ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy seized P39.8-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in three maritime interdiction operations around Basilan and Zamboanga City, officials reported Monday. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Naval Command, said the...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police are set to file murder charges against three suspected illegal drug pushers who were tagged in the gruesome killing of a 21-year student on Monday, Dec. 8, in Barangay Apopong, this city. The victim was identified as Miyuki Kim, a 21-year-old Agriculture student at...
Tropical Depression Wilma slightly decelerated on Friday afternoon, Dec. 5, while maintaining its strength as it moved closer to the Eastern Visayas coastline, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported. In its Tropical Cyclone Bulletin No. 7...
Tropical Depression Wilma is expected to bring heavy rains to areas far beyond its projected landfall zone as its effects combine with the shear line and the Northeast Monsoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned on Friday, Dec. 5. “It...
Tropical Depression Wilma maintained its strength on Friday morning, December 5, as it continued moving southwestward over the Philippine Sea, bringing rains and strong winds across large parts of the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
Days after completing a bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) with India in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held another similar drill with the French Armed Forces in the southern portion of Eastern Mindanao this week to strengthen operational...
The Philippine Army (PA) said Sunday, Nov. 23, that its Aviation Regiment has completed yet another air patrol over key waters in Western Mindanao, enhancing its role in maritime security to protect the country’s borders. The operation conducted by the Special Mission Aviation Company covered the...
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to continue affecting large parts of the country, bringing rains and thunderstorms to Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, November 15. In...
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority is accelerating transport, digital, and infrastructure linkages across the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area, positioning connectivity as the key driver of Mindanao’s next phase of inclusive growth. MinDA...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Law enforcers seized 17 kilograms of shabu worth P115.6 million and arrested two suspects in a drug bust here Tuesday. In a statement, Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) said personnel from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the PRO-10 Drug Enforcement Unit conducted...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local governments and agencies in Northern Mindanao initiated preemptive measures Monday as typhoon ‘’Tino’’ approached the region. All local government units (LGUs) suspended classes and work, some as early as Sunday. Tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 and yellow...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 (Northern Mindanao) and PRO-13 (Caraga) said on Monday, Nov. 3, that All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days or “Undas” in the two regions were generally peaceful. “Thank God for a zero and no untoward incident during our recent observance of All...