A MEMBER of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (Barmm) parliament is calling on the regional legislature to prioritize the passage of four bills that aim to create new hospitals in the province of Tawi-Tawi.The proposed bills als...

TWO drug personalities were arrested in an anti-illegal drug operation launched against the suspects after days of surveillance in the province of Sulu, the police reported Friday, September 16, 2022.The Sulu Police Provincial Office identified the a...

THE Zamboanga City Government has innovated the vaccination rollout to encourage people to get booster doses for added protection as coronavirus disease remains ever present in the community.The City Health Office said in a statement that the vaccina...

THE Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) has recorded 11,771 individuals who availed of booster vaccines since the night market coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine booster rolled out here.The CHO said in a statement that the figure covers the vaccin...

THREE soldiers were killed in an attack by a group of gunmen Thursday afternoon, September 15, 2022, in the province of Basilan, the military reported Thursday.The attack took place around 1:30 p.m. in a detachment situated at Hill 510 in Magcawa vil...

AUTHORITIES arrested two people and seized some P204,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, September 14, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) direc...

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested a bet collector of illegal numbers game in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Wednesday, September 14, 2022.Police Colonel John Francis Encinareal, CIDG-...

SM SUPERMALLS, through SM City Mindpro, sealed its very first academic partnership in Western Mindanao with Ateneo De Zamboanga University (Adzu) to help students in internship programs and future job placements during the memorandum of agreement (MO...

AUTHORITIES have destroyed P32 million worth of marijuana plants in four plantations in two villages in the province of Lanao del Sur, the police reported Tuesday, September 13, 2022.The Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Office said two of the four pla...

A PARISHIONER mauled a parish priest after he was prevented from preaching during a mass in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said that Elizar Sedenio, 40, mauled Father Leo Pugot Salomes, ...

ONE person was arrested while some P108,800 worth of illegal drugs seized in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, the police reported Tuesday, September 13, 2022.Police Brigadier General Neil Alinsangan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga...

SEVEN people were wounded in a grenade explosion at a restaurant in Cotabato City, the police reported Monday, September 12.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the incident happened arou...

AN ALLEGED supplier was killed while his cohort was arrested in an anti-drug operation that resulted in the recovery of P408,000 worth of illegal drugs and high-powered firearms in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, September 12.Police Colon...

A WOMAN was arrested by authorities in an anti-gambling operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, September 12.Police Colonel John Francis Encinareal, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Zamboanga Peninsula, i...

THREE members of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to authorities Monday, September 12, in the province of Sultan Kudarat, the police reported.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operation chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, ide...

OPERATIVES of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) Station 7 have arrested one person and seized some P315,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, an official announced Sunday, September 11, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operat...

A TOTAL of 56 information officers (IOs) from different ministries and offices in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) have undergone a five-day training workshop on communication advocacy and best practices for documentation.T...

PERSONNEL of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-11 (MBLT-11) have seized some P300,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, September 10, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCP...

A TEAM leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to authorities in the province of Sultan Kudarat, the police reported.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, identified the NPA su...

WITH the success of the Night Market on Rizal Street, downtown Zamboanga City, the City Government is expanding operations to Baban Street in Baliwasan village.This, as Mayor John Dalipe issued Executive Order No. JD 2022-042, launching a night marke...

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has assisted an agricultural organization build a biogas plant to effectively manage waste coming from the communal piggery of the farmers’ association in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte.Nuhman Aljani, D...

ZAMBOANGA City John Dalipe on Thursday, September 8, 2022, joined the security sector in the conduct of an aerial security survey and inspection of this city’s coastal areas and boundaries.This, as Dalipe seeks to strengthen security safety nets ag...

THE Ministry of Science and Technology in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Most-Barmm) has distributed some P6.3 million worth of food processing and production equipment to cooperatives last week in Basilan province.Most-Barmm Di...

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested a 58-year-old man for violating Republic Act 7610, otherwise known as the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.”Police...

OFFICIALS of the United Kingdom (UK) and Philippine military have determined areas of cooperation where the former can further support the latter, particularly in maritime domain awareness and maritime security.The matter was discussed by Chris Felto...

PERSONNEL of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) rescued on Monday, September 5, 2022, an Australian drifting at sea near this city aboard his yacht for several hours after a 30-day voyage from Australia.Lieutenant Senior Grade Chester Ross Caba...

AN ABU Sayyaf leader involved in kidnappings and bombings was arrested in a law enforcement operation Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in the province of Sulu, the police reported.Police Colonel John Francis Encinareal, Criminal Investigation and Detec...

AUTHORITIES continue to implement border control coupled with quarantine checkpoints to put a stop to the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Zamboanga City.Dr. Mario Arriola, Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVet) chief, said the hog mortalitie...

A SOLDIER was shot and killed by his batchmate, who in turn shot himself and is now in critical condition at a hospital in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police said.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula i...

TWO people were arrested while some P17,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in anti-smuggling operations General Santos City, the police reported Tuesday, September 6, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Comm...

TWO persons were separately arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Zamboanga Peninsula in the anti-gambling campaign in Zamboanga del Sur, the CIDG reported Monday, September 5, 2022.Police Colonel John Franci...

PATROLLING policemen arrested four persons, including two children, and seized some P140,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, September 5, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area P...

THE Zamboanga City Government has turned over Monday, September 5, 2022, four dropside trucks to the City Agriculturist Office.The trucks were purchased in 2021 at a cost of P2.5 million each for a total of P10 million for the four units.At the same ...

AUTHORITIES have seized some P350,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Sunday, September 4, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Polic...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released some P14.3 million in educational assistance to 4,932 students on Saturday, September 3, in Zamboanga Peninsula.Those who received Saturday, September 3, were the third batch of recipie...

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a P95.4-million multi-purpose sports facility at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex in Zamboanga City.Dr. Cecil Atilano, city sports director, said the project will be un...

THE long-delayed multi-million flyover project at the intersection of Governor Camins and Veterans Avenue in Zamboanga City, which is in front of the Sta. Cruz Commercial Complex, is set to begin.Mayor John Dalipe signed on Thursday, September 1, Exe...

AN ALLEGED “big-time” drug dealer was arrested while his cohort escaped and some P3.4 million worth of illegal drugs seized in anti-drug operation in Cotabato City, the police reported Saturday, September 3, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, ...

EIGHT combatants of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered to authorities Friday, September 2, 2022, in Maguindanao.The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said in a statement Saturday, September 3, that the eight BIFF combatant...

THE Zamboanga City Government has launched crackdown to weed out colorums and illegal tricycle franchise holders operating in Zamboanga City.Police Major Chester Natividad, City Traffic Enforcement Unit (CTEU) chief, said the crackdown is to check th...

A TEENAGER was arrested for the crime of child sexual molestation in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, September 1, 2022.Police Colonel John Francis Encinareal, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Zam...

SIX Abu Sayyaf bandits have voluntarily surrendered to authorities in the province of Sulu, the police reported Thursday, September 1, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, identified the ...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has temporarily stopped accepting applications for its program on educational assistance to indigent students in Zamboanga Peninsula.Ivan Eric Salvador, DSWD regional information officer, said W...

LIEUTENANT General Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), has assured the City Government of Lamitan that the military is always ready to assist Lamitan city in all of its projects and programs.Rosario made the a...

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested a senior citizen in a law enforcement operation in Lamitan City, Basilan, a top CIDG official said Wednesday, August 31.Police Colonel John Francis Encinareal, CIDG-Zam...

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) haves arrested one person in its anti-gambling campaign in Zamboanga del Sur, an official said Tuesday, August 30, 2022.Police Colonel John Francis Encinareal, CIDG-Zamboanga Peninsu...

AUTHORITIES have arrested two persons and seized smuggled cigarettes anew as the anti-smuggling campaign continue in Zamboanga City, an official said Tuesday, August 30, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Comman...

A DANCE instructor (DI) was arrested while some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Tuesday, August 30, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office dir...

PERSONNEL of the Zamboanga City Police Office’s (ZCPO) Station 6 have arrested one person and seized some P1.7 million worth of contraband in Zamboanga City, an official announced Monday, August 29, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations ...

AUTHORITIES have arrested a sexagenarian and seized P93,800 worth of shabu in an anti-drug operation in the province of Tawi-Tawi, the police reported Monday, August 29.The Tawi-Tawi Police Provincial Office (TTPPO) identified the suspect as Nelma Ba...