ZAMBOANGA CITY Two members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to the military authorities in Sulu Province last Tuesday, April 5, 2022 after reportedly fearing for their lives. Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force Sulu Commander, identified the two ASG members as alias Udar, 42
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is seeking the support of development partner World Bank to push several infrastructure projects for the
ZAMBOANGA CITY Combined military and police troops foiled a possible bombing attack after defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and recovering bomb materials in Patikul municipality, Sulu Province on Sunday, Feb. 27. A military report said teams under the Joint Task Force Sulu (JTF-Sulu) s
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES. Personnel of the Bureau of Customs and Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) conduct a joint inventory of the smuggled cigarettes at the Naval Station Romulo Espaldon in Zamboanga City. Operatives of the NFWM seized the smuggled cigarettes worth PHP9.7 million while on maritime patrol Saturday (Jan. 22, 2022) off Sulade Island in Parang municipality, Sulu. (Photo courtesy of NFWM) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Operatives of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) have seized some PHP9.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Sulade Island in Parang, Sulu province, a top NFWM official disclosed Monday. In a statement, Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr., NFWM commander, said the smuggled cigarettes were intercepted and seized Saturday some 8.4 nautical miles northwest of Sulade Island of Parang municipality. Adaci said navy men aboard Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (BA489) were conducting maritime patrol while en route to Tawi-Tawi when they chanced upon the two "jungkong-type"