ILIGAN CITY – Col. Samuel Yunque on Tuesday assumed as head of the 102nd Infantry (Igsoon) Brigade of the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division. Yunque, who led the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion during the Marawi City siege in 2017, succeeded Col. Eddie M. Pilapil during a change of command ceremony at the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police seized P9.4-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Santa Cruz Island here on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Lawmen were conducting seaborne patrol when they detected a suspicious motorized boat via radar. The vessel marked Under Armor was inspected and found to be loaded with 165 cases...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two men were arrested while their companion escaped during an operation against illegal firearms and drugs in Purok 4, Barangay Boheyakan, Lamitan City, Basilan province, on Thursday, Aug. 28. The operation was based on a search warrant targeting Jovie delos Santos for violation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has provided assistance worth P2.2 million to families affected by flood and the monsoon rain here. The Disaster Response Management Division led the distribution of food packs, hygiene and sleeping kits, and family kits in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Command celebrated its 19th founding anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 28, at its headquarters in Camp Basilio Navarro here with the theme, “One Command, One Vision: WestMinCom @19 – Towards a Stronger and Safer Tomorrow.” Philippine Army commanding general...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Land Transportation Office has suspended the driver’s license of an official based in Zamboanga Peninsula following a crash involving an agency vehicle that went viral on social media. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said a show-cause order was issued...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 300 families evacuated after a subdivision perimeter fence collapsed due to flash flood at the height of heavy rains here on Monday, Aug. 25. Floodwaters surged into Ayudahan Drive of the Ayudahan Homeowners Association and a portion of the Kalayaan Village in Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Mayor Khymer Olaso honored historic and modern heroes on National Heroes Day on Monday, Aug. 25, at Plaza Rizal here. In his message, Olaso asked Zamboanga City residents to be guided by their actions and values to make a significant contribution in building a progressive and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A mother and her daughter were killed in a landslide during a heavy downpour in Sitio Wani, Lower Sibulao, this city, Tuesday, Aug. 19. The fatalities were identified as Carmelita, 40, and daughter Karen. Erwin, 46, a laborer and Carmelita’s partner, said that they were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office held a mass burial for 37 unclaimed cadavers in a public cemetery here on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The bodies of 33 men, two women, and two of unknown gender were interred at the Talabaan Cemetery following religious rites. They include 32...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. visited wounded soldiers at the Camp Navarro General Hospital of the Western Mindanao Command on Tuesday, Aug. 19. These soldiers were wounded during a recent grenade-throwing incident in Campo Uno, Lamitan...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities seized shabu worth P455 million during a high-speed chase here on Wednesday morning. The driver of a vehicle loaded with the contraband touted to be the biggest haul in the history of Zamboanga City, engaged authorities in a cat and mouse chase before finally...
