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News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Naval Special Operations Forces intercepted an unnamed motorized boat carrying approximately ₱5.51 million worth of cigarettes without the required permits near Grande Santa Cruz Island on…
KUMALARANG, Zamboanga del Sur — The decomposing bodies of a 45-year-old father and his 19-year-old son, who had reportedly been missing since October 24, were discovered near a roadside ravine…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — The Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) intercepted two motorized vessels carrying undocumented cigarettes in separate maritime operations off Zamboanga Sibugay, with the seized boats and their…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police seized a closed delivery van loaded with suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at approximately ₱15.7 million during an intelligence-driven checkpoint operation along Baliwasan Seaside in Barangay Baliwasan…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — Police arrested two men in separate gun-related threat incidents in Ipil and Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay, after authorities responded to reports of motorists and residents allegedly being threatened…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police seized 400 reams of assorted cigarette brands valued at approximately ₱500,000 and arrested two individuals during a maritime operation off Barangay Baliwasan on October 26, 2026,…
Family awaits autopsy results as son files case against alleged suspect; questions raised over reported lack of barangay and police records PIÑAN, Zamboanga del Norte — A soldier is demanding…
SIAY, Zamboanga Sibugay — A 41-year-old man was arrested and approximately 15 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated standard value of ₱102,000, were seized during a buy-bust operation in…
ALICIA, Zamboanga Sibugay — Police arrested two male suspects and confiscated 250 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at ₱9.85 million during an anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Tandiong Muslim,…
SINDANGAN, Zamboanga del Norte — A mother is seeking answers after her child was found lifeless beside her while they were sleeping on the porch of their home in Barangay…