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News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy’s Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) seized suspected smuggled cigarettes and motorized sea vessels with an estimated combined value of nearly ₱398 million during three…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A family from Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, is raising concerns over the treatment they allegedly received from medical personnel at the Zamboanga del Sur…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police arrested a man identified as Rey-Rey in Barangay Bolong following a hot-pursuit operation after he allegedly attacked his own parents at their residence in Barangay Sangali,…
KALAWIT, Zamboanga del Norte — Police seized 500 reams of suspected smuggled Bosque cigarettes, with an estimated value of ₱1.93 million, during an Oplan Sita operation at the Gatas Border…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities seized an estimated ₱5.2 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during an early-morning police operation in Barangay Arena Blanco on Monday, November 2, but the individuals…
DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines — A newly identified high-value target in the illegal drug trade was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG)…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A massive fire swept through Bagong Dalan in Barangay Tugbungan on Sunday night, November 1, destroying an estimated 500 houses and displacing around 1,000 families in one…
DUMINGAG, Zamboanga del Sur — Authorities seized 379 sacks of suspected mineral ore during a joint operation in Barangay Dulop, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur on Saturday, October 31, as provincial…
LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur — Authorities intercepted a parcel containing approximately 4.274 kilograms of suspected marijuana during an anti-illegal drug interdiction operation at a delivery hub in Barangay Bulanit, Labangan,…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Authorities arrested two men and seized an estimated ₱1.715 million worth of cigarettes allegedly lacking the mandatory graphic health warnings during an anti-illicit tobacco operation in…