THE Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (Amad) conducted an outreach mission Saturday, October 23, 2021, that benefitted 100 families who are fire victims in Recodo

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) distributed over 170 starter toolkits to the beneficiaries of the agency’s Special Training for Employment Program (Step) in two towns

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested a drug suspect and a wanted person in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, October 23, 2021.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes,

THE inspecting team from the Philippine Army concluded Friday, October 22, the Annual General Inspection (AGI) at the 1st Infantry Division (ID) and its line units.The AGI concluded through an exit briefing

GOVERNMENT agents arrested in a law enforcement operation one of the most wanted persons in the province of Zambonga del Norte, the police reported Friday, October 22.The Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has urged the public to support the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) by patronizing their handcrafted lanterns.Some 50 PDLs from the Zamboanga City

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested two persons in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Thursday, October 21.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office

THE World Bank has assured its continuous support to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm).Ndiame Diop, World Bank Country Director for Brunei, Malaysian Philippines and Thailand,

THE Department of Agriculture (DA)-Zamboanga Peninsula, through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), has provided 40,000 pineapple suckers to the Maya Farmers Association in Tambulig, Zamboanga

THE Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) together with the personnel of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro)-Imelda retrieved Wednesday,

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula is using all available avenues to educate the public in protecting themselves against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection.Noting that there

THE Investment for AFMP Planning at the Local and National Levels (I-Plan) component of the Regional Program Coordinator Office (RPCO)-Zamboanga Peninsula of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has conducted

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has conducted a three-day activity that led to the establishment of a one-fourth hectare seaweed nursery in Sebaca village, Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte.Arcelita

JOINT police and Marine troops have seized P190,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Monday, October 18.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes,

SEVEN New People's Army (NPA) rebels have decided to surrender to live a peaceful life, as they were exhausted in evading advancing government forces in Sultan Kudarat, military official announced

EIGHTEEN empowered women and nine active men handcrafted colorful flowers and beautiful dolls made from corn husk in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte George Vallente, agricultural program coordinator for

THE National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) announced that Monday, October 18, 2021, was declared as a Muslim legal holiday in five cities, including Zamboanga City, and in 10 other provinces in

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested the Top 8 most wanted person of Zamboanga City in a law enforcement operation in the province of Sultan Kudarat, a top police official announced Sunday, October 17.Police

MAJOR General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), expressed his gratitude to Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) Chief Minister Ahod Balawag

THE government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has activated a 30-man Joint Peace and Security Team (JPST) in the province of Basilan.The JPST is a peace-keeping force deployed in areas mutually

MAJOR General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), commended the continuing efforts of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) in preventing the Bangsamoro Islamic

THE victims of the October 13 fire at Purok 3B in Recodo village, Zamboanga City, get additional relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and City Government, as they

BANGSAMORO Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) Minister of the Interior and Local Government Naguib Sinarimbo announced that construction of 79 infrastructure projects in different areas in

ALL of the families affected by the July 22, 2018 fire incident in Labuan village, this city, will soon have houses of their own.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar together with National Housing Authority

THE Army’s 102nd Infantry “Igsoon” Brigade has accorded recognition Thursday, October 14, to the medical front-liners of Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Hospital.Brigadier General Leonel Nicolas, 102nd

THE Zamboanga City Fire District (ZCFD) of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) got a boost in terms of mobility as the ZCFD received two new vehicles from the city government.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar

THE Ministry of Science and Technology in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Most-Barmm) distributed this week some P4.5 million worth of equipment to five cooperatives in Maguindanao,

THE Philippine Marines in partnership with a non-government organization (NGO) is undertaking the necessary preparation to provide livelihood skills training to some 55 former members of the Abu Sayyaf

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Zamboanga Peninsula announced Thursday, October 14, 2021, that it has completed the construction of three multi-purpose buildings worth P37.5 million

THE Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm) has completed the construction of a P27 million 100-bed capacity coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) isolation

ONE person was injured while some P4 million worth of properties were destroyed in a more than 3-hour fire early Wednesday, October 13, 2021, that hit a slum community in Zamboanga City.Chief Inspector

A DRUG suspect was killed in a warrant of arrest operation by joint Marines and policemen in the province of Tawi-Tawi, military officials said Wednesday, October 13, 2021.Major General Alfredo Rosario

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) has forged an agreement with three fishery equipment suppliers to hasten

AN ELECTION official and his daughter were hurt, while his wife escaped unscathed in a gun attack in Basilan province, the police reported Tuesday, October 12.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan,

THE City of Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, just like Zamboanga City, celebrated Tuesday, October 12, the feast of Our Lady of the Pillar."We also celebrate here the feast of the Lady

THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Zamboanga Peninsula is undertaking a major repair and improvement on the Labangan River Irrigation System (Labris) to make it adaptive to climate change.The

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) hired 25 nurses and seven support staff to boost its current healthcare warriors battling the coronavirus diseases

THE Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte conducted Philippine Ducks monitoring Saturday, October 9, in Kalawit Lake, Kalawit.Rosevirico Tan, Department

THE City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) said 27 houses were destroyed Sunday, October 10, by twister spawned by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm "Maring" in

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), through the 3rd Boat Attack Division of the Naval Task Force 61, rescued four people—two Malaysians and two Filipinos—in Sibutu passage, Tawi-Tawi, a top NFWM

THE Department of Agriculture-Zamboanga Peninsula has provided additional farm implements for abaca production to indigenous people (IP) farmers in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.DA Regional Executive

CONGRESSMAN Manuel Jose Dalipe filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Zamboanga City for the 2022 polls, seeking his third and final term as representative

MAJOR General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), has commended the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan troops for the successful implementation of the Small Arms and

GOVERNMENT operatives have seized a shipment of some P4.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested eight people on Friday, October 8, 2021, near an island village east of Zamboanga City.Police

THE Bureau of Customs, through its Multi-Sector Advisory Council (MSAC), together with the Bureau of Quarantine-Zamboanga recently initiated the creation of an Inter-Agency Task Force for Border Trading

THE local Inter-Agency Task Force on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) announced that there is no plan to lift the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) requirement upon entry into

THE Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has promoted 17 enlisted personnel of the command to the next higher ranks for dedication to duty.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, 53IB commander, led Friday,

TROOPS seized five firearms -- one low-powered and four high-powere -- while conducting security operations in Pikit, North Cotabato, military officials announced.Major General Alfredo Rosario, Western

THE Zamboanga City Police Office is preparing security plans to ensure orderly, credible, and peaceful national and local elections in May 2022 in the city.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police

DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre, III has released some P157.5 million to 39,312 beneficiaries of the agency’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers