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LUUK, Sulu (October 27, 2025) — Soldiers, youth, and local officials joined in a Battle of the Bands at Mans Beach Resort here on Saturday in a celebration aimed at promoting peace and unity through music. Brig. Gen. Alaric Avelino Delos Santos, commander of the 1102nd Infantry “Ganarul” Brigade, said theContinue Reading
MANILA — Japan’s space agency successfully launched its most powerful flagship H3 rocket on Sunday, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft on its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said the HTV-X1 spacecraft lifted off atop the No.Continue Reading
MANILA — When Xanana Gusmão clasped hands with Southeast Asia’s leaders in a familiar interlocking pose Sunday, it was more than a photo opportunity. For the former resistance fighter turned prime minister, it was the realization of a dream that took nearly a generation to fulfill — East Timor’s formalContinue Reading
Writer Gege Cruz Sugue, in her opinion piece in PhilStar, shared how a group of celebrities reacted angrily when asked to lower their voices in a café. What she exposed was a social sickness that feels all too familiar — especially here in our towns across Zamboanga Sibugay. It’s theContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – When life gets heavy, most Filipinos find solace in prayer. A new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that praying or engaging in spiritual activities is the top way Filipinos cope with stress, cited by 16% of 1,500 adult respondents interviewed nationwide from September 24 to 30,Continue Reading
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay — The road to progress here is long, uneven, and mostly unpaved. For Mayor Angelito Aniñon, that road isn’t just literal—it’s the path toward pulling this quiet coastal municipality out of poverty and into sustainable growth. Tungawan, home to more than 46,000 residents, sits on the westernContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — Separate anti-drug campaigns by the Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police Office (ZSBPPO), led by Provincial Director Barnard Danie V. Dasugo, resulted in the arrest of seven suspects and the seizure of suspected shabu worth roughly ₱66,300. The operatives have also confiscated a homemade improvised shotgun during operations acrossContinue Reading
