Friday, July 2, 2021

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Drug syndicate member, 2 others nabbed

Posted: 02 Jul 2021 04:38 AM PDT

THREE people, including a drug syndicate member, were arrested while illegal drugs and a firearm were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Sibugay province and Zamboanga City, the police reported Friday, June 2, 2021.

Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, identified the arrested suspects as Al-Jamie Sakilan, 18, a member of Gingging Calon drug group; and, Baser Salih, 30; and Samira Nasa, 27.

Ylagan said Sakilan was arrested in an anti-drug operation around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 1, in Purok Gemelina, Sanito village, Ipil, the capital of Zamboanga Sibugay.

He said Sakilan yielded some 1.96 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated worth of P13,328, six pieces of P1,000 bill boodle money topped with genuine P300 marked money consisting of one P200 bill and one P100 bill, a cellular phone, and a motorcycle.

Salih and Nasa were caught in possession of some P10,200 worth of suspected shabu when arrested in a buy-bust operation around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, July 1, in Purok 5, Labuan village, Zamboanga City, according to Ylagan.

He said that also seized from the two were a caliber .45 pistol with six live ammunition, two coin purses, and P200 marked money.

He said that charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs act of 2002 will be filed against the suspects, who were detained. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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Road up for construction in 3 Lanao villages

Posted: 02 Jul 2021 04:37 AM PDT

THE government is constructing a road that will traverse three villages to spur development in the remote areas of Lanao del Sur, the military said.

The 103rd Infantry Brigade said the 51st Infantry Battalion along with the 55th Engineer Brigade, provincial and municipal engineers' office conducted Thursday, July 1, a survey for the road development project in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur.

The brigade said the project to be implemented is the road construction of 6.35 kilometers and will traverse Udalo, Kalilangan and Lininding villages, Piagapo town.

The Army officers and engineers were deployed and jointly conducted the road survey and assessment in the area.

"Terrorism starts where road development ends. It attacks societies with narrow road to resources," the 103rd Infantry Brigade said.

"Such collaborative milestone between the Philippine Army and Lanao del Sur provincial government for multiple road developments is believed to be the road to end terrorism," it added. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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DOH-Zamboanga Peninsula gets another 17,000 doses of vaccines

Posted: 02 Jul 2021 04:36 AM PDT

THE Department of Health-Center of Health and Development (DOH-CHD) in Zamboanga Peninsula received Thursday, July 1, the 15th shipment of vaccines as the government vaccination rollout against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) continue in the region.

Dr. August Manolo Alpichi, DOH-Zamboanga Peninsula assistant director, said the 15th shipment consisted of 17,400 doses of Sinovac vaccines for the inoculation of A1, A2, and A3 priority groups.

The A1 comprised of the health care workers and frontliners, A2 the senior citizens, and A3 persons with comorbidities aged 18 to 69.

Alpichi said they already received a total of 343,600 doses of vaccines since the vaccination rolled out in the region in March this year.

Of the total, 244,200 doses, including the 15th shipment, were Sinovac; Pfizer, 35,100; AstraZeneca, 62,800; and Sputnik V, 1,500.

The DOH-Zamboanga Peninsula data showed that a total of 170,191 individuals have already received their first dose while 60,396 got their second dose.

The data showed that 48,744 of the 170,191 who received their first dose belonged to the A1 priority group, while 52,381 were from the A2 and 69,066 under A3.

Of the total who got their second dose, 37,867 fell under A1, 12,508 belonged to A2, and 10,021 were from the A3 priority group. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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Troops seize 42 firearms in Sarangani

Posted: 02 Jul 2021 04:35 AM PDT

GOVERNMENT troops seized 42 firearms in the focused military operations they launched Thursday, July 1, in Maitum, Sarangani province, military official announced Friday, July 2, 2021.

Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said troops of the 38th Infantry Battalion (IB) confiscated 42 homemade shotguns from various personalities in Batian and Zion villages in Maitum town.

Colonel Eduardo Gubat, 603rd Infantry Brigade commander, said the firearms were recovered from the possession of personalities believed to be members of "Militiang Bayan" under Platoon West, Guerilla Front Musa of the New People's Army's Far South Mindanao Region.

"Our troops are currently conducting dialogue with the villagers so that they will not anymore be deceived," Gubat said.

The confiscated firearms were brought to 38IB headquarters in Kamanga village, Maasim, Sarangani province for safekeeping.

"Our aggressive drive against terrorism and lawlessness continues. This proactive measure is done to preempt the terror plots and criminal activities of the malefactors," said Major General Juvymax Uy, Joint Task Force-Central commander.

"As we sustain the momentum, we urge the peace-loving people Mindanao to take steps and support us in our journey towards the attainment of lasting peace and sustainable development in the region," Vinluan added. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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4 fall in anti-drug stings

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 03:54 AM PDT

FOUR people, including a seaman, were arrested in a series of anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City and in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Thursday, July 1.

Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, identified the arrested suspects as Mahdi Langkasari, 36; Raymond Abian, 40; Glenn Sala, 51; and Jack Panganuron, 42.

Ylagan said operatives of the Zamboanga City Police Office's (ZCPO) Station 4 arrested Langkasari in possession of P1,000 worth of shabu and P200 marked money in a buy-bust operation around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, July 1, in Santa Catalina village, Zamboanga City.

Abian, a seaman, and Sala, an electronic technician, were arrested in a buy-bust operation around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, also in Santa Catalina village, Zamboanga City.

Recovered from them were P34,000 worth of illegal drugs, a caliber .38 revolver with five live ammunition, and P300 marked money consisting of three P100 bills.

Ylagan said that around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, joint police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives arrested Panganuron in an anti-drug operation in Purok 1, Libertad village, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur.

Panganuron yielded P20,400 worth of shabu, P500 marked money and a mobile phone.

The suspects were detained while charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against them, said Ylagan. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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Zamboanga City distributes relief goods in containment zones

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 03:54 AM PDT

THE Zamboanga City Government has provided relief goods to families under "area lockdown" or the so-called "containment zone" due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the relief goods include rice, canned goods, toiletries, vitamins and other stuff to help tide the families over during the 14 to 21-day holding period.

Salazar said the distribution of the relief goods following the declaration of the lockdown was spearheaded by the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO), City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and City Health Office, together with the police, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Liga ng mga Barangay, as well as the village council concerned.

She said the declaration was done with careful analysis of the Covid-19 statistics, site inspection and coordination, among others, in compliance with the national Inter-Agency Task Force for Managing of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) guidelines.

Earlier this month, the IATF-EID granted this city's urgent appeal for the implementation of granular or localized lockdown that is limited in scope depending on the transmission risks.

CDRRMO Chief Elmeir Jade Apolinario said the lockdown scheme restricts the movement of residents in smaller areas -- home, street, sitio, purok, subdivision or village -- with the highest number of active Covid-19 cases.

Apolinario said the scheme isolates households with newly-confirmed Covid-19 cases from the greater population. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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Village exec killed in gun attack

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 03:53 AM PDT

A VILLAGE official was shot and killed while the suspects were arrested in a manhunt operation in the province of Basilan, the police reported.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Julpikar Sitin, chief of the Isabela City Police Station, identified the victim as Hadji Ibno Amirin, a councilor of Lukbuton village, Isabela City, Basilan.

Sitin said that Amirin was aboard a van when waylaid by the suspects around 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, in San Rafael village, Isabela City.

The suspects were identified as Hamrad Umbac Aisal and Benjimar Aisal Gobil.

Amirin managed to write the suspects' names in a piece of paper just before he died while under treatment at a hospital, said Sitin.

He said they launched a manhunt operation and arrested the two suspects around 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, or barely five hours after the incident, in Aguada village, Isabela City.

Sitin said business rivalry could be the motive in the shooting. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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