LAWMEN have arrested one person and seized some P75,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, October 31, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said t...

RESIDENTS of Zamboanga City are advised to remain vigilant, as the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that another weather disturbance, Queenie, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on ...

TWO people were arrested while high-powered firearms were seized in a law enforcement operation in the province of Lanao del Sur, the police reported Monday, October 31, 2022.The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) identifie...

THE police have uncovered and seized a shipment of some P271,600 worth of contraband while investigating a case of a traffic accident in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said Sunday, October 30, 2022.This, as the truck that was involved...

TROPICAL Storm (TS) Paeng inundated 44.4 hectares of rice fields and vegetable farms in Zamboanga City with estimated damage reaching P1.8 million, an official reported.City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said a total of 52 farmers—50 engaged in ...

THE Ministry of Social Services and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-Barmm) has set up community kitchens at evacuation centers in the region.The MSSD-Barmm said in a statement Sunday, October 30, that it is to...

LAWMEN have arrested one person and seized more than P1.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, October 29.Arrested by joint police and Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel w...

AUTHORITIES have arrested in a manhunt operation one of the most wanted persons in the municipality of Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur, the police reported Saturday, October 29.The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) identified the...

A HIGH-VALUE individual (HVI) was arrested while some P340,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, October 27, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Offi...

THE City of Zamboanga was recognized by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as a top performing local government unit in the fields of disaster preparedness and social welfare programs.Represented by Mayor John Dalipe, the city gov...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) has awarded P1.2 million worth of loans to 12 cooperatives in Maguindanao.Mafar Minister Mohammad Yacob said in a stateme...

SM SUPERMALLS, thru SM City Mindpro, sealed another academic partnership in the city with Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) to help students in internship programs and future job placements during the memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing held...

TWIN explosions of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) have toppled down a tower of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Lanao del Norte, cutting off power to several areas in the region.Brigadier General Antonio Nafarrete, Army�...

LAWMEN have arrested the most wanted person in Batangas in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga el Norte, the police reported Monday, October 24, 2022.The Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office identifie...

AUTHORITIES have seized more than P5.2 million worth of contrabands in an anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Monday, October 24, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, ...

THE Rotary and the Children's swimming pools at the Pasonanca Park were formally reopened to the public Monday, October 24, 2022, after it had been closed for more than two years due to drought coupled with the pandemic.The re-opening, led by May...

SM Supermalls formally established an academic partnership with Universidad de Zamboanga for the university's students and alumni through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed Monday, October 24, 2022. The academic partnership will highlight the...

AUTHORITIES have arrested one of the most wanted persons in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in a law enforcement operation, the police reported Monday, October 24, 2022.The Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office identified the arrested want...

THE 11th Infantry Division (ID), the youngest unit of the Philippine Army, is undertaking the necessary preparation for the conduct of a marathon event to showcase the relative peace that Sulu is now enjoying.The 11ID was activated by then president ...

THE entry of the newest branch of a food chain giant shows that the economic growth of Zamboanga City continues to grow and has strong investors’ confidence.The food chain giant Jollibee inaugurated its 14th branch Thursday, October 20, in Ayala vi...

FIFTY-THREE former members of the Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terrorist group have received P12,500 assistance each or a total of P700,000 from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) through the Ministry of the Interior and Local Govern...

POLICE operatives have arrested two watchlisted suspects in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, an official said Saturday, October 22, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office director, identified the arrested...

THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) opened to the public on Thursday, October 20, its Christmas Parol Bazaar showcasing aesthetically crafted lanterns by inmates at BJMP-administered Zamboanga City Jail (ZCJ).In an interview, Chief Insp...

TWENTY-FIVE former rebels (FR) successfully underwent a three-month live-in deradicalization and capacity building Tupad Pangako Program of the Davao Del Sur Task Force Balik-Loob at Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) in Barangay Kinuskusan, ...

A SEPTUAGENARIAN was killed while another was wounded in a highway collision in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Friday, October 21, 2022.The Zamboanga Sibugay Police Provincial Office identified the fatality as Ernesto Tutor, 6...

THE Zamboanga City Fire District (ZCFD) has received a 1000-gallon capacity fire truck from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).The new fire truck was secured through the initiative of Second District Representative and Majorit...

FIVE street-level drug peddlers were arrested in an anti-drug operation in the province of Sulu, the police reported Thursday, October 20, 2022.The Sulu Police Provincial Office identified the arrested suspects as the following: Abdulaziz Sakandal, 3...

AUTHORITIES have seized some P350,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Thursday, October 20, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chi...

AUTHORITIES arrested two of the most wanted persons in separate law enforcement operations in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Wednesday, October 19, 2022.Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police officer-in-charge, ...

THE Public Employment Service Office (Peso) of Zamboanga City is now a division under the Office of the City Mayor and is no longer part of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO).This came after Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe signed...

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Mafar-Barmm) has distributed some P1.8 million worth of farm equipment across the autonomous region.A total of 38 cooperatives and asso...

THE Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion has initiated changes in the leadership of one of its operating units, the 14th Special Forces Company (SFC).Captain Jayson Tababan, was installed as the new 14SFC in a ceremony Sunday, October 16, 2022, pres...

A TOTAL of 350 youths from different towns of Zamboanga del Norte have participated in the two-day Youth Leadership Summit-Pag-Asa Youth Association of the Philippines (YLS-PYAP) and encampment at the headquarters of the 97th Infantry Battalion (IB) ...

TWO members of a crime group were separately arrested in law enforcement operations in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Tuesday, October 18, 2022.Police Major Samson Pascual, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Zamboanga ...

THE City Government of Zamboanga is now finalizing preparations for the opening of the Pasonanca swimming pools – the Rotary and the children’s swimming pools next week.This, as the repair for the facilities is now over 90 percent completed.Engin...

THE Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID) welcomed and recognized the newly assigned officer to the command during the Monday, October 17, flag-raising ceremony at Camp Cesar Sang-an in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.The newly assigned officer...

A MILITIAMAN was killed in a gun attack by riding-in-tandem gunmen in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Monday, October 17, 2022.Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police officer-in-charge, identified the victim as Ca...

AUTHORITIES have arrested a fisherman in an anti-drug operation in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Monday, October 17, 2022.The Zamboanga del Norte Police Provincial Office identified the arrested fisherman as Omar Musaddin, ...

SIX villages in Maguindanao and Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) received newly built barangay health stations (BHS) from the regional government.The recipients of the new BHS include Making...

A 33-YEAR-OLD man, who is included in the government’s drug watch list, was arrested while P104,000 worth of illegal drugs was seized in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, October 15, 2022.Police Colonel Alexand...

A MEMBER of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed in a clash with government forces in the province of Sulu, a top military official said Saturday, October 15, 2022.Major General Ignatius Patrimonio, commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu, said...

THE Bureau of Plant Industry-Plant Quarantine Services (BPI-PQS) has destroyed some P1.2 million worth of imported white onions seized at the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA).The confiscated onions were destroyed and disposed of Thursday, Octobe...

A MEMBER of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) was arrested in an entrapment for selling an unlicensed high-powered firearm in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, October 14, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Poli...

A RETIRED policeman-turned-businessman was killed while one of his two bodyguards was wounded in a bun attack in Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, October 14, 2022.Police Major Albin Cabayacruz, Zamboanga City Police Office’s Station 5 ch...

POLICEMEN arrested one person and seized more than P1 million worth of contrabands in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Thursday, October 13, 2022.Police Brigadier General Neil Alinsañgan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Penins...

A FATHER and son survived though wounded in a gun attack by riding-in-tandem suspects, one of them was arrested, in Zamboanga City, the police reported Thursday, October 13, 2022.Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) d...

A TEENAGER died while two others were injured in a vehicular accident in an east coast village in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, October 12, 2022.The Zamboanga City Police Office’s Station 4 identified the fatality as Nolbert Napolo...

THE historic Fort Pilar Shrine in Rio Hondo village, Zamboanga City was the center of activities Wednesday, October 12, 2022, as Zamboangueños here and around the world marked the feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar, this city’s patron saint.Relig...

THE contingent from Bacong village, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte bagged the grand prize of P500,000 Tuesday, October 11, 2022, in the Street Dance competition (Open Category), besting six other participating contingents.The local organization of Mujer ...

TWO people were arrested while some P385,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in an anti-smuggling operation in an east coast village of Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, October 11, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations...