WEAPONS FOUND. Troops of the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion at the site in Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, where they discovered explosive devices and ammunition for .30-caliber machine gun on Thursday (Sept. 22, 2022). The area is an abandoned hideout of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army.(Photo courtesy of 94th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Troops of the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) have seized various explosive devices and ammunition from the abandoned hideout of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in the hinterland village of Mahalang in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental province on Thursday. The recovered weapons include eight anti-personnel mines, two anti-tank mines, and 1,932 rounds of ammunition for .30-caliber machine gun, a report of the 94IB on Friday showed. Lt. Col. Van Donald Almonte, commanding officer of 94IB, said they were ab
City Hall of Zamboanga(PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city government on Wednesday reminded the public anew to observe the firecracker ban here. The firecracker ban, embodied in Ordinance 431, prohibits the use, sale, possession, distribution, storage, and manufacture of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices by any or business establishments in the territorial jurisdiction of Zamboanga City. The ordinance was enacted in 2014 as a health and safety measure against firecracker and pyrotechnic device-related injuries documented by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) during the holiday season. The ordinance was also enacted to "prevent fears, anxieties, and a contributory factor to the general feeling of threat and insecurity" due to the 21-day siege in 2013. In place of firecrackers, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar encouraged residents to use safe noise-making devices such as trumpets and drums to usher in the new year to a