A WOMAN was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off early Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Sumisip, Basilan province, the police said.Police Major Faisal Tandico, S...

THE Business One Stop Shop (Boss), set up to ensure swift and seamless permits processing at Centro Latino in Paseo del Mar, has received a total of 6,032 applications as of Tuesda...

THE Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) has hired 294 new teachers for the province of Sulu.Kiram Iril...

EFFECTIVE Wednesday, January 12, Zamboanga City will re-impose the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test requirement for inbound travelers regardless of vac...

FOUR most wanted persons were arrested by lawmen in separate law enforcement operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, the police reported Tuesday, January 11, 2022.Police Brigadier Gener...

THE Philippine Army has assigned six officers to the 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (ID), the premier command of the branch of service of the Armed Forces of the Philippin...

FOURTEEN combatants of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), including two minors, surrendered Thursday, January 6, 2022, to military authorities in Cotabato, officials a...

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Coordinating Committee and its partner organizations and agencies are holding the “Kasambest,” Battle of the Best Talent Comp...

JOINT police and Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives have arrested four persons and seized some P1.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.Police...

A MEMBER of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) has surrendered to military authorities in the province of North Cotabato, military officials announced Friday, January 7,...

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through the Philippine Army, has promoted Colonel Jose Randolf Sino Cruz, assistant division commander of the Army’s 1st Infantry Divisio...

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is strengthening its campaign against smuggling this year in the Zamboanga Peninsula.Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte Jr., BOC-Zamboanga district collector, s...

SOME 36 street children and adults were rounded up during an operation conducted jointly by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and the City Hall Community Polic...

THE Zamboangueño close contact of an Omicron positive patient in Metro Manila is well and cleared, a local health official announced Thursday, January 6.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, ci...

TWENTY Non-Uniformed Personnel (NUP) took their oath of office Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the Camp Abendan, home of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula headquart...

ZAMBOANGA City has been selected as one of the 2021 Good Financial Housekeeping passers in Zamboanga Peninsula for exhibiting exemplary performance in financial administration.The...

THE Zamboanga City Government has set up anew the business one-stop shop (Boss) for business permit applications this 2022.To ensure compliance with minimum health standards and av...

JOINT police and military operatives arrested three people and seized P374,000 worth of illegal drugs in Lanao del Sur, the police reported Tuesday, January 4, 2022.Police Brigadie...

ZAMBOANGA City is a 2021 Most Business-Friendly local government unit (LGU) finalist.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said Tuesday, January 4, that the city gets the recognitio...

MEDICAL frontliners and senior citizens who fall under the priority groups A1 and A2 are the current priority for the vaccine booster rollout in Zamboanga City.Dr. Dulce Amor Mirav...

THE Zamboanga City Government kicked off Monday, January 3, the Business One Stop Shop (Boss) system to process business permit applications for the year 2022.City Licensing Office...

CHEFS showed their cooking skills in the Open Cooking Challenge dubbed as the "Battle of the Chefs" held Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in Dapitan City, the shrine city of...

A DRUG suspect was arrested in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, December 31, 2021.Police Lieutenant Marry Agnes Miro, Zamboanga City Police Off...

THE celebration of the Handuraw Festival this year kicked off Monday, December 27, with the Anyo Arnis Competition, which is one of the four events of the occasion in Dapitan City....

SEVEN terror group members abandoned their armed struggle, as they surrendered due to intensified military operations coupled with the peace mechanisms employed by the government i...

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula has conducted Operation: "Christmas Drop 2021," which benefitted victims of Typhoon Odette and residents in depressed...

THE Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB) extended humanitarian assistance to the victims of Typhoon Odette in Surigao.The humanitarian aid consisting of food...

A BANGSAMORO Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) leader, who was a bomb expert, was killed in a clash against government troops in the province of Maguindanao, military officials announ...

A PREACHER died while another was wounded in a highway accident in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Monday, December 27, 2021.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Po...

OVER two months since a massive fire hit Purok 5 in Recodo village, Zamboanga City, the 500 affected families are returning home.This came following a series of consultations and n...

TROOPS of the Joint Task Force Zamboanga have seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes on an east coast village of Zamboanga City, a military official announced.Lieutenant Colonel...

THE Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) assisted the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that even those in remotest areas will not be left out in the government's vaccinatio...

THE local populace had been reminded that the ban on firecrackers and pyrotechnics remain in full force regardless of the occasion in Zamboanga City.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Za...

A FIELD commander of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and 10 of his followers have surrendered in the province of Maguindanao, military officials announced Sunday, De...

THE Zamboanga City Government has lifted the verification process of the Safe, Swift and Smart Passage (S-Pass) application, hastening the travel of inbound travelers.The S-Pass is...

THE hospital and isolation bed utilization rates in Zamboanga City are presently at safe levels, the City Health Office (CHO) reported.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, CHO chief, said the...

THE 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade has recently implemented changes in the leadership of one of its line units, the 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion.Installed as the new commande...

SOME 368,619 individuals in Zamboanga City have now been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).This means that Zamboanga City has achieved 53.06 percent of its ta...

POLICE operatives have arrested a high-value target (HVT) and seized more than P40,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation Wednesday, December 15, in Zamboanga City.Po...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MAFAR-Barmm), in collaboration with Department of Agriculture-Phi...

PERSONNEL of the Zamboanga City Police Office's (ZCPO) Station 8 seized P2.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes Tuesday, December 14, in Zamboanga City.The smuggled cigarette...

A DRUG watch-listed suspect was arrested in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, December 15.Police Colonel Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police...

DAPITAN, known as the Shrine City of the Philippines, is undertaking preparations for the three-day "Handuraw Festival 2021," which will be held from December 28 to 30.Ap...

A SALES clerk was shot and wounded in a robbery hold-up late Monday, December 13, in Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, December 14.Police Major Albin Cabayacruz, Zamboan...

MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has called on residents, particularly those residing along riverbanks, coastal and low-lying areas, to prepare for possible impact of Severe Tr...

THE Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) has established a Christmas Village to remind everyone the true essence of Christmas.The Christmas village, which was opened to the publ...

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-Barmm), together with other government agencies, including the military, has des...

THE Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) vowed to continuously support the vaccination program by way of safely transporting vaccines and medical supplies to the island provinces...

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula has deployed 95 lady patrollers in the different parts of the region to conduct community-oriented policing.PRO-Zamboanga Penin...

THE Zamboanga City Government as well as the Catholic faithful are deeply saddened by the passing of the , 74, the Archbishop of Zamboanga.Dela Cruz died around 11:05 p.m. Friday,...