THE 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID) awarded on Monday, March 1, medal to 15 personnel for exemplary performance and donned ranks to two newly-promoted officers of the command.The Tabak division

THE Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) has installed a new commander to lead the Sulu-based Marine Battalion Landing Team-8 (MBLT-8).Major General Ariel Caculitan, PMC commandant, led the turnover of commander

POLICE operatives have arrested two alleged big-time drug personalities and confiscated some P2 million worth of shabu in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, an official said Monday, March

THE Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula has distributed some P50,000 worth of farm inputs to Indigenous Peoples (IPs) farmers in a remote village in Zamboanga del Sur.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has awarded Campaign Streamer Award to AFP units in Western Mindanao for their exceptional achievements in the fight against the communist New People’s Army

AN ALLEGED gun-for-hire was killed in a gunfight that broke out during a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, police reported Sunday, February 28, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco,

MARINE troops together with policemen have destroyed some half-a-million pesos worth of marijuana in a remote village of Sulu, military officials announced.Major General William Gonzales, 11th Infantry

ONE person died while another was injured when a motorcycle and a truck collided head-on along the national highway in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Saturday, February 27, 2021.Police

OPERATIVES of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula have arrested in separate law enforcement operations four most wanted persons in Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay provinces.Police

AN UNIDENTIFIED gunman shot and killed a town official in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday afternoon, February 26, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Fisheries Resources Protection Group (FRPG) has made seven apprehensions, while the annual three-month Closed-Season for the Conservation of Sardines

JOINT police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have arrested the top 1 drug personality “regional level” in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, an official

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro)-Sicon, had seized illegally cut lumbers in the province of Zamboanga del

DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista expressed his deepest appreciation for the unwavering support of concerned stakeholders to the programs being implemented

MAJOR General William Gonzales, 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division commander, welcomed two officers to the Alakdan family as they were installed as new commanders of 45th and 100th Infantry Battalions

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), through the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA), is finalizing the roadmap to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease

A COURIER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has surrendered, bringing to 29 the total ASG members neutralized since January in the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) area of operations, officials said.Lieutenant

SELECTED members of seven farmers association in the province of Zamboanga del Norte are undergoing a three-day capacity building in Dipolog City, the province’s capital.The Department of Agriculture

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) backed by policemen have arrested seven persons as they dismantled a drug den in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, a top PDEA official

THE Zamboanga City Government, through the Public Employment Service Office (Peso), is holding a one-day jobs fair to give employment opportunities to job seekers in the city.Socorro Rojas, City Social

THE Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has tendered a retirement ceremony as the command recognized the invaluable service of retiring non-uniformed personnel.The ceremony in honor

OPERATIVES of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) have seized some P300,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in an east coast village of the city, a top official said.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, ZCPO

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu and police operatives have arrested in simultaneous law enforcement operations nine potential female suicide bombers, who are relatives of Abu Sayyaf leaders and members

A FEMALE Green Sea Turtle that was found trapped last week inside a fish pen died shortly after it was rescued in Kabatan village, Vincenzo Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur, an environment official said Monday,

THE students and teachers of Sapang Elementary School in Kan-Mindus village, Luuk, Sulu now have a place conducive to learning and teaching.This, as the Philippine Marine troops have completed the renovation

A BUSINESSMAN was shot and wounded, while the suspect was arrested in a pursuit operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, February 22.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

THE new geographical areas of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) from North Cotabato province to Cotabato City are set to receive P1.8 billion worth of infrastructure projects

ONE person died while two others were injured when two motorcycles collided head-on along the national highway in Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Saturday, February 20, 2021.The Zamboanga Sibugay

THE city government of Iligan, in coordination with the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade and 55th Engineer Brigade, have completed the construction of the halfway house for former New People’s Army (NPA)

THE Ministry of Public Works in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPW-Barmm) has lined up some P15 billion worth of infrastructure projects to be constructed this year in the region.Minister

THE top three wanted person in Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur was killed in a shootout while his cohort was arrested in a law enforcement operation, the police reported Saturday, February 20, 2021.Police

AN EXECUTIVE of a soft drinks firm was killed in a gun attack in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, February 19, 2021.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director,

POLICE authorities have seized close to half-a-million pesos worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, an official said Friday, February 19, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Zamboanga City Hog Raisers Association (ZCHRA) has readied an animal dispersal program to increase the supply of pork in Zamboanga City.Eric Jarina, ZCHRA president, said the dispersal program will

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) announced that healthcare personnel is the first to receive doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines once the vaccination rollout

LAWMEN have arrested a Belgian national in possession of illegal drugs and unlicensed gun in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Thursday, February 18, 2021.Police Captain

THE local government of Zamboanga City is preparing at least 15 facilities, mostly hospitals and schools, to serve as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination centers in this city.the listing of

THE number of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrenderers since January has increased to 27 as a Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf spotter yielded in Tawi-Tawi, military officials announced.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan,

LIEUTENANT Colonel Filven Noche, a Civil-Military Operations (CMO) expert, has vowed to sustain the gains of peace and progress that his predecessor has achieved.Noche issued the statement after the Army’s

SEVEN members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered due to hardship in continuously evading government troops in Maguindanao, officials announced Wednesday, February 17, 2021.Lieutenant

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu is conducting a week-long Joint Training Exercise (JTX) to enhance interoperability and strengthen camaraderie of its troops as they fight against terrorism in Sulu.The

LAWMEN have arrested two most wanted persons in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, February 16.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional

OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) backed by policemen have arrested six people as they dismantled a drug den in Zamboanga City, an official said Monday, February 15.PDEA Regional

TROOPS of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu and the 906th Community Defense Center Sulu Ready Reserve Battalion hosted a Valentine's Day bloodletting in the province of Sulu.Second Lieutenant Jerrica

THE province of Zamboanga de Sur successfully conducted its opening program for its four-day provincial cacao festival, which commenced on February 11, at Capitol's covered court in Pagadian City with

SOME 100 families from the town of Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay province will soon have their own houses.This, as the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the municipal government of Naga have signed last week

THIS year’s celebration of the 84th “Dia de Zamboanga” will be marked by key events held virtually due to the restrictions on mass gathering amid the health pandemic.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is implementing a revised schedule of registration in Zamboanga City to accommodate more new voters.Lawyer Stephen Roy Cañete, first district election officer, said

A FORMER executive of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) died in a road accident in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, February 13, 2021.The Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) reported