Sayyaf in kidnap-slay of Filipino man captured

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police are holding a suspected Abu Sayyaf man linked to the kidnap-slay of a farmer here in April 2009 with officials saying the suspect is a relative of an Abu Sayyaf commander in the southern Philippine province of Basilan.

Police hunt for 3 men behind Zambo blast

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police were hunting three motorcycle men behind an explosion in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga, although there were no reported casualties in the blast.

Mother visiting son in jail arrested for sneaking meth

PAGADIAN CITY – A widow visiting her son in jail in Pagadian City in southern Philippines was arrested by guards after she was caught smuggling crystal meth inside the facility, police said.

2 men nabbed for bogus PCG recruitment

ISABELA CITY – Police in the southern Philippine province of Basilan arrested two men who were accused of collecting money from unsuspected victims in exchange for enlistment with the Philippine Coast Guard.

Zambo village chieftain killed ahead of barangay polls

PAGADIAN CITY – Motorcycle gunmen killed a village chieftain in a daring broad daylight attack in Tambulig town in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said.

Zambo cops capture soldier who killed civilian

PAGADIAN CITY - Police captured an army soldier in a dramatic chase after he shot dead a civilian in Dumingag town in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur, officials said Thursday.

3 injured in Zambo town explosion

DIPOLOG CITY - Three people, including a government militia, were injured following an explosion in Zamboanga del Norte's Labason town in southern Philippines, police said Saturday.

Muslim fisherman shot in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY - One of two Muslim anglers fishing near a trawler was shot and wounded off the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, police reported on Monday.

Trader, wife wounded in gun attack in Zambo Sur

PAGADIAN CITY - Two motorcycle gunmen shot and wounded a trader and his wife in Ramon Magsaysay town in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said Friday.

Gunman ambushed 4 civilians in Zambo town

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A lone gunman ambushed a group of civilians and killed one of them and wounded three others in Margosatubig town in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said Sunday.

Pagadian cops hunt gunmen

PAGADIAN CITY – Police are hunting two gunmen who shot and killed a Muslim security guard and wounded his wife in a recent attack at their home in Santa Lucia village.

Zambo student escapes abduction

ZAMBOANGA CITY - An 18-year old student who was abducted by two men on a motorcycle taxi made a daring escape while her captors were waiting for a getaway van in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, police said Thursday.

Man tries to sell military bomb to junk shop

PAGADIAN CITY - Police recovered a 60mm mortar bomb after an unidentified man tried to sell the explosive to a junk shop in the southern Filipino city of Pagadian, officials said Tuesday.

Zambo man burns own house, kill self after quarrel with ex-wife

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A disgruntled man who had a quarrel with his former wife hacked three people before setting his house on fire and burning himself to death, police said Tuesday.

Fighting erupts in Zambo town

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE – Security forces clashed with gunmen in the remote southern Philippine town of Sirawai in Zamboanga del Norte and officials said soldiers and elite police units were pursuing the group.

Gunmen kill 5 in Zamboanga town ambush

PAGADIAN CITY – Unidentified gunmen killed five people and wounded two others in an ambush in the remote Sirawai town in Zamboanga del Norte province in southern Philippines, police said Saturday.

Smuggled cigarettes, onions seized in Zamboanga

PAGADIAN CITY - Police seized nearly P9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and onions in separate operations in Zamboanga Peninsula, a regional police spokesperson said.

Gunmen kill 3 village officials, injure 2 others

PAGADIAN CITY – Two unidentified gunmen barged into a karaoke house and shot dead three village officials and wounded two other civilians in a daring broad daylight attack in Dumalinao town in the southern Filipino province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said.

Angry mob kills gunman who shot circus employee

PAGADIAN CITY - A gunman who shot and killed a circus employee was beaten to death by an angry mob in Pagadian City in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said Friday.

Zambo cops hunt man who shot hotel worker

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police were hunting down a man who shot and wounded a construction worker here.