THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has implemented changes in the leadership of one of the brigades under the Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID).Colonel Bill Dela Rosa was installed as the new commander of the 103rd Infantry “Haribon” Bri...

A FISHERMAN was wounded while his companion escaped unscathed in a gun attack in the high seas of Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported Thursday, November 10, 2022.Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified t...

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, a sexagenarian in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga del Norte.Police Lieutenant Colonel Leo Laraga, CIDG-Zamboanga del Norte Provincia...

TWO people were injured when they collided head-on while driving motorcycles in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Wednesday, November 9, 2022.Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the victims ...

THE Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Animal Industry, has donated to the Zamboanga City Government a P3.4-million mobile disinfection truck as the agency strengthened its biosecurity measures to curb the spread of African Swine Fever ...

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe inducted into office the newly appointed members of the Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) board in rites Tuesday, November 8, at the City Hall conference room.Sworn into office by Dalipe were Ernesto Ubando (busine...

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested a government employee for malversation of public funds in a law enforcement in Zamboanga City, the police reported Tuesday, November 8, 2022.Police Colonel John Francis...

AT LEAST 14 student-officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College (AFPCGSC) are undergoing a five-day immersion at the headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) in Camp Navarro, Zamboanga City.Lieut...

AUTHORITIES have arrested a woman in a law enforcement operation dubbed as Oplan Mega Shopper in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Tuesday, November 8, 2022.Arrested in Oplan Mega Shopper campaign was Anacelyn Paalisbo, 43, accor...

TWO members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters-Karialan Faction (BIFF-KF) were killed in a gunfight with government troops in the province of Maguindanao, a top military official said Monday, November 7, 2022.Major General Roy Galido, Army’...

THE City Government of Zamboanga has increased burial assistance to indigents to P12,000.This, as the Sangguniang Panlungsod presided by Vice Mayor Josephine Pareja recently approved Ordinance 586 increasing the burial assistance from P6,000 to P12,0...

ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe on Monday, November 7, 2022, administered the oath of 63 newly-promoted and newly-hired city government employees.The oath taking was done during the flag raising ceremony Monday morning at the City Hall grounds.Dalip...

A SOLDIER listed as the second most wanted person was arrested in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Sunday, November 6, 2022.Police Lieutenant Benjie Tundayag, officer-in-charge of the Criminal Inve...

A HOUSEWIFE was arrested by authorities in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Sunday, November 6, 2022.Police Major Samson Pascual, officer-in-charge of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Gro...

TROOPS of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Central has continued to conduct relief operations in the different areas affected by Tropical Storm Paeng in Central Mindanao, a top military official said Sunday, November 6, 2022.Major General Roy Galido, Army�...

SENATOR Imee Marcos on Friday, November 4, 2022, facilitated the release of financial assistance to help alleviate the plight of families displaced and farmers affected by the recent onslaught of Tropical Storm (TS) Paeng in Zamboanga City.“I broug...

SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri has turned over some 15 metric tons of rice donated to the victims of Tropical Storm Paeng in Zamboanga City.Zubiri flew to this city Thursday, November 3, and turned over the rice donation to Mayor John Dalipe and...

LAWMEN have arrested 11 people and seized P1 million worth of contrabands in an anti-smuggling operation in the province of Maguindanao, the police reported Thursday, November 3, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Poli...

ONE person was killed while three others, including a village official, were wounded in an ambush in a remote town in Basilan province, the police reported Thursday, November 3, 2022.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Polic...

MAJOR General Ignatius Patrimonio, commander of the Army’s 11th Infantry Division, urged the troops of the 32nd Infantry “Daredevil” Battalion to utilize what have they learned from the training in the performance of their duties.Patrimonio’s...

LAWMEN have arrested two street-level individuals (SLIs) who are in their watchlist and seized a high-powered firearm and dried marijuana leaves in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, November 2, 2022.Police Colon...

AUTHORITIES have arrested a construction worker listed as one of the most wanted persons in Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Wednesday, November 2, 2022.Police Colonel Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the...

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...