POLICEMEN have arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized some P680,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, an official said Saturday, June 18, 2022.Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police ...

THE local government of Zamboanga City in collaboration with the Order of the Knights of Rizal-Zamboanga Chapter will spearhead activities to commemorate the 161st Birth Anniversary of National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal Sunday, June 19.The commemorativ...

THE Zamboanga City Government announced that the scheduled Zamboanga Kite Festival 2022, Sunday, June 19, is postponed to June 26.It was announced earlier that the local government is holding a kite festival for the first time in two to help promote ...

AUTHORITIES arrested a suspected big-time drug suspect and seized some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, June 17.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Pen...

LAWMEN intercepted two motorboats loaded with P2.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested four people in an anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, June 17.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, Area Police Comman...

JOINT police and military operatives arrested a member of a criminal gang in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Friday, June 17, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-West...

THREE people were arrested while some P343,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, June 16, 2022.The police identified the arrested suspects as the following: Erwin Manuel, 44;...

THE Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines, Incorporated (ALSWDOPI) has conferred to Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar the award as the Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive in the country for highly urban...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through its High Value Crops Development Program, distributed sets of garden tools to teachers from different schools in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.The DA said in a statement Thursday, June 16, that the re...

A CITY Veterinary Clinic and Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will soon rise in Zamboanga City.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the City Government has earmarked P20 million for the project at the City Abattoir compound in San Roque vill...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is holding a three-day Physical Fitness and Sports Activities to build rapport, foster teamwork, and healthy and unified DENR team.The three-day event kicked off Tuesday, June 14, in Dapitan ...

SEVEN more members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to authorities in Maguindanao, the military reported Tuesday, June 14.The surrenderers, who belong to the BIFF-Karialan and Bungos factions, were only identified th...

THE Municipal Government of Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur bagged the P2 million prize after winning first place in the regional level 2021 search for the most outstanding coastal municipality of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).The se...

AT LEAST 247 farmers have received assorted eight-in-one pack vegetable seeds and Biological control agents from the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Adaptation and Mitigation Initiatives in Agriculture (AMIA) and Balik Probinsya, Bagong P...

TWELVE Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a minor, have voluntarily surrendered to government authorities in the province of Sulu, the military reported.Brigadier General Antonio Bautista JrJoint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu deputy commander, said they surrender...

THE Zamboanga City Government on Sunday, June 12, turned over an Isuzu Traviz with utility van to each of the 98 villages, highlighting this city's celebration of the 124th Philippine Independence.Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salaz...

THE local government on Zamboanga City is undertaking some P39.8 million projects at the city-owned and operated cemetery in Mampang village, Zamboanga City.These include the construction of the P29.9-million crematorium and P9.9-million columbarium....

FOUR personnel of the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) were awarded medal for their meritorious and invaluable achievement rendered in support to the mission of the mission of the Western Mindanao Command.The recipient of the Military Merit Meda...

TWO people were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, July 11, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the arrested suspects as Raymond Geron...

AN ELECTION officer was killed while her assistant escaped unscathed in a drive-by shooting incident in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Friday, June 10, 2022.Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peni...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Zamboanga Peninsula led various stakeholders and individuals in the region in the nationwide simultaneous tree-planting activity Wednesday, June 8, in celebration of Philippine Environment Mo...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Organic Agriculture Program, has conducted a one-day vermicomposting training and botanical concoction production in Zamboanga Sibugay province.Janice Legaspi, organic agriculture program focal person, ...

THE local government of Zamboanga City has unveiled the newly installed solar-powered street lights in seven villages in the east coast of this city.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar led the unveiling of the project Monday, June 6, as she embarked...

POLICEMEN have arrested a high-value individual (HVI) drug suspect in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Thursday, June 9, 2022.Police Colonel Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified...

THIRTY farmers from seven villages in Zamboanga City have undergone a two-day Package of Technology (POT) Training on Banana to increase production.Arnulfo Estrada, local agricultural program coordinator, said the training was conducted by the Depart...

THE Philippine Army has provided new vehicles to the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu to enhance its mobility in pursuing the Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu.The new vehicles composed of nine Medium Carriers Ton Dong Feng Truck; two field ambulance, Sinotruk A...

THE newly organized 101st Infantry Battalion (IB) of the 11th Infantry Division (ID) has undergone test and evaluation conducted by the Philippine Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (Tradoc).The test and evaluation was conducted Saturday, June 4,...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) is constructing a P1.99-million small-scale halal feed mill to strengthen Halal Promotion Compliance in the region.The ha...

THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) on Monday, June 6, 2022, installed an officer who saw action during the 2017 Marawi siege as the new chief of ZCPO Station 11.Police Major Francis Briones was installed as the new ZCPO Station 11 chief in a sim...

A POLICEMAN was arrested in an anti-drug operation late Monday, June 6, 2022, in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Tuesday, June 7, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the arrested ...

THE City Government of Zamboanga, through the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources (OCENR), joins the celebration of the World Environment Month this June, focusing on the no single use of plastic campaign.The celebration of the World...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has conducted last week a two-day paralegal training on forestry and other environment and natural resources related law to strengthen its forest protection.Rosevirico Tan, DENR information o...

FOUR people, including two militiamen, were wounded in a shooting incident followed by a shootout in Maluso, Basilan province, the police reported.Police Major Basiri Hassan, Maluso police chief, said that Sherhan Ansay, 34, and Alvin Amat, 42, were ...

TROOPS have foiled a roadside bomb attack as they safely recovered three improvised bombs in Basilan province, the military reported.Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, said the improvised bombs were recovered ...

JOINT police and marine troops have seized some P2.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, the police reported.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao (APC-WM), said the smuggled...

THE City Health Office announced that 671,179 individuals are fully vaccinated as they have received the second dose of vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) since the vaccination rolled out here in March 2021.With the Department of Hea...

THE Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu with its Army, Air Force, and Navy components conducted a one-day Joint Training Exercise (JTX) to enhance teamwork among the operating units.Dubbed “Lupah Sug 03-2022”, the JTX was held Sunday, May 29, in the isla...

THE Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Zamboanga Sibugay provincial government has contained the cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the province.Confirmed cases of ASF infections were recorded in the municipalities of Buug and RT ...

SOME 400 informal workers from Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay benefited from the P1.2 million worth of emergency employment assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Zamboanga Peninsula.Lawyer Roy Buenafe, DOLE-Zamboanga Peninsula di...

LOCAL policemen, in coordination with other police units, have arrested one of the most wanted persons in Zamboanga City, an official said.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the arrested suspect...

THE SM City Mindpro has urged shoppers to help raise 3,000,000 SM Advantage Card (SMAC) points to provide 10,000 pairs of shoes and give Filipino kids access to footwear.Early this year, the SM Store and SM Foundation partnered with Caritas Philippin...

A FORMER New People’s Army (NPA) has received an award as the Best Cafgu Active Auxiliary (CAA) of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID).The Best CAA awardee is Reynaldo Olanon, a former member of the defunct HQ Kalaw of the NPA’s Western Minda...

TWO children were killed while two others were wounded in an explosion Friday, June 3, 2022, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said the explosion, believed to have been cause by ...

THE City Government of Zamboanga on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, turned over two infrastructure projects worth P17.16 million in Pasonanca village.The projects include a Covered Court and a two-storey six-classroom school building.Mayor Maria Isabelle Cl...

A MEMBER of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI)-Maguindanao Group was killed while another was captured following clash with government troops in North Cotabato, the military reported Thursday, June 2, 2022.Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of...

THE City Government of Zamboanga formally turned over on Monday, May 30, 2022, the newly-constructed three-storey building at the Vitali Elementary School to the Department of Education (DepEd).Mayor Maria Isabelle Cliamco-Salazar said the project is...

LAWMEN have arrested two couriers and seized some 1.5 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P10.2 million in an anti-drug operation in the province of Sulu, the police reported Wednesday, June 1, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of...

JOINT military and police forces have clashed against a group of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels as the troops launched combat operation to defeat the NPA remnants in Misamis Occidental, military officials said Wednesday, June 1, 2022.Lieutenant Col...

POLICE authorities are tracking down two persons who they believed are behind the twin bombings on Monday, May 30, 2022, that injured two people and damaged four vehicles in Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province.The first explosion happened a...

THE Army’s 547th Engineer “Agila” Battalion has recognized its skilled personnel for exemplary performance of duty as the battalion marked its 37th founding anniversary on Friday, May 27, 2022.Those accorded with recognition for their exemplary...