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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized more than ₱41 million worth of undocumented foreign-brand cigarettes in separate maritime operations off Basilan and Zamboanga City on Sunday, November 2, in what officials described as part of their continuing campaign against smuggling in Western Mindanao waters. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., commanderContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Police arrested a man and seized a high-powered firearm during a joint checkpoint operation in Barangay Tiayon, Ipil, early Thursday, November 6, authorities said. The operation, led by the Zamboanga Sibugay Police Provincial Office (ZSBPPO) under Provincial Director Colonel Barnard Danie Dasugo, was conducted in coordinationContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Local business leaders are upbeat about Cotabato City’s improving investment climate as crime rates continue to fall under Mayor Bruce Matabalao’s administration. In his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Tuesday, November 4, Matabalao said the city recorded only 21 crime incidents across its barangaysContinue Reading
Every time floodwaters rise, so does public anger. Social media fills with a familiar lament: “Multi-billion pesos in flood control projects, yet we’re still flooded to the max!” The frustration is justified—but the equation doesn’t quite add up as people think. The truth is, flooding is not merely an engineeringContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – Authorities are investigating the killing of two security guards assigned to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) office in Ipil, the provincial capital of Zamboanga Sibugay, early Tuesday morning. Acting Ipil police chief Major Pocholo Rolando Guerrero identified the victims as 52-year-old Jamie Dante and 41-year-oldContinue Reading
PIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested a former seafarer turned farmer tagged as a high-value target (HVT) in the regional drug trade in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Don Andres, Ipil, on Saturday afternoon, November 2, 2025. Operatives PDEA-Regional Office 9 seized about one kilogramContinue Reading
Every election is more than a contest of numbers; it is a test of our nation’s soul. Each time we go to the polls, we are given a sacred opportunity — not just to choose leaders, but to reflect on what kind of people we have become. In this sense,Continue Reading
