86 olive ridley turtle hatchlings to the natural habitat in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, a DENR official announced

THE Army’s 10th Infantry Battalion in partnership with the police have conducted an anti-insurgency dialogue in one of the villages in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental, the military reported Saturday,

GOVERNMENT operatives have raided two plantations and destroyed some P21 million worth of marijuana plants in the province of Sulu, the military reported Saturday, March 27, 2021.Colonel Hernanie Songano,

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi spearheaded joint relief operations to alleviate the plight of residents displaced by the military offensive against the Abu Sayyaf bandits in that province, officials

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) released a Philippine Tarsier back to the natural habitat

JOINT police and military operatives have arrested a crime group member in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official said Thursday, March

THE Army's 1st Infantry Division (1ID) has assigned a seasoned officer, who played a significant role in dismantling five New People's Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts in Zamboanga Peninsula, as its

THE Philippine military said Wednesday, March 24, that its troops have killed at least 16 Muslim rebels aligned with the Islamic State group in a series of clashes over the last week that have displaced

THE Philippine Navy’s BRP-Miguel Malvar (PS-19) facilitated the transport of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines and medical team to the towns of Mapun and Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, a top

THREE persons, including a security guard, who are employed by a former town mayor were arrested in an entrapment operation for robbery extortion in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported

A BANK account officer was arrested in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Wednesday, March 24, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Municipal Government of Talipao, Sulu eyes the return of communities, some of which have been displaced for more than 20 years.On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, an inter-agency meeting was conducted by

THE Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte has taken into custody a South Philippine Hawk Eagle for rehab and eventual release into the wild.Rosevirico

THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) relentlessly enforced health and safety protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the city, a top ZCPO official said.Police Colonel Rexmel

A VIGILANT police officer escaped death while about to report for duty at Camp Colonel Romeo Abendan, which houses the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula headquarters in Zamboanga City.This,

LAWMEN have arrested two of the most wanted persons, including a crime group member, in Zamboanga Peninsula in separate law enforcement operations, a top police official said Monday, March 22.Police Brigadier

PERSONNEL of the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) have released some 86 Hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a DENR official said Monday, March 22.Rosevirico

THE Ministry of Social Service and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-Barmm) has provided relief assistance to families displaced by the recent clashes between government

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu has deployed Community Support Program (CSP) teams to boost its fight against the Abu Sayyaf bandits in the Province of Sulu.Major General William Gonzales, JTF-Sulu commander,

FORTY former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have undergone a two-day livelihood training in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.The two-day livelihood training was conducted from March 18 to March 19,

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Integrated Laboratories Division (ILD), has rolled-out a three-day AGRILABCaravan in Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur to boost production of farmers and fisherfolks

A MEMBER of a drug syndicate was arrested in an intelligence-driven anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official announced.This, as Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan,

JOINT military and police forces have rescued three Indonesian fishermen who were kidnapped along with two others by the Abu Sayyaf bandits more than a year ago near the country’s border with Malaysia.The

THIRTY-FIVE policemen under the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula have finished a 16-day Executive Motorcycle Riding Course in Zamboanga City, officials announced.Police Captain Edwin Duco,

THE Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) has donned ranks to four newly promoted junior officers in a ceremony earlier this week.Major General Generoso Ponio, 1ID commander, led the donning of ranks ceremony

THE Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has deployed some 153 members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) Active Auxiliaries (CAAs) to render security duty in the province of Zamboanga

A HEALTH official in Basilan province continually urged the public to get inoculated once the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will be made available to everybody.Dr. Jackie Lou Eisma-Castillo,

THE number of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) who surrendered to the government since January 2021 increased to 28 as five more yielded in Maguindanao, officials said Wednesday, March 17, 2021.Lieutenant

LAWMEN have arrested two of the most wanted persons in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Wednesday, March 17, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Navy's Littoral Monitoring Station (LMS) responded to a distress call by way of sending medical team to a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier traversing the southern part of

TWO major military units in Zamboanga Peninsula have received 1,200 doses of Sinovac vaccines from the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).The Army's 11th Infantry Division

A GOVERNMENT worker was arrested in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Tuesday, March 16.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have arrested five people, as they dismantled a drug den and seized some P149,600 worth of illegal drugs in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and its partner agencies is set to roll out Wednesday, March 17, the Kadiwa on Wheels in one of the east coast village in Zamboanga City.DA-Zamboanga Peninsula Director

THE City Health Office announced that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recoveries in Zamboanga City spiked to 94.15 percent as 15 new recoveries were recorded in the city.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite,

A JOINT team of soldiers, policemen, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents have arrested a high-value target (HVT) and seized some P102,000 worth of illegal drugs and a firearm with ammunition