TWO persons were killed while eight others were wounded in an ambush in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, a military official said Thursday.

MILITARY troops cordoned the area where kidnappers are believed to be holding captive an ailing Irish priest they snatched in Pagadian City, a military official said Wednesday.

POOR residents in a remote barangay in Basilan are now assured of free health services as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently completed a humanitarian project in the province.

TWO Marine soldiers were wounded in an attack staged by Abu Sayyaf bandits in the island province of Sulu, a military official said Tuesday.

THE local government of Zamboanga City is set to purchase 50 rifles for the city police office as part of its continuing support and assistance to law enforcement agencies.

THE New People's Army (NPA) abducted a soldier and disarmed a group of militiamen in the hinterlands of Compostela Valley province, military officials said Tuesday.

DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) and the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines (JSOTF-P) signed an agreement to share information and work together to improve agriculture-related, economic opportunities in Mindanao.

SIX private companies have been declared winners in this year’s Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) Productivity Olympics.

THE Crisis Management Committee (CMC) is happy to know that the Irish priest abducted in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur is alive.

PHILIPPINE Marine troops have clashed with a group of rebels that has allied with Abu Sayyaf bandits in the island province of Sulu, a military official said Sunday.

SECURITY measures for the observance of the All Saints and All Souls Day are in place, officials said.

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ZAMBOANGA City, which was known several years ago as the country's city of flowers, is running low on supply of flowers.

A ZAMBOANGA City Councilor reiterated a concept to advance the local tourism potential by developing other prospective destinations suited for agri and eco-tourism.

THE government was elated by the decision of a large Muslim rebel group to help in locating the kidnapped Irish priest in the hinterlands of the southern Philippines.