PDEA RO9 Dismantles Drug Den, Arrests Four in Zamboanga City Raid
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A joint anti-drug operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 9 (PDEA RO9) resulted in the arrest of four suspects and the dismantling of…
PDEA RO9 Nabs Suspected Drug Peddler in Dumingag Buy-Bust Operation
DUMINGAG, Zamboanga del Sur — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 9 (PDEA RO9) arrested a suspected drug personality during a buy-bust operation on Monday morning, November 25,…
PNP-Maritime Bolsters Anti-Smuggling Drive; Over ₱300,000 Worth of Illicit Cigarettes Seized in Dapitan
DAPITAN CITY, Zamboanga del Norte — The PNP-Maritime Group has intensified its crackdown on cigarette smuggling after intercepting more than ₱300,000 worth of illicit cigarettes in two separate operations in…
Senior Citizen Survives Brutal Tongue-Slashing in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur
TUKURAN, Zamboanga del Sur — A shocking attack left an 82-year-old man hospitalized after his tongue was severed while he slept in his home in Purok Talisay, Barangay Militar, Tukuran.…
Army’s Special Mission Aviation Company Boosts Maritime Security in Western Mindanao
The Philippine Army’s Special Mission Aviation Company intensified the country’s maritime security efforts after successfully conducting a wide-range Maritime Air Patrol across Western Mindanao on November 21, 2025. The mission…
PRO-9 Nabs Four, Seizes ₱4.4-M Worth of Shabu in Back-to-Back Anti-Drug Operations
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA — Four individuals—including two classified as High-Value Individuals (HVIs)—were arrested in two major police operations that yielded more than 655 grams of suspected shabu valued at over ₱4.4…
20-Year-Old Woman Nabbed in Zamboanga for Extortion Scheme Targeting Uniformed Personnel
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A 20-year-old woman allegedly involved in an extortion scheme targeting men in uniform was arrested in a joint entrapment operation led by the National Bureau of Investigation…
2 Dead, 2 Hurt in Improvised Dynamite Blast Inside Coastal Home in Jolo
JOLO, Sulu — Two men were killed and two others sustained minor injuries after an improvised dynamite device exploded inside a coastal residence in Barangay Tulay, Jolo, on Saturday night,…
Suspect Killed, Two Men Wounded in Midday Ambush in Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur
DINAS, Zamboanga del Sur — A suspected gunman was killed while two men were wounded after a group of armed assailants ambushed a vehicle in Purok Banagan, Barangay Benuatan at…
MAFAR Employee Wounded in Shooting Incident in Isabela City
Isabela City, Basilan – An employee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) was critically wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Maligue, Isabela City on Saturday…