ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities are investigating the recent disappearance of four minor girls here, their subsequent reappearance in a different area, and the identification of persons involved. In a statement Friday, the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) reported that the four minor girls were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The first community tsunami alert system here was unveiled in Barangay Taluksangay on Monday, July 6. It is designed to alert people residing on the shoreline of a possible tidal wave in times of emergencies, saving hundreds of lives through quick community response. The tsunami...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Sunday, July 5, directed the initiation of dismissal proceedings against a police officer accused of taking part in the robbery and killing of a fellow policeman in Zamboanga del Sur. Nartatez issued the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer voluntarily surrendered on Thursday, admitting his involvement in the killing of a colleague in Zamboanga del Sur province. In a report on Friday, Police Col. Bonifacio Arañas, Zamboanga del Sur Police director, identified the police officer-surrenderer as Staff...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The suspect in the gruesome murder of a family of four in Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur surrendered to authorities on Thursday, July 2. The suspect was identified as Frankie Barcelona Camiguing, 27, a resident of Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur. Camiguing was initially...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer was gunned down in Barangay Tickwas, Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday, July 1. Police identified the victim as Police Patrolman Armejo Jornadal, a member of the 2nd Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company. Investigation said Jomadal was driving...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Grade 11 student allegedly stabbed two classmates inside a national high school here on Wednesday, July 1, over bullying and peer pressure. In an interview with media men, Barangay Cabaluay Chairperson Lester Siason said reports were forwarded to their office from the school at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Troops from the 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB), with the support of partner agencies, have seized some P105.9-million worth of contraband in separate law enforcement operations on Monday in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. In a statement Tuesday, the 53rd IB said that 671 master...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A woman and her three children were murdered in their home within the Interfaith Academy Foundation Inc. compound in Barangay Litapan, Josefina municipality, Zamboanga del Sur province on Monday, June 29. Police identified the victims as Arlene Fernan Dumaltte, 42, and her...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Darul Ifta of Western Mindanao has called on authorities to conduct a fair and thorough investigation on the murder of a religious leader here on Saturday, June 27. Police identified the fatality as Mehdie Totoh, 34, the president of a Madrasa Nuuril Hidayah Ul Muslimat, a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, June 26, ordered the immediate start of legal proceedings against a police corporal caught on video allegedly pointing a firearm at a civilian in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Police Corporal Henry Boquida, assigned to the Sapang Dalaga Municipal...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A high school student was held after he was spotted carrying two pellet guns within the premises of a national high school here on Wednesday, June 24. Police and barangay authorities initially responded to a report that a certain student was seen carrying guns inside the campus...
