ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fifty-two out of 1,569 public utility drivers in Zamboanga Peninsula tested positive for prohibited drugs during random drug testing under Oplan Harabas conducted last Monday by the Land Transportation Office-9 and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9. PUBLIC utility...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Council recently declared political analyst Richard Heydarian persona non-grata due to derogatory remarks against Mindanao, particularly a statement comparing Mindanao to sub-Saharan Africa in terms of Human Development Index. ZAMBOANGA City Council...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The first batch of Automated Counting Machines and voting paraphernalia for the elections next month here arrived on Saturday, April 12. Jan Christian Babiera, Commission on Elections District Election Officer, said the first batch of machines and voting paraphernalia arrived on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led veterans, city government, and the security sector in the observance of the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) with the theme "Kabayanihan ng Beterano: Sandigan ng Kanluran ng Bagong Pilipinas” on April 9. The event was highlighted by a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested three suspected smugglers and seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P2.8 million in a warehouse here on Tuesday, April 1. Police Col. Melvin Laguros, maritime police chief here, identified the suspects as Joveven Tanazao, van driver Jerome S....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Seven-hundred seven Returning Filipinos from Sabah (RFS) arrived here on Friday, March 28, after being deported from Sabah. DMW-9 personnel attend to Returning Filipinos from Sabah (RFS) from Sabah at the Zamboanga City port. (DMW photo) The group, which includes 37...
The Philippine National Police has designated Police Col. Fidel Bautista Fortaleza Jr. as Zamboanga City Police Office chief. FORTLEZA (ZCPO photo) The designation was contained in a memorandum from the Police Regional Office-9 dated March 20. Fortaleza replaced Police Col. Kimberly Molitas. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon inaugurated the new community port of Tigtabon, an island located in the east coast here, on Saturday, March 22. A NEW community port was inaugurated by Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon in Zamboanga City on March 22. The port...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard evacuated and provided medical assistance to a foreign sailor who was injured aboard a cargo ship while traversing the Basilan Strait on Tuesday, March 18. A COAST Guard personnel treats an injured foreign sailor in Zamboanga City. Commodore Marco...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Candidates participated in a unity walk and signed a solidarity pact on March 19 for a peaceful elections in May. A UNITY walk for a peaceful elections was held in Zamboanga City on March 19. The activity was spearheaded by the Police Regional Office-9 and Zamboanga...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte converged at the Cesar Climaco Freedom Park here on Wednesday to hold a candlelight rally for the former Chief Executive following his arrest by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. ...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalpe (left), Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso (Facebook, PPAB) House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalpe blasted Zamboanga...
