Philippines Zamboanga
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:32:00 +0800Young Muslim leaders switch support to Robredo
THE Coalition of Young Muslim Religious Leaders in Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (ZamBaSulTa) declared Monday, April 18, 2022, their support to Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo.The declaration came after the coalition w...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:32:00 +0800NFWM under annual general inspection
THE Naval Inspector General (TNIG) has started the conduct of the Annual General Inspection (AGI) to the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM).The AGI started Monday, April 18, and is set to end on Friday, April 22.Major General Jonas Lumawag, TNIG, i...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:51:00 +08002 nabbed in Zamboanga City anti-drug sting
TWO people were arrested while P112,200 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, April 19.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified t...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:23:00 +08002 men riding in tandem kill retired cop
A RETIRED policeman was shot and killed after Iftar, or the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset, and about to go to the mosque in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, April 18, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander L...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:23:00 +0800Soldier, mechanic nabbed in anti-drug sting
A SOLDIER and a mechanic were arrested in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, April 18, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the arrested suspects as...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:19:00 +0800100 Zamboanga del Sur farmers benefit from HVCDP outreach
A TOTAL of 100 farmers have benefitted from the Department of Agriculture’s High-Value Crop Development Program (HVCDP) in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.Desiree Arriola, Regional HVCDP focal person, said the outreach was conducted last week in ...
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:57:00 +0800Attempt to disrupt Holy Week observance foiled
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...
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:14:00 +0800Troops foil roadside bombing in Sulu
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...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:37:00 +0800Surveying activities start at new airport site
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...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:34:00 +0800Isabela City unveils market project
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...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 12:57:00 +0800Jica donates 6 motorcycles to Mafar-Barmm
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...
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:23:00 +0800Campaign posters placed on trees removed
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 ...
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:23:00 +0800Most wanted NPA leader, follower killed in clash
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...
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:21:00 +0800Force multipliers tapped for Lenten security
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...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:02:00 +0800157 flood-affected families get relief aid
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...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:02:00 +0800Flashfloods destroy P7.2-M crops
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 ...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:47:00 +0800Sulu troops told to finish remaining Abu Sayyaf bandits
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...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:47:00 +08004 schools suspend classes due to flooding
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...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:45:00 +08002 fall in anti-drug stings
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...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:36:00 +0800Motorboat capsizes off Sulu; 9 rescued
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 ...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:35:00 +0800Iranun district hospital gets fully equipped ambulance
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...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:52:00 +0800Electric post pins to death 2 motorists
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...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:48:00 +08005 cops receive medal for exemplary duty
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...
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:28:00 +0800Zamboanga Sibugay town’s 9th most wanted person nabbed
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...
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:28:00 +08001 nabbed, P13,000 shabu seized in anti-drug sting
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...
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:17:00 +0800Latter-day Saint Charities donates vax carriers, cards to DOH-Zamboanga Peninsula
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....
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:08:00 +08004 NPA rebels killed in clash
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...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:06:00 +0800196 new soldiers undergo Infantry Orientation Course
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...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:06:00 +0800Couple nabbed, P416,000 cigarettes seized
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...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:04:00 +0800Flash floods destroy P2.2M crops, veggies
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...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:58:00 +0800New PHAC officers inducted into office
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...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:56:00 +0800High-value target drug suspect nabbed
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, ...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:52:00 +0800Policewoman died, 4 hurt on road mishap
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...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:55:00 +08001 suspect nabbed in Zamboanga for online sexual exploitation of children
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...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:38:00 +08004 NPA top-ranking leaders killed in Bukidnon clash
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 (...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:37:00 +08002 nabbed, over P1-M shabu seized in anti-drug sting
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...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:34:00 +0800Barmm launches Farm Business School
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...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:36:00 +0800Cotabato archdiocese joins Muslims in Ramadan observance
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 ...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:45:00 +08002 Abu Sayyaf bandits surrender
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...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:44:00 +08004 Zamboanga del Norte farmers' groups receive P800,000 project
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...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:43:00 +0800Zambo City dengue outbreak imminent: CHO
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...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:19:00 +0800Water tanks constructed in former ASG stronghold
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...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:16:00 +0800Serbisyo Caravan benefits Zambo Norte remote village
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...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:15:00 +0800Coast Guard, Westmincom strengthen ties
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...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:14:00 +0800Barmm celebrates human settlement week
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...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:58:00 +0800Farmer dies, wife, son survive in gun attack
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...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:55:00 +08002 NPA members surrender in Zamboanga del Sur
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, ...
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:15:00 +0800Westmincom ensures continued maritime operations
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...
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:14:00 +0800Marine commandant visits Westmincom
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...
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:14:00 +0800123 olive ridley turtle hatchlings freed
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...