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News from Zamboanga Peninsula region
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…
OMAR, Sulu — In a strong show of community resolve to uphold peace and public safety, residents of the Municipality of Omar voluntarily surrendered high-powered firearms to the Philippine Army…
TUKURAN, Zamboanga del Sur — A joint law enforcement operation by the Philippine National Police (PNP) led to the seizure of more than ₱3.18 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and…