TWO New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed as government troops have foiled an attempt of the NPA to disrupt the solemn observance of Holy Week in Surigao del Sur, a top military official announced Sunday, April 17, 2022.Lieutenant General Greg...

TROOPS foiled a roadside bombing attempt as they safely recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the Abu Sayyaf bandits in Indanan, Sulu, military officials announced Sunday, April 17, 2022.Major General Ignatius Patrimonio, 11th Inf...

THE local government, through the Office of the City Engineer, has started surveying activities for the proposed new International Airport Development Project in the east coast of Zamboanga City.The new airport site is within the boundaries of Merced...

THE City Government of Isabela in Basilan province has unveiled the newly renovated fish and seafood section of the city’s wet market.Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman said the project, which was unveiled Tuesday, April 12, was realized through th...

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has donated six units of motorcycles to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) to boost mobility of the agency...

THE Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Liloy in coordination with the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the police conducted “Oplan Baklas” in the province of Zamboanga ...

TWO New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, including the most wanted NPA leader, were killed in a clash with the 39th Infantry Battalion (IB) troopers in the Makilala, North Cotabato, a top military official announced Thursday, April 14, 2022.Lieutenant C...

THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) has tapped the village watchmen and radio groups as augmentation to the security forces in the observance of the Lenten season in the city.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, ZCPO director, has placed the local p...

ONE hundred fifty-seven families displaced by flash floods have received relief assistance from the Zamboanga City Government through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO).CSWDO Chief Ma. Socorro Rojas said that her office provided r...

THE local agriculture sector has incurred more than P7.2 million losses in damage to various crops due to the flashfloods spawned by low pressure area (LPA) last week.City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanches initially reported that P2.203 million worth ...

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu troops have been urged to march in unison on fishing the remaining Abu Sayyaf bandits who continue to sow terror in peaceful communities in the province of Sulu.This, as Brigadier General Arturo Rojas, Western Mindanao...

CLASSES were suspended in four local public schools Tuesday, April 12, due to flooding spawned by Tropical Depression Agaton coupled with low pressure area (LPA).The schools where classes were suspended are Don Gregorio Evangelista Memorial School in...

TWO people were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Tuesday, April 12.The Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula identified the arrested suspects as Jeffrey T...

PHILIPPINE Marine troops have rescued nine people, mostly minors, off the waters of Luuk, Sulu, the military reported Monday, April 11.Colonel Mark Vincent Anthony Blanco, 4th Marine Brigade commander, said they were rescued Sunday, April 10, in the ...

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangasmoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) has purchased a P3 million worth of new ambulance for Iranun District Hospital in Parang, Maguindanao.Dr. Zul Qarneyn Abas, officer-in-charge minister of health...

TWO motorists died after an electric post accidentally fell over them amid the incessant rain spawned by Tropical Storm "Agaton" in Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province, the police reported Monday, April 11.Police Lieutenant Colonel Julpikar...

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula has awarded medal Monday, April 11, to five policemen, including three officers, for exemplary performance and devotion to duty.The awardees are Police Major Xyrone Caronan, Police Staff Sergeant A...

POLICEMEN arrested one of the most wanted persons in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, a top police official announced Sunday, April 10, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identifi...

ONE person was arrested while some P13,000 worth of illegal drug were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Sunday, April 10, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, ident...

THE Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC), humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, donated last week over half a million pesos worth of vaccine carriers and vaccine cards to the Department of Health (DOH)-Zamboanga Peninsula....

FOUR New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with government forces in the province of South Cotabato, the military reported Saturday, April 9, 2022.Major General Juvymax Uy, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Central commander, said the clash ha...

A TOTAL of 196 new soldiers are undergoing a 60-day Infantry Orientation Course at the 1st Division Training School (1DTS) at Camp Major Cesar Sang-an in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.The new soldiers belong to the Candidate Soldier Course Class 687-20...

POLICE operatives on checkpoint operation have arrested a business couple and seized some P416,000 worth of undocumented cigarettes in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police directo...

THE City Agriculturist Office reported that a total of P2.2 million worth of agricultural crops and vegetables were destroyed by the flash floods following the heavy rains that inundated Zamboanga City on Monday, April 5, 2022.Carmencita Sanches, Cit...

DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment regional director Lawyer Roy Buenafe has challenged the newly elected officers of Project HOPE Agricultural Cooperative (PHAC) to improve on the project’s current status, especially that government agencies have p...

JOINT police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have arrested a high-value target drug personality in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, ...

A POLICEWOMAN died while four others were injured in a vehicular accident in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Friday, April 8, 2022. The Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula reported that the incident happened around 3:2...

AUTHORITIES arrested on April 5 a 25-year-old female suspect during a service of arrest warrant issued against her for alleged crimes related to online sexual exploitation of children.The warrant of arrest was issued by the Regional Trial Court of Za...

FOUR top-ranking leaders of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a clash with government troops in the province of Bukidnon, a top military official announced Thursday, April 7, 2022.Lieutenant General Greg Almerol, Eastern Mindanao Command (...

TWO alleged high-value drug suspects were arrested while over P1 million worth of illegal drugs seized in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, a top police official announced Thursday, April 7.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) announced Thursday, April 7, the official opening of its Farm Business School (FBS) program in three towns of Maguindan...

COTABATO CITY – The Archdiocese of Cotabato has expressed solidarity with Muslims during the fasting month of Ramadan, as the Catholic faithful also prepare for the Holy Week observance.“The archdiocese of Cotabato, headed by Archbishop Angelito ...

TWO Abu Sayyaf bandits, who have lied low, surrendered to government authorities in the province of Sulu, the military reported Wednesday, April 6.Major General Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, identified the Abu Sayyaf sur...

FOUR farmer cooperatives and associations in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte have received P800,000 worth of livelihood project from the Department of Agriculture, through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (Saad).The P800,000 livelihood proje...

ZAMBOANGA CITY – There is an impending outbreak of dengue here as the cases continue to rise, the City Health Office (CHO) warned Tuesday.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said they have recorded a total of 866 cases of dengue with 11 d...

THE Municipal Task Force in Ending Local Armed Conflict (MTF-ELAC), in partnership with the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu's 2nd Special Forces Battalion (2SFBn), spearheaded the construction of water tanks for the families and communities of the fo...

THE 344 residents of a Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA) in the town of Godod, Zamboanga del Norte benefitted last week from the "Serbisyo Caravan, Dialogue and Peace Security Forum."The activity, which was conducted in Sitio Maki...

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) have strengthened collaboration and cooperation between the coast guard stations in Western Mindanao and the military units under the command and control of Westmincom.Adm...

THE Ministry of Human Settlements and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MHSD-Barmm) kicked off Monday, April 4, the MHSD Week celebration with the inauguration of its new office at the Barmm government center in Cota...

A FARMER was killed while his wife and son survived, though wounded, in a gun attack in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, April 4, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, in his report to th...

TWO members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to government authorities in the province of Zamboanga del Sur as they wish to live peaceful lives, a top police official announced Monday, April 4, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, ...

THE Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has assured that it will continue to bolster its maritime operations to secure and protect the natural resources and the people, particularly in the far-flung island communities in the provinc...

THE Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is creating programs to continuously enhance the knowledge and skills of marine troops.Major General Nestor Herico, PMC commandant, made the announcement in his visit Friday, April 1, to the headquarters of the Weste...

DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials have released 123 olive ridley turtle hatchlings, the specie which is listed as “vulnerable,” back to their natural habitat in Zamboanga del Norte.The turtle hatchlings were release...

THE Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MTIT-Barmm) has opened last week a Negosyo Center in the municipality of Talipao, Sulu.Nagdar Sasapan, MTIT-Sulu provincial director, said the Neg...

THE Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) foresees the fall of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan province is near at hand with the recent setbacks they suffered.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of Westmincom, sai...

THE Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education-Technical Education and Skills Development (MBHTE-TESD) announced that 1,150 trainees completed the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) in Lanao del Sur. Aleida Nameerah Mangata, M...

THE government of Japan, through the International Organization for Migration (IOM), donated medical equipment Friday, April 1, to the Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm) and Department of Health-Zamb...

THE Darul-Iftah has declared April 1 as the day for the moon sighting ritual, a prelude to the holy month of Ramadan.The Darul Iftah is the highest religious council of Muslims of Zamboanga Peninsula and Zamboanga City.Sheikh Wahid Amil, Grand Mufti ...

POLICEMEN have arrested three persons and seized another shipment of smuggled cigarettes in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said Friday, April 1.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said the smuggled cigare...