ZAMBOANGA CITY – A top Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) commander was killed in an ambush in Barangay Cusipan, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday, July 30. The victim was identified as Asbirin Naing Kalahuddin, 68, leader of Snake Camp Muran and resident of Barangay Cusipan. Police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four people were killed and 12 were rescued after a rescue vehicle of Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur plunged into the Dapitan River in Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte on Monday, June 23. The Libertad Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said the vehicle, a green Fuso...
Trabaho party-list reiterated its vow to support workers as they recently barnstormed the province of Zamboanga del Norte. The party-list represented by second nominee Ninai Chavez earned support from the slate of Mayor Darel Dexter Uy, who is running for governor of the province during the Kuyog...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three persons, including the supporter of a reelectionist mayor, were injured in a grenade explosion in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte on Monday, March 3. The victims were identified as Arnold Yu Lubaton, 69, reportedly a staunch supporter of the reelectionist mayor of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The reward for the safe recovery of kidnapped American national Elliot Eastman has reached P500,000. EASTMAN Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Adrian Amatong has offered an additional P350,000 for the safe return of Eastman. It is on top of the initial P100,000 offered by Sibuco,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The municipal government of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte has offered a P100,000 reward for information that would lead to the safe recovery of kidnapped American Elliot Onil Eastman. Sibuco Mayor Joel M. Ventura announced the reward on Tuesday Oct. 22, with another P50,000...
The Police Regional Office-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) is all hands on deck in the pursuit of the kidnappers of an American citizen in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, Oct. 17. EASTMAN Police or the family of 26-year-old Elliott Onil Eastman have yet to receive any contact or demands from the...
An American national was kidnapped in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, Oct. 17. Police Regional Office-9 chief Police Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding identified the victim as Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from the state of Vermont in the United States. EASTMAN (FB) "We confirm that...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.7 million were found floating on the coastline of Barangay Kayok, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, August 29. Police retrieved the contraband after receiving a report from a concerned citizen. The abandoned tobacco products were sent...
Former Zamboanga del Norte governor Roberto Y. Uy and 10 other officials have been named in graft and administrative charges filed before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged unlawful donations of properties, equipment, and supplies of the province worth P925 million to several other...
CEBU CITY – Showcasing its rich history, cultural diversity, and agricultural bounty, the province of Zamboanga del Norte successfully commemorated its 72nd founding anniversary highlighted by the holding of the traditional Hudyaka Zanorte Festival 2024. THE cultural dance competition is one of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) arrested an illegal dangerous species trader and seized two Philippine Palm Civets in his possession during an entrapment operation on Friday, March 22, in La Victoria, La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte....
