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News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
MAIMBUNG, Sulu — December 6, 2025 — In a significant step toward sustaining peace and stability in Sulu, the MNLF Coordinators of Sulu led by Under Commander Kana Kanain, Chairman…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In one of the biggest contraband hauls intercepted by the Philippine Navy in recent years, naval personnel seized two vessels carrying a combined total of around 5,500…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A former barangay secretary of Ayala was shot dead Saturday night in a brazen attack inside his own home in Zone 1, Barangay Ayala. The victim, identified…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police Regional Office 9 (PRO 9) recorded major victories in its intensified war against illegal drugs after two back-to-back operations on December 5, 2025 led to the…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation–Western Mindanao Regional Office (NBI-WEMRO) has confiscated 350 master cases of smuggled imported cigarettes worth an estimated ₱14,974,750, following a maritime interdiction and…
Dipolog City — What began as an ordinary late-night drinking session turned into one of the most brutal crimes in recent memory, after a 26-year-old man beheaded his drinking companion…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Seventy young leaders from across the Philippines gathered in the city on Wednesday, December 3, for a high-level peace dialogue with Mayor Khymer Olaso, marking one of…
JOLO, Sulu — Police are intensifying their investigation into a fatal shooting incident that occurred at around 4:48 a.m. Wednesday in Barangay Bus-Bus, Jolo, leaving a 26-year-old man dead. According…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives intercepted an estimated ₱21 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a major anti-smuggling operation on Sunday morning, November 30, 2025, reinforcing the…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory (ZCJMD) has once again affirmed its commitment to maintaining a drug-free environment following a surprise Greyhound Operation conducted on December 1,…