The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has tightened its monitoring of anti-illegal drug operations at the local level to prevent syndicates from changing tactics and exploiting communities, most recently local fisherfolk, that may be more vulnerable to recruitment. Police General Jose...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent was killed and three Marines were wounded in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Paniogan, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Sunday, Aug. 9. The operation targeted a former Abu Sayyaf member and high-value drug target, Jimhar Jawadi, alias...
An agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and a suspected drug trafficker died while three Marine commandos were wounded in a gun fight during an anti-illegal drug operation in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Sunday, Aug. 9. Backed by Navy personnel, PDEA agents conducted an operation to...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 62 persons after motorboat ML Trisha Mae encountered engine trouble in the waters off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on July 27. In a statement on Wednesday, PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan commended responding personnel for their swift and coordinated actions,...
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...
