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The Philippine Navy scored a major victory against maritime smuggling syndicates after intercepting two separate vessels carrying more than PHP 526 million worth of undocumented foreign-brand cigarettes in Western Mindanao…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities intercepted an estimated ₱18.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in two separate maritime operations conducted by the Philippine Navy through the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC),…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Naval forces under the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) intercepted a motorized banca loaded with an estimated ₱64.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off the waters of…
BAGONG CALARIAN, Zamboanga City — Authorities intercepted two motorized vessels loaded with undocumented cigarettes worth nearly ₱271 million during a maritime security operation in the waters off Datu Odin Sinsuat…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) dealt a significant blow to the illegal tobacco trade in the region after intercepting two vessels carrying thousands of cases of…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Two modern warships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) arrived in Davao City on Monday, February 23, 2026, marking the start of a four-day goodwill…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy, through the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC), dealt a major setback to illegal maritime trade after intercepting three vessels carrying undocumented cigarettes worth a…
BASILAN, Philippines — The confirmed death toll from the sinking of RORO passenger-cargo vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 24, authorities said, as search, rescue, and retrieval operations…
Authorities have recovered seven dead bodies believed to be among the missing passengers of the motorbanca MBCA Amejara, as search and rescue (SAR) operations continue in waters off Southern Mindanao…
TURTLE ISLANDS, Tawi-Tawi — For six harrowing days, hunger, exhaustion, and fear stalked 84 passengers stranded at sea after the motor launch M/L Nurdia broke down while sailing from Zamboanga…