ZAMBOANGA City paid tribute to the late Mayor Maria Clara “Calin” Lobregat on her 101st birthday, Tuesday, April 26.Dubbed "Dia de Mam Caling," the commemorative activities kicked off with a mass at the Holy Trinity Parish in Pasonanca villages.I...

LAMITAN City Mayor Rose Furigay announced that the city's improved Ecological Park (Ecopark) in Sitio Panansangan in Ubit village is now open to the public.Furigay said the Ecopark was opened Monday, April 25, after the completion of the improvem...

THE Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-Barmm) activated an election task force on Monday, April 22, to ensure a free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible elections on Ma...

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided P446,414 worth of financial support to former New People's Army (NPA) rebels, dubbed as "Friend Rescued (FRs)," in Zamboanga del Sur.The financial support is intended for the FRs' liv...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has conducted information campaign on ENR Laws in Zamboanga del Sur to gain the support of the residents in the protection of the environment.Rosevirico Tan, DENR regional information officer...

MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has urged the Zamboanga City Government employees to remain focused on their official tasks despite the numerous distractions.Salazar made the call as she led the City Hall flag raising ceremony Monday, April 25, ...

THE Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) has activated the Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company (HHSC) to cater to the administrative functions of the former Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion (HHSBN).The HHSC was formally activa...

THE rice farmers in one of the towns of Zamboanga del Norte were encouraged to enroll in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture to be able to avail of government services.Evelyn Academia, rice action officer of the Department of Agricul...

FIFTEEN unlicensed high-powered firearms were handed over to military authorities amid the continuing campaign against the proliferation of loose firearms in the province of Maguindanao.The unlicensed firearms were handed over by Mayor Bai Sarah Jane...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Zamboanga del Norte field offices, conducted simultaneous activities that marked the celebration of Earth Day Friday, April 22.DENR Regional Information Officer Rosevirico Tan sa...

TROOPS have apprehended a tricycle driver and seized three high-powered firearms while on a checkpoint operation in the province of North Cotabato, the military reported Friday, April 22.Major General Juvymax Uy, commander of the Joint Task Force (JT...

THE City Health Office continued to intensify its efforts to increase the vaccination rate for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) booster shots in Zamboanga City.The move is aimed to further enhance immunity of the populace against the dreaded Covid-19.D...

TWO of the most wanted persons in two of the 16 towns in Zamboanga Sibugay province were arrested in separate law enforcement operations, the police reported Friday, April 22.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identifie...

A MEDICAL officer of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash as government troops foiled an NPA attack on construction firms undertaking development projects in Bukidnon, the military reported Thursday, April 21, 2022.Lieutenant General G...

SM CITY Mindpro is joining the nation in celebrating Earth Day on Friday, April 22, 2022, through its Trash-to-Cash Recycling Market and e-Waste Collection program.The Trash-to-Cash (TTC) is a recycling market held every first Friday and Saturday of ...

LIEUTENANT General Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), has ordered the troops in Basilan province to prepare for the worst-case scenario on election day.Major Andrew Linao, Westmincom information officer, said...

THE city of Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte, renowned as the Shrine City of the Philippines, has resumed its East Sunday activities after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).The Easter Sunday activities included Body Building a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...