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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 about 10:20 a.m. Friday. Simborio said at the time of the incident, political leaders and supporters...

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 Hassan, 46, and truckman Appay Sangkahan, 40, residents of barangays Talon-Talon and Mampang in this city...

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