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Eastern Mindanao — Amid growing challenges to maritime security in the southern Philippines, Joint Task Force Sinaya (JTF Sinaya) is reinforcing its presence at sea—not only through sustained patrols, but…
DAVAO GULF — Even as it carried out a critical maritime security mission in southern Philippine waters, the Philippine Navy vessel BRP Tagbanua (LC296) made room for compassion, bringing the…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) has confiscated nearly ₱40 million worth of smuggled cigarettes following three separate maritime interdiction operations conducted in the waters…
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 — 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…
Bagong Calarian, Zamboanga City — In a tense, high-stakes crackdown that unfolded across the Sulu Sea, the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) struck a major blow against smuggling networks, intercepting…
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…
Davao City — The Philippine Navy successfully intercepted a Jungkong-type watercraft loaded with over ₱43.5 million worth of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes off the coast of Barangay Bato, Sta. Cruz, Davao…
BASILAN PROVINCE — The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) has seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth over ₱27.7 million during a maritime security operation off the Amoyloi Reefs in…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities intercepted a motorized boat loaded with boxes of alleged smuggled cigarettes off the coast of Manalipa Island early Sunday, November 2, resulting in the apprehension of…