ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Naval Command recently seized over P56 million in smuggled items in separate maritime patrol operations in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. On Friday, a Navy patrol ship intercepted the MV Fiyyah within the vicinity of Simandagit Point, Tawi-Tawi, allegedly carrying...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Six potential human trafficking victims were rescued by the Western Mindanao Naval Command in Tawi-Tawi province on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The military said that three victims were intercepted at the local seaport. Subsequent profiling led to another group of three in Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A vessel carrying various undocumented items amounting to P6 million was intercepted by the Western Mindanao Naval Command in the sea of Sitangkay Island, Tawi-Tawi province on Monday, Sept. 29. Navy personnel intercepted the ML Fatima Radzna-J in Sintangkai Lagoon allegedly...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fourteen human trafficking victims were intercepted and rescued by authorities at the Sanga-Sanga Airport in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi province on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The group composed of 12 women and two men hailed from Luzon and Visayas and were on their way to Sandakan, Malaysia for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The military seized P17-million imported smuggled rice and sugar in the sea of Tawi-Tawi province on Sunday, Sept. 14. The MV Haiban was reportedly enroute to Sulu province when it was intercepted. Authorities found 10,000 sacks of imported rice, 4,722 bags of sugar, 80 water...
A group of reservists recently extended medical assistance to two municipalities in the province of Tawi-Tawi. The Association of Reservists and Reservist Administrators of the Philippines Inc. led by former House Deputy Speaker and Air Force reservist Col. Mikee Romero and the Armed Forces Western...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have foiled a human trafficking attempt as they rescued 13 victims and arrested two “facilitators” in law enforcement operations in Tawi-Tawi, police said Saturday. Police Lt. Col. Jeseryl dela Cruz, chief of the 1st Special Operations Unit-Maritime Group, said...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities rescued 17 adults and five minors during an anti-human trafficking operation in Tawi-Tawi province on Thursday, Aug. 28. The Tawi-Tawi Maritime Police Station conducted a verification and profiling operation on passengers aboard the passenger vessel MV Trisha Kerstin...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities intercepted thousands of liters of smuggled fuel aboard a motorized banca during a seaborne operation in Tawi-Tawi province last Sunday, July 20. The composite team flagged down an unmarked motorized banca off the coast of Bongao and upon inspection, 30 drums with a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Chinese national who spent months in hiding after allegedly figuring in a shooting incident in Makati City was arrested by law enforcement operatives last Sunday, July 20, in Barangay Nalil, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi province. The Chinese fugitive, alias Bao Long, was apprehended while...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Cebu Pacific flight which took off for Tawi-Tawi province on Sunday, June 29, returned to the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) here seconds after takeoff due to unsettling mechanical sounds heard by passengers on board the aircraft. Passengers reported hearing loud banging...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Sailors aboard the BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS176) have successfully rescued a wooden-hulled vessel carrying 90 people that was in distress off Tawi-Tawi, the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) said Friday. Capt. Hilarion Cecista, WMNC acting commander, said the...
