ON MOTHER’S Day, moms are honored and recognized for their many roles in the society.They are devoted family members. They are dependable leaders, career-oriented professionals and trustworthy friends.Mothers

THE Bravo Company of the Army’s 64th Infantry Battalion (IB) established a community pantry in the municipality of Sumisip, Basilan.Lieutenant Colonel Renante Besa, 64IB commander, said most of the beneficiaries

LAWMEN have arrested one of the most wanted persons and a drug suspect in separate law enforcement operations in the region, the police reported Saturday, May 8, 2021.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police

SIXTY-FOUR Standard Madrasah Curriculum (SMC) Implementers under the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) received Friday, May 7, a sum of P93.15 million financial assistance from

A TOTAL of 219 assorted firearms were destroyed Friday, May 7, by the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) in Zamboanga City.Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., NFWM commander, said the assorted firearms were

SEVEN people, including two fishermen, were arrested, while P1.094 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Friday, May 7,

TWO persons were arrested, while P10,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Thursday, May 6, 2021.Police Major

THE Zamboanga City Government is encouraging all residents, 18 years old and above, to register for free coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said it

A DAWLAH Islamiya (DI) terror group member was killed, while another surrendered as the military intensified the offensive against them in the province of Lanao del Sur, officials said Thursday, May 6.Brigadier

THE Philippine Army has promoted two junior officers of the 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) to the next higher rank.Promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant were Second Lieutenant Janryl Gumalad, the 53IB's

SIX members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered Tuesday, May 4, due to the continued military offensive against them in Maguindanao, the military announced Wednesday, May 5.Lieutenant

THREE unemployed individuals were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police said Wednesday, May 5.Police Major Shellamie Chang, newly-install Police Regional Office-Zamboanga

THE Bureau of Trade and Industry (BTI), which is under the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MTIT-Barmm), recorded a total of 4,740 approved

GOVERNMENT agents have seized more than P13 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes in two separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Tuesday, May 4.Police Brigadier

THE Zamboanga City Bankers and Financiers Association Inc. (ZCBFAI), through a resolution, has shortened the banking hours of its member banks due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.ZCBFAI president

GOVERNMENT security forces arrested Sunday, May 2, 2021, two suppliers of bomb-making components of the Abu Sayyaf bandits in the province of Sulu, the military reported.Arrested were Akkang Suraili Omaron

SOME 26,374 senior citizens have initially registered for vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga City, the City Health Office announced.This, as the City Health Office pushed

FOUR persons, including a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Monday, May 3, 2021.Police Captain Edwin

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Soccsksargen has turned over the initial batch of Cotabato City's land-related documents to the management of the Ministry of Environment,

THREE people, including a village official, were arrested, while some P700,400 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Sunday,

THE government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released the second batch of financial assistance to 34 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the province of Zamboanga

THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) is building three two-story village halls worth P3.5 million each in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao to bring the government closer to the people.Lawyer

THREE fishermen were arrested while some P1.4 million worth of suspected illegal drugs seized by undercover government agents in an anti-drug operation around 11:10am Saturday, May 1, 2021 in Barangay

FOUR of the most wanted persons in Zamboanga Peninsula were arrested.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, identified the arrested wanted persons as

THE CITY government of Zamboanga will use the gymnasium of the Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High Schools (DPLMHS) in Santa Maria village as an isolation facility for Covid-19 patients.Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario,

PHILIPPINE Navy, Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs personnel have seized some P7.2 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes off this city, a top Navy official said.Rear Admiral Toribio

THE Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) turned over on Friday, April 30, eight ambulance units to seven towns in Lanao del Sur and one to the provincial

TWO persons facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 were arrested in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, April 30.Police

THREE alleged big-time drug pushers were arrested, while some P4.7 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in a buy-bust operation in the province of Tawi-Tawi, top military officials announced Thursday,

LAWMEN have arrested in separate law enforcement operations two of the most wanted persons in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Thursday, April 18, 2021.Police

THE Philippine Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB), in partnership with concerned stakeholders, held a three-day leadership summit to promote leadership and peace advocacy among the youth sector.The

FARMERS of Sitio Linduman in Vitali village, Zamboanga City, will soon have steady supply of water as the project of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is soon to be completed.The NIA regional

JOINT military and police forces have seized high-powered firearms and explosives in a law enforcement operation in Maguindanao, officials said Wednesday, April 28.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan Jr.,

GOVERNMENT operatives have arrested a high-value target and seized 30 grams of shabu in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, an official said Wednesday, April 28.Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

LAWYER Naguib Sinarimbo, minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Barngsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILF-Barmm), handed over a P12.5-million check Wednesday,

GOVERNMENT operatives have seized a shipment of P2.1 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes off Zamboanga City, a top police official said Tuesday, April 27.Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro

SEVEN persons were arrested, while P25,920 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, April 27.Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police

ANOTHER member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has surrendered, bringing the number of ASG surrenderers in Basilan province to 11 since January this year, the military reported.Lieutenant General Corleto

THE Philippine Army has installed a seasoned officer to lead the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade based in the province of Lanao del Norte.Installed as the new 5th

THE Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion and the Municipal Government of Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur organized the Barangay Defense System (BDS) to address threats by New People's Army (NPA) rebels and

A BUSINESS couple and five others were arrested while some P112,800 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Sunday, April 25, 2021.Police

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (Saad), has distributed more than P120,000 farm inputs to a farmer association in the province of Zamboanga del

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have seized some 315 kilos of manta ray meat, an endangered aquatic species off Zamboanga del Norte.The BFAR regional office said in a statement that

TWO Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed in clashes in the Province of Sulu, the military reported Saturday, April 24, 2021.Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief,

LAWMEN have arrested two of the most wanted persons in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte in separate law enforcement operations, the police reported Saturday, April 24, 2021.Police Captain Edwin Duco,

GOVERNMENT troops have retrieved the remains of two slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who died in a clash in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Sur.Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, Army’s 53rd Infantry

AN OFFICIAL of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) has expressed his full support to the thrusts of the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom).Dr. Zulfikar Abantas issued the statement of

THE Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (Menre) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), together with the police, rescued a Philippine slow loris, locally known

TWO New People's Army (NPA) terrorists, including a ranking leader, were killed, while another one was captured and two civilians were wounded following a clash early Thursday, April 22, in Zamboanga

FIVE suspected drug personalities were arrested, while some P391,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, April 22.Police