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ZAMBOANGA CITY — A 19-year-old male, known by the alias “Bob,” was arrested in an entrapment operation mounted by the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 9 after he allegedly coerced and blackmailed…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A suspected drug peddler was arrested Friday evening in a buy-bust operation that yielded over ₱122,000 worth of illegal drugs in Barangay Tugbungan. The operation, conducted around…
The Philippines is positioning Mindanao as its next major international tourism gateway, following a renewed push by the Department of Tourism (DOT) to deepen partnerships with Saudi Arabia’s aviation and…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — More than ₱2.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) after its patrol team stopped a motorized banca attempting to…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The calm waters off Sta. Cruz Island turned into the scene of swift and decisive law enforcement action as the Philippine National Police (PNP), under the leadership…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A 25-year-old man was shot dead by his former barangay watchman neighbor early Tuesday morning, November 11, in Barangay Sta. Catalina, Zamboanga City. The victim was identified…
The recent study by Action for Economic Reforms (AER), in partnership with the Economics for Health program of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, shines a much-needed light on…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities arrested a high-value target and confiscated an estimated ₱13.6 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional…
ZAMBOANGA CITY, November 8, 2025 — In a decisive maritime security operation, law enforcement agencies intercepted a motorized vessel loaded with alleged smuggled cigarettes off the waters of Manalipa Island,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Operatives from the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) seized an estimated P3 million worth of suspected shabu in a successful buy-bust operation in Barangay Canelar on Thursday…