SURRENDER. Three New People's Army rebels surrender to the Army's 53rd Infantry Battalion in Zamboanga del Sur, officials confirmed on Friday (Feb. 25, 2022). They are currently undergoing debriefing. (Photo courtesy of 53IB) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three New People's Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to military authorities in Zamboanga del Sur, a top official announced Friday. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said the three belonged to the Guerrilla Front BBC (Big Beautiful Country) of the NPA's Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee. Lareno Enlab Fernan (alias Vandam) of Barangay Dilud, Dumingag; Norio Tiban Subano (alias Jurrie) of Barangay Sinunoc, Dumingag; and Danilo Tiban Subano (alias Remark), also of Barangay Sinunoc, surrendered at the headquarters of the 53IB in Camp Major David Sabido in Guipos, according to a Facebook post. "The surrender of these three NPA rebels vouches for the effectivity of Dumingag town's counterin
FOOD AID. The Department of Social Welfare and Development-9 distributes some 2,000 family food packs worth PHP1,092,980 to families affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 in Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur on Friday (Jan. 14, 2022). Lawyer Sittie Raifah Pamaloy-Hassan led the distribution of the food packs to the beneficiaries. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-9) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development - Zamboanga Peninsula (DSWD-9) distributed over PHP1 million worth of family food packs (FFPs) to families affected by the health pandemic in one of the towns in Zamboanga del Sur. Ivan Eric Salvador, DSWD-9 information officer, said Saturday a total of 2,000 family food packs have been distributed to families affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the municipality of Guipos, one of the province's 26 towns. Guipos, which comprises 17 barangays, is a fourth-class municipality with a population of 21,738 as of the 2020 census. Salvador said DSWD Regional D
(Image grabbed from PAGASA's Facebook page) MANILA - Typhoon Odette has further intensified as it made landfall over Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. In a bulletin posted at 3 p.m., the weather bureau said Odette now packs maximum sustained winds of 195 km. per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph. Heavy to torrential rains over will continue over Caraga, Central Visayas, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Southern Leyte, and Negros Occidental. Moderate to heavy, with at times intense rains persist over Leyte, the southern portions of Eastern Samar and Samar, Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, and the rest of Northern Mindanao. Light to moderate, with at times heavy rains are forecast over Bicol Region, Quezon, and the rest of Visayas, the rest of Zamboanga Peninsula, and mainland Bangsamoro. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 remains hoisted over Southern Leyte, the southwestern portion of