ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe has issued an executive order prohibiting certain activities during the observance of Holy Week at the Abong Abong Park in Barangay Pasonanca here. DEVOTEES line up for security checks prior to entry at the Abong Abong Park in Zamboanga City during the Holy...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fifteen houses were razed by a fire in Sitio Darussalam, Barangay Recodo, this city, on Tuesday, March 19. THE Zamboanga City Fire District responds to a fire in Barangay Recodo, Zamboanga City on Tuesday. (Zamboanga City Fire District) Witnesses reported seeing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe turned over 15 brand-new motorcycles to the police in a ceremony at the City Hall grounds on Monday, March 18. FR. Filmore Kalibo blesses brand-new motorcycles as Mayor John Dalipe looks on. (Mayor John Dalipe photo) Dalipe handed over the keys to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An old woman and her son were killed after they were rammed and crushed by a truck here on Sunday, March 17. A MOTHER and her son were killed when a ten-wheel truck rammed their motorcycle from behind in Zamboanga City on March 17. Police identified the victims as...
Police Col. Kimberly Molitas, former National Capital Region Police Office publicist, assumed the post as Zamboanga City Police Office officer-in-charge on Monday, March 11. POLICE Regional Office-9 Director Police Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding hands over the ZCPO flag to Police Col....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Ulama Council of Zamboanga Peninsula declared on Sunday, March 10, the start of the Ramadan on March 12, Tuesday. “After thorough communication with Ulama around the Philippines unanimously reported that the moon was not sighted,” the Ulama Council posted on their...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group member designated as a Person with Significant Role (PSR) surrendered to the police here on Friday, March 8. SAJIRIN (Photo via Liza Jocson) Police identified the surrenderer as Wanhar A. Sajirin, alias Wanhar, an associate of ASG sub-leader Mujir U....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Robbers carted away P2-million worth of cash and jewelry from a mall here on Tuesday night, March 5. Investigation said three men entered the Yubenco Mall through a manhole leading to the establishment’s drainage system. THE suspects gained entry to the mall through this...
The Zamboanga City government has declared a state of calamity due to low water levels in the city's water sources due to the El Niño phenomenon. ZAMBOANGA City is under a state of calamity as due to low water level at Pasonanca Dam. (Photo courtesy of PIA) Vice Mayor Pinpin Pareja...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police Col. Rainer Diaz was appointed as the new Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) chief on Monday, March 4. He replaced Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo. OUTGOING ZCPO chief Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo and incoming head Police Col. Rainier Diaz salute PRO-9 Director Brig Gen....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An infant was reported missing and 48 persons were rescued when their boat capsized in the sea of Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City on Saturday afternoon, March 2. RESCUED passengers from a jungkung which capsized in waters off Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City. (2nd...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected shabu worth P13.6 million was seized and two suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation here on Saturday night, March 2. POLICE seized P13.6-million worth of shabu from two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga...
