DAVAO CITY – The governors of the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Tawi-Tawi expressed support on Tuesday, May 19, to the move of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua to instill reforms in the region. In separate statements, Lanao del Sur...
Anti-illegal drug operatives on Wednesday seized P47.6-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Sibuto, Tawi-Tawi. Two high-value suspects were apprehended in the operation, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said in a news release Thursday. Authorities confiscated...
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday said naval vessels attached to its Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) have provided relief assistance to communities severely affected by the massive fire that hit Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. In a statement, the PN said the WMNC has conducted sealift operations,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – About 1,000 families were displaced by a four-hour fire that hit a coastal barangay in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi province on Tuesday. The municipal government of Bongao has mobilized resources and sought assistance from other government agencies to support victims. The local government...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twelve people were rescued after their boat sank in the sea of Simunul and Bongao municipalities in Tawi-Tawi province on Monday, Jan. 19. The Philippine Coast Guard said they were among the 50 passengers of M/L Sitti Nur that departed Manok Mangkaw Pier in Simunul on Monday...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Armed Forces Western Mindanao Naval Command rescued 30 crew and passengers of a motor launch stranded in the sea of Taganak Island, Tawi-Tawi province last Friday night, Jan. 16. A Philippine Navy vessel, the BRP Magluyan (PC392), monitored a flashing light in the area....
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...
