Franco Simborio News Today

ZAMBOANGA CITY - P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan took over the helm of the Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) during turnover ceremonies on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the PRO-9 headquarters in Camp Abendan, Barangay Mercedes here. P/BGen. Neil Alinsañgan takes over the helm of Police Regional Office-9 from P/

ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – An official of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was killed in an accidental firing at his rented home in Zamboanga Sibugay, police said Monday, July 25. Police Brig. Gen. Franco Simborio, Police Regional Office- Zamboanga Peninsula (PRO-9) director, said Akmad Samp

Police and Customs intelligence personnel seized smuggled cigarettes worth P2.9 million in operations in this city and Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on Tuesday.

TIGHTENED SECURITY. Police inspect motorists as security measures have been tightened Tuesday (May 31, 2022) in Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province. Two persons were injured while four vehicles were damaged when improvised bombs exploded one after the other Monday (May 30, 2022) in Isabela City. (Photo lifted from Ronda del Basilan's Facebook Page) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police authorities are tracking down two "persons of interest" behind the twin bombings Monday that injured ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY -Lawmen have seized a total of PHP4.93 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested seven people in two separate anti-smuggling campaigns in the Zamboanga Peninsula during the week, a top police official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Franco Simborio, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) director, said the bulk of the smuggled cigarettes were seized in an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Cabatangan, this city at about 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday. Simbori...

A suspected Abu Sayyaf bomb expert was killed in an encounter that resulted in the recovery of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Isabela, Basilan on Friday.

Four supporters of rival candidates for mayor in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur were killed and four others were wounded  in a shootout yesterday.

Tabina, Zamboanga del Sur ZAMBOANGA CITY - Gunmen divested a town councilor seeking re-election and one of his supporters of cash and valuables right at the official's residential compound in Zamboanga del Sur, the police disclosed Saturday. Brig. Gen. Franco Simborio, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) director, identified the victim as Councilor Alex Aldie Amores, 51, of Tabina town and his supporter, Jeffrey Elisino, 35. The incident happened in Purok Arbor, Barangay Malim at ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - A shipment of PHP596,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes was again confiscated in Zamboanga del Norte on Friday, bringing to PHP3.9 million the worth of contraband seized by authorities this week. In a report, Police Regional Office (PRO) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) Director, Brig. Gen. Franco Simborio, said the shipment was seized along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion, Sindangan town of the province at about 3:50 a.m. Simborio said they arrested the truck driver Basar Hassa...

The Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) honored the fallen SAF 44 heroes through a commemorative program held Tuesday, January 25, at the PRO-9 parade grounds and the Bigkis-Lahi Multipurpose Hall in Camp Abendan, Mercedes, Zamboanga City. PRO-9 Director P/Brig Gen. Franco Simborio hosted the commemor