Security forces lauded for rescuing kidnapped Zambo man

PAGADIAN CITY – Military and police commanders lauded security forces who recovered a Filipino farmer kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf following a firefight with his guards in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte.

Police hunt 4 escaped prisoners

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police on Thursday launched a manhunt for prisoners who bolted jail in the town of President Manuel Roxas in Zamboanga del Norte province, officials said.

4 killed in Zamboanga shootout

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four people were killed in a gun battle at dawn Tuesday between suspected drug dealers and policemen in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, officials said.