ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Western Mindanao Command here has confirmed the passage of two Navy vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the sea of Zamboanga City and Basilan province last Thursday, June 6. Major Orlando Ayllon, Western Mindanao Command Public Information Officer,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government signed a Memorandum of Agreement with a prominent ride-hailing firm at the Zamboanga City Hall on Tuesday, June 4, in an effort to improve public transport operations and services here. MAYOR John Dalipe and officials of Grab Philippines sign a Memorandum of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A Philippine Coast Guard personnel was arrested for allegedly extorting money from an applicant on Thursday, May 30. Police identified the suspect as Coast Guard Petty Officer 3 Ibrahim Harad Banota, 33, a resident of Barangay San Jose Gusu and assigned to Tawi-Tawi....
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A total of 235 couples were married during a mass wedding in Zamboanga City on Thursday, May 30. MORE than 200 couples were married in a mass wedding in Zamboanga City. All 235 pairs participated in a wedding march as they entered the Tetuan Coliseum, the venue of the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Council, during its regular session last Monday, May 27, commended a former Ateneo de Zamboanga University scholar who graduated cum laude from Harvard University in the United States while working at Google, a leading US technology company. MARTIN...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is eyeing the completion of the first-ever flyover project here and Zamboanga Peninsula by the third quarter of this year. DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways-9 Assistant Regional Director Soray’yah Ibrahim (left) and Regional...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection denied foul play behind the death of a trainee during training activities last week in Pagadian City. BFP Assistant Regional Director for Operations Fire Senior Supt. Clint Cha said health officials attributed the death of Jerwin Gonzales to...
Western Mindanao Power Corp. (WMPC), a diesel power plant in Zamboanga City expects to have its fuel supply run out in the next few weeks, which could cause potential blackouts in the area. In a statement made by Alcantara-led Alsons Power Group on Wednesday, May 22, the WMPC said it has already...
A transgender woman was arrested on Monday, May 20, in Zamboanga City for allegedly being the leader of a criminal gang victimizing foreigners using dating applications to meet possible partners. EBOL (Photo via Liza Jocson) The Criminal Intelligence Detection Group (CIDG), in coordination...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some P109-million worth of suspected shabu was seized by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives here on Friday, May 17. PDEA and CIDG operatives conduct an inventory of confiscated shabu in an operation in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) Regional Director Maharani Gaodani Tusoc relieved on Tuesday, May 14, PDEA Zamboanga City Office chief Marvin Santos and 11 other personnel in connection with the escape of seven drug detainees on Monday, May 13....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led by Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, Mayor John Dalipe here, and other officials formally unveiled the Pasonanca Natural Park as the 52nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations heritage park in a ceremony in...
