ZAMBOANGA CITY – A former barangay captain was shot dead here on Thursday, May 28. Police identified the victim as Alisan Guibar, 42. The victim, a former barangay captain of Barangay Upper Sang-an, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur, was driving his motorcycle in Barangay Tawagan Sur when he was shot...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co is running for governor of the province of Zamboanga del Sur in the May 2028 elections. Co announced his candidacy in a press conference over the weekend and revealed possible congressional candidates – Pagadian Councilor Roger Acedillo for the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have discovered suspected shabu valued at P68 million hidden in the compartment of an impounded three-wheeled vehicle following a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga del Sur province, police said Wednesday. Police Major Jason Ray Gomera, chief of the Zamboanga del...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Pagadian city government has announced that it will tone down its charter city anniversary celebration in June due to the Middle East crisis. In a social media post, the local government resolved to implement an austerity program for the upcoming 57th Araw ng Pagadian...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Jordanian national linked to suspects in the December 2025 terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia was arrested during a joint law enforcement operation in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Monday. The 1st Infantry Division (ID) identified the suspect as Odeh, 65, who was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office-9 is investigating a policeman for allegedly evading a Land Transportation Office checkpoint in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. In a viral video circulating on social media, the police officer was flagged down by LTO personnel due to the absence of a...
BACOLOD CITY – The remains of 38-year-old Chelamie Dinawanao was transported from Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental to her hometown in Barangay Santiago, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, Jan. 12. The local government of Sibulan in Negros Oriental, in coordination with the provincial...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Property worth P16 million was destroyed in a fire in Pagadian City’s business district on Friday, Oct. 17. A report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire razed three big establishments – Alvin Bazaar and Alvin Home Depot belonging to businessman Alvin Uy and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two students were killed and their companion was injured when their motorcycle crashed into a home in Pagadian City on Friday, Aug. 1. Police identified the fatalities as Teffanie Saipudin and Jonalyn Oliva, both 17 and students of the Zamboanga del Sur National High School....
Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian died on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at a hospital in Davao City, where he was recovering from a heart bypass surgery. (Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian / Diocese of Pagadian) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the 57-year-old bishop died at 8:28...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. imposed a moratorium on the transfer of remaining regional offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City on Wednesday, April 19. MAYOR John Dalipe announces the moratorium on the transfer of regional offices during a press conference in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man allegedly suffering from stress held a senior citizen hostage at the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Friday, March 17. A DEPRESSED man, Danny Alvaro, takes Saturnina Vergas hostage at the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center in Dao,...
