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...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and partner agencies rescued 63 people from a motorboat drifting at sea off Sulu on Monday night, authorities reported Tuesday. Coast Guard Station (CGS)-Eastern Sulu said the vessel in distress, M/B Queen Shaima 5, was located around...
The Philippine Navy (PN) said Sunday, April 12, that it has seized an estimated P64 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes off Sulu during one of its recent maritime patrol operations in the restive southern waters. Personnel of the Western Mindanao Naval Command’s (WMNC) Naval Task Force...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Naval Command recovered more than P64-million worth of smuggled cigarettes during routine maritime patrol operations in Sulu. Authorities stopped the vessel, MB Princess Zia, on Wednesday, April 8, 1.2 nautical miles southeast of Marungas Island, for an...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday, March 29, that it has intensified its maritime security protocols following the arrest of two Chinese nationals caught using falsified travel documents to enter Jolo, Sulu. The suspects were apprehended by personnel of the Coast Guard Station Zamboanga...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao-Ministry of Social Services and Development has distributed financial assistance to victims of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 tragedy in Sulu and Zamboanga City. A total of 163 victims received assistance distributed on March 9 and 10...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested four persons and seized high-powered firearms for violation of the Gun-Free and Peace-Centered Community Ordinance in Talipao, Sulu, officials said Saturday. The four, identified as Jarah, Sumaidi, Hamsarani, and Sahiron, were arrested by joint military and...
