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Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:41:00 +0800
SM shoppers urged to share shoes using SMAC points
THE SM City Mindpro has urged shoppers to help raise 3,000,000 SM Advantage Card (SMAC) points to provide 10,000 pairs of shoes and give Filipino kids access to footwear.Early this year, the SM Store and SM Foundation partnered with Caritas Philippin...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:40:00 +0800
1ID awards Ex-NPA as Best Cafgu Active Auxiliary
A FORMER New People’s Army (NPA) has received an award as the Best Cafgu Active Auxiliary (CAA) of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID).The Best CAA awardee is Reynaldo Olanon, a former member of the defunct HQ Kalaw of the NPA’s Western Minda...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:39:00 +0800
2 kids killed, 2 others hurt in explosion
TWO children were killed while two others were wounded in an explosion Friday, June 3, 2022, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said the explosion, believed to have been cause by ...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:56:00 +0800
Zambo village gets P17.16-M projects
THE City Government of Zamboanga on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, turned over two infrastructure projects worth P17.16 million in Pasonanca village.The projects include a Covered Court and a two-storey six-classroom school building.Mayor Maria Isabelle Cl...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:55:00 +0800
Dawlah Islamiya member killed, another captured
A MEMBER of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI)-Maguindanao Group was killed while another was captured following clash with government troops in North Cotabato, the military reported Thursday, June 2, 2022.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:41:00 +0800
Zamboanga City builds P25-M school building
THE City Government of Zamboanga formally turned over on Monday, May 30, 2022, the newly-constructed three-storey building at the Vitali Elementary School to the Department of Education (DepEd).Mayor Maria Isabelle Cliamco-Salazar said the project is...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:41:00 +0800
P10.2-M shabu seized, 2 nabbed
LAWMEN have arrested two couriers and seized some 1.5 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P10.2 million in an anti-drug operation in the province of Sulu, the police reported Wednesday, June 1, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:40:00 +0800
Troops, NPA rebels clash in Misamis Occidental
JOINT military and police forces have clashed against a group of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels as the troops launched combat operation to defeat the NPA remnants in Misamis Occidental, military officials said Wednesday, June 1, 2022.Lieutenant Col...

Tue, 31 May 2022 18:45:00 +0800
Police tracks down 2 suspects in Basilan twin bombings
POLICE authorities are tracking down two persons who they believed are behind the twin bombings on Monday, May 30, 2022, that injured two people and damaged four vehicles in Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province.The first explosion happened a...

Tue, 31 May 2022 18:44:00 +0800
547th Engineer Battalion marks 37th anniversary
THE Army’s 547th Engineer “Agila” Battalion has recognized its skilled personnel for exemplary performance of duty as the battalion marked its 37th founding anniversary on Friday, May 27, 2022.Those accorded with recognition for their exemplary...

Tue, 31 May 2022 18:33:00 +0800
DA sets food security measures amid ASF-infection
THE Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVet) and Zamboanga City Hog and Poultry Association (ZCHPA) is implementing the national livestock program, through hog dispersal, as part of food securi...

Mon, 30 May 2022 19:35:00 +0800
Zamboanga health office Covid-19 response commended
ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has recognized the efforts of the City Health Office (CHO) in responding to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.Salazar presented during the flag ceremony in City Hall Monday, May 30, to th...

Mon, 30 May 2022 19:35:00 +0800
High-value suspect nabbed, P340,000 shabu seized
POLICE operatives have arrested a high-value suspect and seized some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, an official announced Monday, May 30, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Offic...

Mon, 30 May 2022 19:31:00 +0800
MILF, MNLF members take police special exam
THOUSAND of members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) took the National Police Commission's (Napolcom) Special Qualifying Eligibility Examination (NSQEE) on Sunday, May 29, 2022, officials said....

Sun, 29 May 2022 18:10:00 +0800
2 NPA rebels surrender in Sultan Kudarat
TWO members of the New People’s Army (NPA) West Daguma Front surrendered to government authorities in the province of Sultan Kudarat, military officials said Sunday, May 29, 2022.Colonel Michael Santos, 603rd Infantry Brigade commander, identified ...

Sun, 29 May 2022 18:09:00 +0800
DA holds corn roadshow Zamboanga del Norte town
THE Department of Agriculture has distributed bio-control agents to farmers engaged in corn planting in Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte.The recipients of the bio-control agents are the 100 farmers who attended the corn roadshow Friday, May 27, he...

Sun, 29 May 2022 18:08:00 +0800
25 ‘Friends Rescued’ receive livelihood aid
TWENTY-FIVE former rebels have received livelihood starter kits from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB).The livelihood starter kits were distributed to the former rebels, known as “Friends Re...

Sun, 29 May 2022 18:05:00 +0800
Rescued turtle placed under care of Zamboanga school lab
AN ADULT female olive ridley turtle is now under the care of the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST) laboratory in Rio Hondo village, Zamboanga City.Dr. Arnedo Agbayani, assistant city veterinarian, said the turtle was ...

Sat, 28 May 2022 20:25:00 +0800
Flashflood hits east coast village
SEVEN families were temporarily evacuated due to flashfloods caused by inclement weather on the evening of Friday, May 27, 2022, in an east coast village of Zamboanga City.Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...

Sat, 28 May 2022 20:24:00 +0800
Wounded NPA medic surrenders
A WOUNDED medic of the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered last week to the troops of the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.The wounded NPA medic, Jenelyn Lapas alias Ka Ace, was wounded in a clash wi...

Sat, 28 May 2022 20:22:00 +0800
SM City Mindpro hosts 1st Cocoa Mindanao Chocolate Fair
LOCAL and regional cacao growers and processors launched a chocolatey weekend festival in Zamboanga City.The event, dubbed as the 1st Mindanao Chocolate Festival, kicked off Friday, May 27, at the SM City Mindpro activity area. It is set to end on Su...

Fri, 27 May 2022 20:12:00 +0800
Maguindanao indigents get cash aid
THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through its Pag-akay at Suporta (Pag-asa) program has released closed to P5 million financial assistant to indigents from different towns of Maguindanao.Mohamad Asnur Pendatun, Livelihood P...

Fri, 27 May 2022 20:11:00 +0800
‘Chikiting Bakunation Days’ launched
THE City Health Office launched a four-day routine and catch-up immunization to immunize 50,296 children zero to 23 months old.Dubbed as “Chikiting Bakunation Days” started Thursday, May 26, until Friday, May 27 and from June 23 and 24 or the las...

Fri, 27 May 2022 20:09:00 +0800
3 NPA rebels surrender
THREE New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have separately surrendered last weekend to the troops of the Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade in Zamboanga Peninsula, military officials announced.One of the three NPA surrenderers is identified as Elmer Taata a...

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:21:00 +0800
North Cotabato village gets P3.5-M village hall
THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through its Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG), has constructed a P3.5-million two-story village hall in one of Barmm’s Special Geographical Areas (SGA).The village hall...

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:20:00 +0800
7 BIFF members surrender to military
INTENSIFIED combat and intelligence operations have pushed seven members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Liberation Front (BIFF) to surrender to government authorities in North Cotabato, military officials announced.The seven BIFF members surrendered Frida...

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:57:00 +0800
Security in place for special polls in Lanao town
SECURITY measures are in place for the conduct of special elections Tuesday, May 24, in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur.A total of 820-man security forces consisting of 181 soldiers and 639 police will be deployed to secure the polling centers in the villages...

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:57:00 +0800
53IB retirees bestowed ‘Matapat’ Eagle Award
THE Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (IB) bestowed the Matapat Eagle Award to eight retirees in a ceremony Thursday, May 20, at Camp Major David Sabido, home of the 53IB headquarters in Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Co...

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:54:00 +0800
Sulu farmers get more livelihood interventions
THE Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-Saad) has sent an additional P438,420 livelihood projects intervention to nine farmer associations in six towns in the province of Sulu.The farmer recipients of the livelihoo...

Sat, 21 May 2022 18:50:00 +0800
51IB promotes 25 enlisted men
THE Army’s 51st Infantry “Fuerte Uno” Battalion (IB) has promoted 25 deserving enlisted personnel to the next higher ranks.Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Payapaya, 51IB commander, led the donning of ranks ceremony of the 25 promoted enlisted men S...

Sat, 21 May 2022 18:50:00 +0800
PRO-BAR initiates changes in 2 provincial offices
THE Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) has initiated changes in the top positions in two of its provincial police offices.Police Colonel Jibin Bongcayao has been relieved as the Maguindanao Police Provincial Office (MPPO) a...

Sat, 21 May 2022 18:22:00 +0800
Cops nab 2, seize P102,000 shabu 
POLICE operatives have arrested two suspected big-time drug personalities and seized some P102,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Saturday, May 21, 2022.Police Colonel Alexaner Lorenzo, ...

Fri, 20 May 2022 19:16:00 +0800
MOH-Barmm takes over DOH-CHD-Soccsksargen administration
THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CDH) in Soccsksargen is now under the administration of the Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-Barmm).This, as DOH Undersecretary Abdullah Dumama ...

Fri, 20 May 2022 19:15:00 +0800
Mayor congratulates Diaz for the Sea games gold win
ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar on Friday, May 20, 2022, congratulated Tokyo Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz for winning a gold medal at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.Diaz, a native of Zam...

Fri, 20 May 2022 19:15:00 +0800
JTF-Sulu fetes 2 soldiers for gallantry
THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu has awarded medal to two soldiers for gallantry in the latest clash with Abu Sayyaf bandits in the province of Sulu.Major General Ignatius Patrimonio, JTF-Sulu commander, awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) to tw...

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:20:00 +0800
Landslide hit east coast village
SIX families were temporarily evacuated after a landslide hit Muti village in Zamboanga City, an official disclosed Thursday, May 19, 2022.Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said the inciden...

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:19:00 +0800
No house and lot package giveaway: HLMD
THE local government of Zamboanga City, through the Housing and Land Management Division (HLMD), denied reports that it is giving away free house and lot packages to residents of the city.This, as groups of people flocked to HLMD office in Centro Lat...

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:18:00 +0800
2 drug suspects killed, 2 other nabbed
TWO high-value target (HVT) drug personalities were killed while two others were arrested following a shootout during an anti-drug operation by the military, police, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives in North Cotabato, a top mi...

Wed, 18 May 2022 19:20:00 +0800
Lawmen seize P660,000 smuggled cigarettes
SOME P660,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized while six people were arrested in anti-smuggling operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Wednesday, May 18, 2022.Police Brigadier General Franco Simborio, Police Regio...

Wed, 18 May 2022 19:20:00 +0800
Zamboanga City remembers Zamboangueño hero
THE City Government of Zamboanga honored Wednesday, May 18, 2022, General Vicente Alvarez, the Zamboangueño hero who led the fight for sovereignty resulting to the surrender of Spanish forces led by Governor General Diego de los Rios on May 18, 1899...

Wed, 18 May 2022 19:15:00 +0800
221 families affected by fire get cash aid
THE city government of Zamboanga released Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the amount of P922,500 as financial assistance to the 221 families displaced by fire that occurred in four villages during the first quarter of 2022.The release of the financial aid i...

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:54:00 +0800
1st Infantry Division fetes 8 personnel, gets new nurse
THE Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) has awarded medal to eight of its personnel consisting of four officers and four enlisted men for exemplary and dedication to duty rendered during the May 9 national and local elections.Captain Mary ...

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:54:00 +0800
18 enlisted personnel of the 97IB promoted
THE 97th Infantry “Kalasaglahi” Battalion (IB) based in the province of Zamboanga del Norte has promoted 18 of its enlisted personnel to the next higher rank.Lieutenant Colonel Nolasco Coderos, Jr., 97IB commander, led the donning of ranks ceremo...

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:50:00 +0800
Heavy rains destroy P10M agricultural crops
THE agriculture sector suffered P10 million worth of damage following the heavy rains, which hit this city on May 10, 2022.City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said Tuesday, May 17, 2022 that the total damages to agricultural crops that include rice...

Mon, 16 May 2022 19:13:00 +0800
2 more nabbed in anti-drug stings; 149,000 shabu seized
THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) scored anew in its anti-drug campaign, arresting two people and seizing P149,600 worth of illegal drugs in separate buy-bust operations in Zamboanga City, an official announced Monday, May 16.Arrested in separa...

Mon, 16 May 2022 19:09:00 +0800
5 PRO-Zampen men receive medal for exemplary duty
THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula has awarded medal to five of its personnel, including an officer and a non-uniformed personnel (NUP), for exemplary performance of duty.Police Major Shellamie Chang, PRO-Zamboanga Peninsula informa...

Sun, 15 May 2022 20:00:00 +0800
2 nabbed, P170-K shabu seized
TWO people were arrested while P170,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, a top official announced.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the a...

Sun, 15 May 2022 20:00:00 +0800
51IB holds joint change of office ceremony
THE Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion implemented changes last week in the leadership of two of its offices—the Operations office and Civil-Military Operations office.Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Payapaya, commander of the 51IB, spearheaded the chang...

Sun, 15 May 2022 19:58:00 +0800
Youth leaders undergo 2-day ‘Wave Camp’
TWENTY-four emerging environmental youth leaders from the Zamboanga Peninsula attended a two-day Winning Advocates for Verdant Earth Camp (Wave Camp) in this southern port city.Rosevirico Tan, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in...

Sun, 15 May 2022 19:56:00 +0800
MILF ex-combatants get free training, stipend
THE 219 decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants have received a support fund allowance from the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education-Technical Education and Skills Development (MBHTE-TESD) in the Bangsamoro Autonom...



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