ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities seized a motor launch loaded with nearly P2-million worth of unregistered diesel and gasoline without proper documents last Monday, Nov. 11, off the coast of Tawi-Tawi province.CONTAINERS of undocumented fuel inside a motor launch intercepted in Tawi-Tawi...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the municipality of South Ubian in Tawi-Tawi for its failure to insure with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) its property, plant and equipment (PPE) worth P69.9 million.In its audit report, the COA said that South Ubian's failure to insure its...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the municipality of Mapun in Tawi-Tawi over its P8.82 million outright expenses in 2023 without first setting up an inventory account.The lapse cast doubt on the propriety of the transactions, the COA said in its 2023 audit report on the municipality.It said...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has directed the municipality of Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi to set up a responsibility center for its gender and development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) for the accounting and monitoring of GAD-related expenses and financial transactions.In its 2023 audit on Turtle...
(Photo: DPWH)The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking the construction of key bridges in Tawi-Tawi with the objective of improving regional connectivity and boosting the local economy. DPWH Senior DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said the Nalil-Sikkiat Bridge No. 1...
By LIZA JOCSONZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.2 million were seized in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Saturday, July 13.SMUGGLED cigarettes worth P1.2-million were seized in Tawi-Tawi province. (PNP)Police received information about a motorized boat or jungkong suspected of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fifteen would-be trafficking victims were rescued by the Philippine Navy and other agencies during joint law enforcement operations from June 20 to 21.They were rescued after arriving at the Bongao, Tawi-Tawi port aboard three vessels – the MV Trisha Kerstine II, MV...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino vowed to support the tourism efforts of the local government of Tawi-tawi to encourage visitors to come over and see what the island province has to offer.In his radio program on DWIZ, Tolentino says that he sees great potential for tourism in...
President Marcos rejoiced how Tawi-Tawi had evolved from being the “ground zero” of conflicts to a peaceful province that allowed him to be the first president to visit the island.President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool)Marcos said this as he visited the Joint Task...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Center) distributing rice in Tawi-Tawi (Speaker's Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez, dubbed “Mr. Rice”, visited another province in Mindanao as he presided over the distribution of cash and rice aid to local folk in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez addresses the crowd in Tawi-Tawi (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi--The House of Representatives pulled all the stops for the conduct of the first ever Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) in the...
President Marcos believes that Tawi-Tawi has achieved peace and expressed elation over it.During his visit in the province to distribute assistance to El Niño-hit areas, Marcos said he was happy to see a peaceful Tawi-Tawi and encouraged its people to keep working together to maintain the peace...
