POLICE operatives arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized some P1.1 million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, January 16, 2021.Police

A TOTAL of 1,072 personnel of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula were promoted to the next higher ranks.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, PRO-Zambanga Peninsula director,

MEMBERS of the Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB) are encouraged to render duty with renewed passion to achieve greater goals.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, commander of 53IB,

A SOLDIER was wounded in a gun attack in a remote village of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Friday, January 15.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), in coordination with the Philippine coast Guard (PCG), rescued 23 people from two sinking water crafts off Basilan province, an official said Friday, January 15.Lieutenant

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) held a Multi-Sector Governance Consultative Board (MSGCB) meeting Friday, January 15, at the Eisenhower Hall, Khadaffy Mansion, Camp Navarro, Zamboanga City.The

A FISH trader was killed and a policeman was hurt in a road collision in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, January 14, 2021.Police Captain Albin Cabayacruz, Zamboanga City Police Office’s

A HIGH-VALUE individual (HVI) and two others were arrested while some P128,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Thursday,

THE Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-Barmm) has released P17.7 million representing three month's salary of 393 para-teachers

THE Naval Task Group of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Tawi-Tawi in close coordination with the security cluster of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) of the province has intensified maritime patrols along

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has translocated 81 Olive Ridley turtle eggs to a marine turtle hatchery in Zamboanga del Norte.Rosevirico Tan, DENR regional information officer,

THE local police have arrested two persons as the anti-drug operations continue in Zamboanga City, officials announced Wednesday, January 13, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THREE persons, including a businessman and a former policeman, were killed, while another was unscathed in two separate drive-by gun attacks in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga City, the police reported

THE Zamboanga City Government is purchasing some P100 million worth of vaccines as part of its vaccination program amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar

THREE drug personalities were arrested, while some P410,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police announced Tuesday, January 12.The Zamboanga

A HOUSEWIFE escaped unscathed in a grenade attack in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, January 11.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

THREE people died, while six others were injured in two separate vehicular accidents in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, January 11.The Police Regional

A FORMER soldier and four others were arrested, while some P52,100 worth of illegal drugs and a firearm were seized in separate anti-drug operations in the region, the police reported.Police Captain Edwin

A SUSPENDED village official was arrested in a law enforcement operation in the island town of Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported.Police Captain Deogenes Lapaz, Olutanga police chief, identified

A CREW-SERVED weapon and eight assorted firearms were surrendered to government authorities as more civilians were convinced to voluntarily handover their loose firearms, military officials announced Saturday,

POLICE Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, said the heroic acts of two of their senior officials will remain in their memories until the coming

THE State of the City Address (Soca) in Zamboanga City this year will have a limited number of audience and will be aired virtually brought about by the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.Vice

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has placed under rehabilitation four wildlife species in preparation for their eventual release back into the wild.Placed under rehabilitation

A HIGH-VALUE individual (HVI) and three others were arrested while some P655,140 worth of suspected shabu were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, January

TROOPS of the 6th Infantry Battalion (IB) discovered two unexploded ordnance in Datu Salibo, Maguindanao, military officials said Friday. January 8, 2021.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander

LAWMEN have arrested two alleged big-time drug personalities and seized P1 million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in the province of Maguindanao, officials said Thursday, January 7.Lieutenant

LOCAL health authorities have adopted a two-pronged approach in its "Operations Plan (Oplan) Goodbye Bulate" amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.The move is to prevent the spread

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula has awarded Medalya ng Papuri (PNP Commendation Medal) to five deserving personnel for the good deeds they have done in the line of duty, an official

SIX people were arrested in an anti-illegal logging campaign in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Wednesday, January 6.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) delivered on Monday, January 4, relief assistance to hundreds of residents displaced by attacks of armed groups last week in the municipality

A MOTORCYCLE rider died in a highway crash in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Tuesday, January 5.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information

A NEWLY-identified drug personality and two others were arrested while some P56,500 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, officials said Tuesday, January

POLICEMEN, backed by Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC) personnel, seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes following a brief chase in Zamboanga del Sur, an official said Monday,

A DRUG surrender and two newly-identified personalities were arrested in two separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Sibugay, the police said Monday, January 4.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro

ZAMBOANGA City recorded zero injuries caused by firecrackers or stray bullets, as residents ushered in 2021.This, as Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar ordered the strict enforcement of Ordinance 431,

TWO communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists surrendered to police authorities in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, an official announced Sunday, January 3, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

THREE persons were arrested while more than P107,000 worth of illegal drugs seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and Dipolog City, the police reported Sunday, January 3, 2021.Police

THE Army’s 11th Infantry Division (ID) is optimistic that with the support of all stakeholders, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) will soon be irrelevant and peace will rain in the province of Sulu.Major General

GOVERNMENT troops have provided medical assistance to a wounded communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist they captured in the province of Sultan Kudarat, military officials announced Saturday, January

TWO communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists have surrendered brought about by pressures of continued military offensive against them in Sultan Kudarat, officials announced Saturday, January 2, 2021.Lieutenant

FIVE persons were arrested in an anti-gambling operation in the town of Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer,

THE local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) announced that the Covid-19 recovery rate in Zamboanga City has climbed to 92.37 percent.The local IATF said that 3,364 patients

POLICE operatives have arrested a 22-year-old drug personality in an anti-drug operation in the province of Basilan, an official said Friday, January 1, 2020.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional

THE Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Government has provided livelihood cash assistance to four former communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels to enable them to put up a small business and start a new

THE local health office renewed its appeal to the public to faithfully comply with safety and health protocols and to avoid social gatherings due to the threat of a new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) variant

POLICE operatives have arrested a fish trader and seized P138,000 worth of shabu in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, an official said Thursday, December 31, 2020.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

AN ALLEGED supporter of the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (Isis)-inspired Dawlah Islamiya was killed in a shootout during a buy-bust operation in the province of South Cotabato, officials announced

JOINT military and police forces have seized a shipment of P1.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Maguindanao, officials announced.Lieutenant Chester Ross Cabaltera, Naval Forces Western Mindanao

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has directed the different joint task force commanders to intensify maritime patrols to deny entry of all ships carrying passengers, particularly from Sabah to

A VILLAGE official was killed in a drive-by gun attack in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Tuesday, December 29.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula