ZAMBOANGA CITY – The bodies of three fishermen who were reportedly killed during a fire at sea were retrieved by Maritime police and Coast Guard personnel off the coast of Parang municipality in Sulu province last Aug. 24 during search and rescue operations. The fatalities were identified as...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A whirlwind destroyed 10 houses in Barangay Kud-kud, Siasi municipality, Sulu province on Tuesday. Nine houses on stilts were totally destroyed while the roof of one house was blown off. Siasi Mayor Ben Sayeed Muksan said financial assistance to the affected families are...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and his female companion were shot dead in Barangay Chinese Pier, Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Police identified the militiaman as Pacolanan Medalle Jr., a resident of Barangay Anuling, Patikul, Sulu....
The second most wanted personality in Sulu was killed in a joint law enforcement operation by the Philippine Army (PA), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Saturday, Aug. 16. Alganer Dahim alias “Wangbu”, an alleged notorious lawless element...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Armed Forces Western Mindanao Naval Command, in collaboration with the Bureau of Customs, recently intercepted a vessel allegedly carrying P13-million worth of undocumented cigarettes in the sea of Sulu province. Authorities held the motorboat with markings Rhomar Khayri...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed air and naval assets to locate possible debris from a Chinese rocket launch that may have fallen within the country’s maritime domain. The Western Command (Wescom) mobilized two rotary aircraft from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and...
President Marcos has ordered the continued delivery of government services to the Province of Sulu, as he signed an executive order transferring it from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Region IX, also known as the Zamboanga Peninsula, in compliance with a Supreme...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P12.5 million and a gun and ammunition were seized in a checkpoint in Sulu province on Wednesday, July 30. The Luuk Municipal Police Station was conducting checkpoint operations when they flagged down three vehicles suspected of transporting illegal...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A councilor surrendered to authorities last Saturday, July 26, for the murder of a popular vlogger in Patikul, Sulu. Patikul Councilor Mumarzhen Mañalas Suhuri, 33, turned himself in to Sulu Vice Gov. Abdusakur Tan and Sulu police chief Police Col. Jeff Briones Uy. Suhuri is...
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairman and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. deeply appreciated the provincial government of Sulu for sending relief goods to help victims of recent storms in Luzon get back up on their feet. In a...
The provincial government of Sulu in Mindanao displayed in its truest sense the spirit of "bayanihan" and solidarity as it sent the first batch of its donations to Luzon to support families affected by the recent typhoons and severe weather. The relief assistance, consisting of 600 sacks of rice...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A popular vlogger from Sulu province was shot and killed outside a coffee shop in Patikul, Sulu on Friday night, July 25. Police identified the fatality as Mohammad Riza Adela Muksan, also known as Doofz Muksan, 37, and a staff of the Municipal Social Services Development (MSSD)...
