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News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
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)…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office IX has announced its plans to establish a planetarium in Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, aiming to foster scientific education and ignite…
Zamboanga City, Philippines – On October 11, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, elements of the Zamboanga City Maritime Police Station (ZC MARPSTA) conducted a Seaborne Patrol in the seawaters of…
A 31-year-old male was apprehended during a drug buy-bust operation in Purok Bulawanon, Abad Santos St., Barangay Madasigon, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, at approximately 6:27 PM on October 12, 2024.…
Mindanao, Philippines – Recent test-buy operations conducted by the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) revealed that substandard reinforcement bars (rebars) continue to flood the Mindanao market, posing a serious…