ZAMBOANGA CITY–An alleged bomb expert of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) involved in the 2007 Batasan bombing was arrested in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in this southern port city, a police official said Friday. Lt. Col. Roland Barraquio, Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company commander, identified the arrested individual as Kahar Indama, cousin of Basilan-based […]
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Army seizes loose firearms in Lanao de Sur
OZAMIZ CITY — Elements of the 4th Mechanized Battalion has seized several loose firearms in Barangay Darimbang, Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte on Thursday. In a press statement, Lt. Col. Domingo G. Dulay, the commander of the 4th Mechanized Battalion said concerned citizens in the area reported to the military that loose firearms are deposited in […]
Soldiers rescue abducted British businessman, wife in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Government troops rescued a British businessman and his Filipino wife following a clash against their captors, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits, in the hinterlands of Sulu, a top military official said Monday. Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Joint Task Force Sulu commander, said Allan Arthur Hyrons, 70, and his wife, Wilma, were rescued […]
NHA allocates P20-M for Zambo footbridge project
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The National Housing Authority (NHA) has allocated PHP20 million to build a concrete footbridge for those living in houses on stilts in one of the siege-affected barangays here. The recipient of the concrete footbridge project is Barangay Rio Hondo, one of the five most-affected barangays in the 2013 Zamboanga siege. Rodrigo Pagotaisidro, City […]
Bomb explodes inside town Mayor’s house in Zamboanga
An explosion struck outside the house of Pangutaran, Sulu municipal Mayor Asri Taib, in Bienvenido Drive, Barangay Canelar Moret, Zamboanga City, around 4:00 a.m Thursday, October 24. Residents of Calenar were awaken by the loud explosion. No one was hurt but a car parked outside the gate was reportedly damaged. Col. Antonio John Divinagracia, Task […]
Lt. Honest Tosoc returns P107k left inside his store
DAVAO CITY — True to his name, retired Army soldier, 2Lt. Honest Tosoc, returned a bag containing P107,000 cash, left by an elderly inside his store Friday evening, October 18, in Barangay Pag-asa, Dumalinao town, Pagadian City. In an interview with Philippine News Agency, Tosoc said “At first, I was hesitant after seeing a bag, […]
Gov’t foils bomb plot
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Security forces have foiled an attempt of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to conduct bombings in Basilan province, officials said Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Fernando Reyeg, the Army’s 101st Infantry Brigade commander, said soldiers seized six improvised explosive devices (IEDs) following a clash with ASG bandits shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday in Barangay […]
Gunmen kidnapped British national and his Filipina wife in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur
DAVAO CITY — A British National and his Filipina wife were kidnapped by still unidentified armed men in Barangay Alindahaw, Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur at around 6:50 in the evening, October 4. Couple Allan Arthur Hyrons, British national and wife Wilma Hyrons were inside the family-owned beach resort attending to some guests when armed men […]
Ex-Navy man, 4 others nabbed in Zambo anti-drug ops
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A former Philippine Navy enlisted man and four others were arrested while some PHP54,900 worth of illegal drugs seized in separate anti-drug operations in this southern port city. Police identified the arrested suspects as Ramil Guiroy, a former Navy enlisted man; Leonard Odon, 38; Robert Eudela, 32; Arnel Posadas, 45; and Karen Espinosa, […]
P6-M worth of cocaine brick fished out of Basilan waters
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Fishermen in Basilan province recovered more than a kilo of suspected cocaine brick with an estimated PHP6-million value, a police official said Monday. pack of cocaine worth an estimated P6 million was recovered by fishermen in the high seas of Hadji Mohammad Adjul town in Baslian on Monday morning, September 23. Mayor Ibrahim […]
5 nab in Zambo City ‘drug den’
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested five people in an alleged drug den on Thursday here. Lawyer Jacqueline De Guzman, PDEA-Region 9 director, said Saturday the drug den was dismantled following a buy-bust operation around 3 p.m. Thursday in Purok Sagrada, Barangay Camino Nuevo. De Guzman identified the arrested suspects as […]
Duterte awards Order of Lau-Lapu on eight soldiers killed while fighting ASG in Basilan
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday posthumously conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu, Rank of Kalasag on eight soldiers killed while fighting the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan and Sulu. Their families received the award. Among those who received the Order of Lapu-Lapu were TSgt. Alberto P. Garde, SSgt. Jayson C. Sawit, […]
Hundreds stranded but Basilan-Zamboanga sea trip resumes
ISABELA, BASILAN — Passengers continue to flock Isabela City Port this morning September 14, as the Philippine Coast Guard lifted the suspension of trips yesterday due to tropical depression Marilyn. On Thursday, hundreds of passengers coming in and going out of Basilan province were stranded as the Philippine Coast Guarded ordered the suspension of sea […]