ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some P170.14-million in smuggled cigarettes were intercepted in the seas off Parang, Sulu on Friday, August 14. Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) personnel also held 24 persons on board, composed of five crew members and 19 laborers. NCWM personnel under Naval Task Force 61...
PARACELIS, Mountain Province — Family members and communities in the Cordillera are mourning the death of 30-year-old soldier Cpl. Aldrin A. Wanson, who was killed in an ambush in Indanan, Sulu, on the morning of August 12, 2026. Wanson was the son of Marites Assud-Wanson of Bunot, Paracelis,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- An Army corporal was killed while two others were wounded after motorcycle-riding gunmen fired at them in broad daylight in Sulu Province on Wednesday, August 12. A report from the Indanan Municipal Police station identified the fatality as Cpl Aldrin A Wanson, 34. Investigation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fourteen persons were injured after a military crane crashed in Indanan, Sulu on Friday, July 31. Investigation said the crane from the 545th Engineering Brigade was travelling along Kilometer 2 in Barangay Kajatian when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck rammed...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued a distressed wooden-hulled vessel carrying relief goods off Pandami municipality in Sulu province on Saturday afternoon. In a report Sunday, Commander Al-Hafidz Bih, commander of Coast Guard Station-Western Sulu, said the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A soldier was wounded in an ambush in Barangay Bus-Bus, Jolo Sulu, on Sunday, July 12. Investigation showed that the victim, 28-year-old Philippine Army Corporal Ernesto Cataylo Jr., was driving his motorcycle when he was shot by gunmen on another motorcycle. Catalo was taken to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC), through the Naval Task Force (NTF)-61, arrested four individuals and seized an estimated P225-million worth of smuggled cigarettes aboard a vessel off Sulu on Monday. In a report Tuesday, WMNC commander Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected cocaine and shabu valued at P17 million were seized during an operation in Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday, July 1. A 28-year-old suspected drug pusher, a resident of Barangay Tulay, Jolo, Sulu, was arrested by the Jolo Municipal Police Station. Recovered from the suspect were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Sulu on Monday, June 29, and witnessed the surrender of 195 loose firearms in Poblacion, Maimbung municipality. “This is a significant transformation for our province,” said Vice Gov. Abdusakur Tan who joined Gov. Abdusakur Tan II in...
President Marcos has inaugurated the new headquarters and support facilities of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) 9B in Maimbung, Sulu. He led the event during his visit to Sulu on Monday, June 29. The new Camp Hadji Suod B. Tan features a four-story administration building, separate...
Funding barangay projects will not result in the massive flood-control scandal, President Marcos said. Marcos expressed confidence that the P200,000 allocated to barangays nationwide to fund local projects and provide scholarships for students struggling to complete their education due to financial...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government officials, security sector partners, community leaders, and residents jointly commemorated the 128th Independence Day in Luuk, Sulu on Friday, reaffirming their collective commitment to sustaining peace, unity, and development in the province. Luuk Mayor Al-Makram...
