Mayor Celso Lobregat recently met with the Legislative Oversight Committee on the Visiting Forces Agreement (LOVFA) to discuss about the presence of US military troops in Zamboanga.

A suspect in the hostage-taking of US and Philippine citizens in Mindanao 14 years ago has been extradited to Washington DC to face trial, US officials said on Saturday.

The Tetuan police have identified the gunman who shot and killed a 30-year-old man in Guiwan three weeks ago.

81mm mortar shell retrieved in Brgy Labuan

Dan Toribio Jr.

Operatives of the City Police Office’s Bomb Squad and Regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Detection Unit retrieved a live 81mm projectile in Barangay Labuan last Friday.

As if the increase in allowances for barangay tanods and funding allocation for barangay projects is not enough, Mayor Celso Lobregat the other day bared more good news for the barangay sector.

A militiaman was killed in an ambush in Cayamcam, Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay last Friday afternoon.

As the entire nation commemorates the National Heroes Day, District 2 Congressman Erbie A. Fabian yesterday underscored the need for the Filipinos to remain steadfast on the principles of freedom and democracy in honor of our great heroes who have offered their lives in the service of the country.

Police Regional Office-9 Director Chief Supt. Angelo Sunglao was the guest speaker during the 1st  Dapitan City Business Conference held on Saturday at the Dakak Park & Beach Resort.

Vendetta-type killings suspected to be part of a feud between two families in the Mampang-Arena Blanco area continue with another victim shot dead last Friday afternoon.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has been explaining his action and that of the majority of the City Council in  public gatherings on why the proposal of District 1 Councilor Melchor Rey Sadain increasing the burial assistance for indigent families of the city was disapproved.

Socio-economic projects of the Japanese government complementing the Mindanao peace process have dramatically improved peace and order in hostile villages where they were built, police and military officials said.

A man and an eight-year-old girl were wounded after they were hit by stray bullets in Rancho Piedra, Km. 7, Mampang last Friday night.

Government forces have launched search and rescue operations on a teenage grandson of a former town mayor in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, who was abducted by armed men on Thursday afternoon.

A ranking leader of the separatist-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has voluntarily surrendered to police and military forces and vowed to help the government in convincing his followers to come down and avail the government’s peace and development program in Southern Philippines.

The seminar was organized by the Philippine National Police (PPNP) Women and Children’s Protection Center (WCPC), in cooperation with local and international non-government organizations on children and women’s welfare.