ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized smuggled cigarettes with an estimated market value of P5.4 million here and Cotabato City on Wednesday. Police Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, reported that the seizure occurred at about 3:30 a.m. in Isla Berde, Chonga...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested the suspect in the murder of a Lebanese and his wife here on Friday in Lantawan municipality, Basilan province at dawn on Monday, April 13. The suspect, 24-year-old Jamil Cotamora Binasing, was apprehended by the military and police at the house of his...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The sardine industry appealed for assistance from the government in facing a serious decline in production due to mounting production costs from rising fuel prices. In a press conference on Saturday, April 11, Southern Philippines Deep Sea Fishing Association President Julius...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A massive manhunt is on for two suspects responsible for shooting a Lebanese national and his Filipino wife inside their business establishment here last Friday, April 10. In a social media post, Mayor Khymer Olaso has offered a P500,000 reward to anyone who can provide...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The MV Sug Adventure, a passenger vessel, collided with a motorboat in the sea of Santa Cruz Island here on Friday night, April 10. An initial report by the Philippine Coast Guard said the MV Sug Adventure was traversing the sea when a motor banca suffered a carburetor...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 2,000 drivers and operators of public utility jeepneys and tricycles here received fuel subsidy from the city government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development from Wednesday to Thursday. The city government distributed financial subsidies amounting to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Lebanese and his Filipino wife were shot dead inside their printing shop and internet cafe here on Friday morning, April 10. The victims were identified as Fahed Hamdan and his wife, Anora. Investigation showed that the victims were inside their business establishment when a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city commemorated the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan on Thursday, April 9, with a program honoring World War II heroes at the Freedom Fighters Memorial Shrine Plaza. Mayor Khymer Olaso led this year’s observance with the theme “Giting ng Bayani, Pamana sa Salinlahi.” Local...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga City was placed under a state of calamity due to rising oil prices from the Middle East conflict. The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved a resolution during its regular session on Wednesday, April 8, based on a recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga destroyed more than 5,000 cases of smuggled cigarettes worth P266 million in a waste management facility here on Tuesday, April 7. The condemned items consisted of 5,069 master cases, 2,620 reams, and 32 packs of assorted smuggled...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a man accused of a near fatal beating of his four-year-old stepson inside their residence here on Thursday, April 2. The suspect, Jay-Ar Habibon, was arrested after being pinpointed by neighbors as the only person who was with the victim that day. Neighbors...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) will implement water rationing beginning Thursday, April 2, at the east coast and some parts of the central areas. The measure was made after intermittent rains over the past days failed to normalize water levels at the Pasonanca Dam....
