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Armed bandits snatch doctor in Jolo

Jewel Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 11:30 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - The Western Mindanao Command has confirmed that a doctor was abducted in Jolo, Sulu on Tuesday evening. Read more »

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PayMaya
Posted at Jan 31 09:08 AM

Until February 2, 2020, you can earn a cashback of up to P1,500 when you receive your Western Union remittance via PayMaya. Read more »

55 firecracker-related incidents naitala sa Western Visayas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 12:49 AM

Umabot sa 55 firecracker-related injuries ang naitala sa Western Visayas sa pagsalubong sa Bagong Taon. Read more »

Halaga ng pinsala sa agrikultura dulot ng Ursula, higit P600 milyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 08:01 PM

Nasa P633.72 million ang halaga ng pinsalang dulot ng Ursula sa agrikultura at agri-fisheries sa Mimaropa, Western Visayas at Eastern Visayas, ayon sa Department of Agriculture. Read more »

Duterte warns Western countries anew: Stop shipping trash to Asia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:42 AM

NONTHABURI, Thailand—President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he wants Western countries to stop shipping their garbage marked as “recyclables” to developing Asian countries. Read more »

Navy seizes P300-million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:01 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Authorities confiscated some P300 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the waters off Siasi, Sulu on Sunday. Read more »

Globe: Expect service interruption in Western Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 09:46 PM

The telco firm said its customers in Western Mindanao could temporarily be unable to use mobile data and broadband internet. Read more »

Military enlists help of fishermen in securing Mindanao's coastline

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 11:46 PM

As part of efforts to combat terrorism in the area, the Western Mindanao Command has begun enlisting the help of fishermen. Read more »

Higit P3-M halaga ng shabu, nasabat mula sa tricycle driver sa Taguig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 05:48 PM

Ayon sa pulisya, nasa P3.4 milyong halaga ang nasabat sa isang buy-bust operation sa FTI Terminal Arca South sa Western Bicutan nitong Sabado. Read more »

Military: Foreign terrorists sighted in Mindanao training Abu Sayyaf

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 10:54 PM

According to Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejano, Western Mindanao Command chief, 7 terrorists were spotted instructing rebels in bomb-making and suicide-bombing tactics. Read more »

After Palawan success, Best Western Ivywall's owners look to expand

Jeeves de Veyra
Updated as of Sep 04 12:19 PM

Three years ago, Dataland Corporation opened the 82-room Best Western Ivywall in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The name, Ivywall, comes from a local plant in Palawan that commemorates the corporation's first hotel project. Read more »

Ph Military Official raises concern over entry of Chinese Warships in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 01:25 AM

The Philippine military's Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) expresses concern over the entry of Chinese vessels in Philippine waters.  Read more »

Chinese, Vietnamese fishing vessels spotted at Ayungin Shoal

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 09:03 PM

The military said it spotted 42 Chinese and Vietnamese fishing vessels in several areas in the West Philippine Sea on Monday. Read more »

Military: 5 more Chinese warships sailed in PH waters without informing Manila

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 11:39 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) —Five more Chinese warships passed through Philippine waters without informing the country's authorities, officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Parts of Western Visayas under state of calamity due to dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 11:43 PM

A dengue outbreak continues to grip the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, where cases of the mosquito-borne virus are already thrice as many compared to the same period last year. Read more »

W. Visayas nanguna sa dengue-affected sa unang 7 buwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 09:00 PM

Nanguna ang Western Visayas sa nakapagtala ng pinakamaraming kaso ng dengue sa loob ng unang 7 buwan. Read more »

Anak ng dating alkalde sa Janiuay, Iloilo namatay sa dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:04 AM

Sa Western Visayas, idineklara ng Department of Health (DOH) ang dengue outbreak sa 5 probinsiya doon. Read more »

Western Visayas most disaster resilient region in PH: Harvard study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 03:13 PM

Western Visayas is the most disaster resilient region in the country, a 2017 Harvard study revealed. Read more »

Fire damages US Marines' living quarters in Zamboanga

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 05:24 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Fire damaged a 2-storey building occupied by US Marines inside the camp of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Mindanao Command in Barangay Upper Calarian here Friday morning. Read more »

‘No sighting’ of China testing missiles in West PH Sea, says WesCom

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 09:55 PM

The Pentagon on Tuesday said China's missile launch near the Spratly Islands was "disturbing" and contrary to pledges that Beijing would not militarize the disputed waterway. Read more »