ISABELA CITY, Basilan - The police have deployed a quick reaction force to prevent the escalation of violence in the municipality of Sumisip, this province, following a shooting incident on Friday night. Col. Pedro Martirez Jr., provincial police director, said additional cops have been dispatched after an imam was killed while four others were wounded in a shooting incident at around 7:45 p.m. Friday in Barangay Sapa Bulak, Sumisip. An imam leads Muslim worshippers in prayer at a mosque. "We have deployed the quick reaction platoon (forces) to prevent similar incidents and escalation of violence," Martirez said in an interview on Saturday. Twenty-year-old imam, Mutilan Como Ajanab, expired while at a hospital here. Wounded and hospitalized were Rashid Hajibain Suraman, 48; Abdulmalik Suraman Jumlatal, 34; Harisa Hajibain Hadjail, 15; and, Hafidz Suraman Jumlatal, 23. The police report stated the victims were resting in front of their house after they arrived home from a near
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES. Policemen and soldiers conducting a checkpoint seize some P1.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes Sunday (March 13, 2022) in Barangay Divisoria, Zamboanga City. Three persons are also arrested when the dropside truck was flagged down while en route to the east coast of this city. (Photo courtesy of the Zamboanga City Police Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police and military forces intercepted some P1.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three persons in this southern port city over the weekend, a top police official said Monday. Arrested were Marlon Pamalaran, 27, the driver, and his two alleged assistants, namely, Ryan Cabayacruz, 24, and Wendell Vidad, 18, according to Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director. Lorenzo said the joint police and military team was conducting checkpoint operations when they flagged down a dropside cargo tuck around 4:30 a.m. Sunday in Barangay Divisoria, this city. Upon inspection, the police of
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES. Policemen and soldiers conducting a checkpoint seize some P1.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes Sunday (March 13, 2022) in Barangay Divisoria, Zamboanga City. Three persons are also arrested when the dropside truck was flagged down while en route to the east coast of this city. (Photo courtesy of the Zamboanga City Police Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police and military forces intercepted some P1.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three persons in this southern port city over the weekend, a top police official said Monday. Arrested were Marlon Pamalaran, 27, the driver, and his two alleged assistants, namely, Ryan Cabayacruz, 24, and Wendell Vidad, 18, according to Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director. Lorenzo said the joint police and military team was conducting checkpoint operations when they flagged down a dropside cargo truck around 4:30 a.m. Sunday in Barangay Divisoria, this city. Upon inspection, the police o
City Hall of Zamboanga(PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The number of recovered cases from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) here has increased to 20,557 with the addition of 71 new recoveries as of November 25. The 20,557 recoveries represent 92.28 percent of the 22,142 total recorded confirmed cases, based on the Zamboanga Task Force Covid-19 data tracker released Friday. The data showed that the highest recoveries are from the community with 19,196 representing 86.69 of the recovered cases, followed by locally stranded individuals with 379. The rest of the recovered cases were the following: detainees, 320; authorized persons outside residence (APOR), 290; persons deprived of liberty, 214; Bureau of Correction (BuCor), 67 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel, 62; returning overseas Filipinos, 25; and, returning residents from Malaysia, four. The data tracker showed that the city has recorded 22,142 confirmed cases with 20,557 recoveries, 530 active cases, and 1,055
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES. Policemen and Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel seize some PHP1.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes on Tuesday (Nov. 2) off Zamboanga City. Apart from the cigarettes, authorities, while on a separate seaborne patrol on the same day, seized illegally-cut lumber in Barangay Manalipa. (Photo courtesy of the 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Lawmen have arrested seven people off this city in two separate incidents over the alleged smuggling of almost PHP1.7 million worth of cigarettes and illegally cut lumber, police officials said Wednesday. Col. Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said the contraband was seized around 1 p.m. Tuesday near Barangay Tumalutap, one of the island barangays east of the city. Reyes said the joint team of the 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company (2ZCMFC) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) was conducting a seaborne and border control operation when they intercepted a motorboat named "Sacrifi