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News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
ZAMBOANGA CITY — September 12, 2026 — Two persons were arrested Saturday morning after police and other law enforcement personnel implemented a search warrant at a residence in Zone 6,…
SIAY, Zamboanga Sibugay — A man was arrested and around 10 grams of suspected shabu, along with an unlicensed .38-caliber revolver and 16 rounds of ammunition, were seized during a…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A 27-year-old man was allegedly killed and dismembered by his younger brother, with portions of his body discovered inside a suitcase and an ice box in Barangay…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities seized approximately five kilograms of suspected marijuana allegedly shipped through a courier company in Zamboanga City during a joint interdiction operation conducted by the Philippine Drug…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Three individuals were arrested and approximately 15 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated standard market value of ₱102,000 were seized during a police and anti-drug…
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay — Two motorists were shot dead by unidentified gunmen while reportedly on their way home in the Tigpalay area of Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay, on the evening of…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police authorities seized a caliber .45 pistol, ammunition, a magazine and an unidentified long firearm during the implementation of a search warrant in Purok 7, Barangay Recodo,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — September 11, 2026 — Authorities recaptured a Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) who escaped from the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center, or City Jail, less than 24…
LILOY, Zamboanga del Norte — A 26-year-old pump boy was shot dead in broad daylight by two unidentified men riding in tandem at a gasoline station in Barangay San Miguel,…
SIOCON, Zamboanga del Norte — Three people were killed in two separate shooting incidents in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, on September 9, 2026, including two male farmers who were allegedly…