Regional Focus. National Relevance.
News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines – Authorities have intensified their operations following the abduction of American national Elliot Onil Eastman in Sibuco on October 17, 2024. The Philippine National Police (PNP)…
October 17, 2024 – Zamboanga City, PhilippinesAteneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) has made a significant contribution to education in Basilan Province, donating over 1,000 books to schools in remote areas.…
Zamboanga del Norte – The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Regional Field Office IX, in collaboration with the Provincial Agriculture Office of Zamboanga del Norte, successfully hosted the 8th Regional…
A former member of a Communist Terrorist Group and one of the Top 5 Most Wanted persons at the provincial level was arrested on October 16, 2024, in Poblacion, Siayan,…
Zamboanga City, Philippines – October 18, 2024 – In a significant effort to combat illegal drug activities, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office IX conducted a large-scale destruction…
Sibuco, Zamboanga Del Norte – October 19, 2024 – In a continued effort to investigate the abduction of American national Elliot Eastman, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the…
Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte – October 18, 2024 – Police Regional Office 9 (PRO 9) has confirmed reports of the alleged abduction of a 26-year-old American national in Sitio Tungawan,…
Zamboanga del Norte – An American national, identified as Elliott Onil Eastman, was kidnapped by armed men on the evening of October 16, 2024, in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte. Eastman,…
On October 14, 2024, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) spearheaded the unveiling of the historical marker at “Bahay ni Don Mariano Balsomo Hamoy” in Dapitan City, Zamboanga…
Mayor John Dalipe met with an eight-man delegation from Malaysia to discuss potential areas of collaboration between Malaysia and the Philippines under the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)…