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ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) of the Philippine Army has implemented a leadership change in the 106th Infantry Battalion (106IB) based in the province. Lieutenant Colonel Ezrael Oloan formally assumed command of the 106IB, succeeding Lieutenant Colonel Leo Christopher Cunanan, during a Change of Command Ceremony heldContinue Reading
Farmers in Kauswagan in Mabuhay town, Zamboanga Sibugay are getting a boost in their livelihoods after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turned over a ₱1-million processing center to their association. The facility, handed to the Kauswagan Integrated Farmers & Service Association (KIFSA), will expand production of the community’s signatureContinue Reading
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay – Long burdened by one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the province, Tungawan is now trying to turn the page under the leadership of its new mayor, Lito Aniñon. For four straight years, local nutrition surveys placed Tungawan at the top of the list ofContinue Reading
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay – Barely three months into office, Tungawan Mayor Lito Aninon is moving to overhaul the agriculture sector in the municipality’s rural barangays, a bold step for a political newcomer who stunned many by ending nearly three decades of Climaco family rule in the 2025 elections. Largely dismissedContinue Reading
Eleven years after the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed a historic peace agreement, a former rebel leader has reinvented himself—not as a fighter, but as an entrepreneur, building an ecotourism destination in a province once synonymous with banditry and kidnapping. Barahama Ali, a former senior leaderContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – A late-night robbery turned bloody in Ipil town after five armed men stormed a lending company past midnight on Tuesday, August 29, escaping with ₱726,409 in cash and leaving its manager wounded. Police said the suspects, clad in black hooded jackets and masks, forced their way intoContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a ₱28.8-million river wall in Siay town, saying it will strengthen flood defenses and protect nearby communities from seasonal inundation. The DPWH-Zamboanga Peninsula announced on Wednesday, August 27, that the project spans 310 linear meters along aContinue Reading
