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SIASI, Sulu — In a powerful show of growing trust in peace and security efforts, residents of Laminusa Island in the Municipality of Siasi voluntarily surrendered assorted firearms to the…
February 2, 2026 A long-standing rido between the Idjas and Hassan families from the municipalities of Talipao and Patikul was peacefully settled on February 2, marking a significant milestone in…
January 30, 2026 In the aftermath of the tragic sinking of the vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3, the Philippine Army underscored its commitment to the welfare of its troops as…
PATIKUL, Sulu — A peaceful Sunday morning in Barangay Latih, Patikul turned deadly after an armed encounter between government troops and suspected gunmen left an Army sergeant and two civilians…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — A 22-year-old mechanic was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, while a motor shop owner narrowly survived after an unidentified gunman opened fire inside a…
PANAMAO, Sulu — A potentially deadly armed conflict between two groups in the municipality of Panamao, Sulu was successfully defused following swift and coordinated intervention by the local government and…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — Authorities intensified their campaign against illegal fishing as five fishermen were apprehended in separate joint seaborne patrol operations conducted within the municipal waters of Naga and Ipil,…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Two men were arrested after failing to evade a joint buy-bust operation conducted by government authorities on Friday afternoon, January 30, 2026, in Purok…
OMAR, Sulu — In a decisive step toward lasting peace and public safety, the Municipality of Omar was officially declared a Gun-Free Municipality and Peace-Centered Community on January 29, 2026,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities confiscated more than 600 boxes of assorted imported cigarette brands, believed to be smuggled, during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Logoy Diutay, Barangay Talon-Talon, late Thursday…