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News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
BANGUINGUI, Sulu — The municipality of Banguingui took a significant step toward achieving its goal of becoming a Rido-Free, Gun-Free, and Peace-Centered Community (RFGFPCC) after local officials voluntarily turned over…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Authorities arrested a Chinese national and seized more than P3.4 million worth of alleged counterfeit food seasoning products during a buy-bust operation in Pagadian…
MOLAVE, Zamboanga del Sur – A 33-year-old man allegedly set a motorcycle on fire after becoming enraged when its owner refused to lend him money, authorities reported following an incident…
TALIPAO, Sulu — A voluntary firearm turnover facilitated by the 41st Infantry “Partner for Peace” Battalion has marked another step forward in the government’s efforts to build safer and more…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Mayor Khymer Adan T. Olaso has ordered a full-scale joint investigation into a tragic shipyard incident in Barangay Cawit that claimed the lives of four fishing vessel…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A security guard lost his life after his firearm accidentally discharged in the early hours of Thursday, June 11, in Barangay San Roque, authorities reported. The victim…
The powerful earthquake that struck several parts of Mindanao has left a devastating impact on the region’s education sector, with hundreds of schools and more than a thousand classrooms sustaining…
IMELDA, Zamboanga Sibugay — A 33-year-old active member of the Philippine Army was arrested by police after he allegedly entered a private residence without permission and threatened its occupants in…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities seized more than half a million pesos worth of cigarettes and apprehended a suspect during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Divisoria, Zamboanga City, on June…
LUUK, Sulu — Sixty-three passengers and crew members aboard a passenger motorbanca were safely rescued after their vessel experienced engine failure while navigating the waters off Luuk, Sulu on Sunday…