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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Two men were arrested after failing to evade a joint buy-bust operation conducted by government authorities on Friday afternoon, January 30, 2026, in Purok…
OMAR, Sulu — In a decisive step toward lasting peace and public safety, the Municipality of Omar was officially declared a Gun-Free Municipality and Peace-Centered Community on January 29, 2026,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities confiscated more than 600 boxes of assorted imported cigarette brands, believed to be smuggled, during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Logoy Diutay, Barangay Talon-Talon, late Thursday…
BASILAN / ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE — Authorities have intensified search and information-gathering efforts after nine crew members aboard the motorized banca M/B Lady NURS went missing at sea, marking another…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday rolled out a Libreng Sakay (free ride) program for passengers traveling between Zamboanga City and Lamitan City, Basilan, as the…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intercepted smuggled imported cigarettes worth more than ₱250,000 aboard a passenger vessel that arrived at the Zamboanga City port from Jolo,…
Omar, Sulu — The Municipality of Omar recorded successive voluntary firearm surrenders on January 27 and 28, 2026, underscoring growing community support for its campaign to become a Gun-Free Municipality…
A cache of high-powered firearms and illegal drugs was seized by police during the implementation of two search warrants in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, early morning of January 28, 2026.…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police scored another major victory in the fight against illegal drugs following the arrest of a newly identified high-value individual and the seizure of suspected shabu worth…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — A small wooden boat locally known as a jungkung traveling from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu capsized and was heavily damaged near the shoreline of Barangay…