ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe delivered the State-of-the-City Address on Monday, February 26, that coincided with this city’s 87th Charter Day anniversary celebration. Dalipe formally announced the rebirth towards a more competitive and sustainable Zamboanga City. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The president of the Association of Barangay Captains of Isabela City, Basilan was shot dead and his two companions were wounded in front of a hotel here on Sunday night, February 25. Police identified the fatality as Franklyn Galos Tan, chairman of Barangay Seaside. Wounded...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized an estimated P9.7-million worth of smuggled cigarettes near Santa Cruz Island here on Sunday, February 18. SMUGGLED cigarettes worth P9.7 million were seized by authorities in Zamboanga City. (2 nd ZCMFC photo) The 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-9 and police seized five kilos of shabu from two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mercedes here on Monday, February 12. FIVE kilos of shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City on...
The Armed Forces-Naval Forces Western Mindanao rescued five suspected human trafficking victims at the Zamboanga City seaport on Wednesday, February 7. FIVE suspected victims of human trafficking were rescued on Wednesday in Zamboanga City. (Photo via Liza Jocson) They were onboard a commercial...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 41-year-old policeman shot his brother then himself in Barangay Don Alfaro Tetuan here on Wednesday night, February 7. Police identified the suspect as Police Staff Sgt. Ferdinand B. Garniel, assigned to the maritime police in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay. Investigation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Water District implemented water rationing starting Tuesday, February 6, due to the continuous decline in the water level of its treatment plant in Barangay Pasonanca here. ZAMBOANGA City Water District office “This is due to a 10 to 20 percent reduction from...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A policeman assigned to Isabela, Basilan allegedly shot his wife during a heated argument inside their house in Barangay San Jose Gusu here on Saturday, February 3. THE body of Fredellen Rosita Ocariza lies on the floor after she was gunned down by her policeman-husband...
Zamboanga City is currently experiencing the effects of the El Niño phenomenon based on data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA Zamboanga City PAGASA weatherman Rodel Inclan said they are studying two models that might have a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Forty families composed of 185 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Barangay Sangali here on Monday, January 22. RESIDENTS return to their homes destroyed in a fire in Barangay Sangali, Zamboanga City on Monday. (City Government of Zamboanga page) Barangay Sangali...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A massive blackout affected 11 power feeders of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco) covering a big portion of this city’s east coast due to a scheduled power interruption requested by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Friday, January 19. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 58-year-old man on his way home from a cockpit was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Cabatangan, this city, on Thursday, January 18. MOTOCYCLE-RIDING gunmen shot dead a 58-year-old man in Zamboanga City on Thursday, January 18. (Photo via Liza Jocson) ...
