ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nedznyl Amjad Tulawie, the primary suspect in the murder of three men here, surrendered to authorities at dawn on Monday, Sept. 8, in Camp Police Senior Supt. Julasirim A. Kasim in Asturias, Jolo, Sulu. Personnel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) served the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Work in government and private offices here and other provinces in the Zamboanga Peninsula were suspended Friday in observance of Mauluddin Nabi or the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. The suspension was contained in a memorandum issued by the National Commission on Muslim...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr. is the new head of the Western Mindanao Naval Command. Reyes took over from acting commander Capt. Hilarion Cesista during a change-of-command ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Brig. Gen. Romulo Quemado II, acting commander of the Western...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A businessman, the son of a barangay councilwoman and a most wanted person, surrendered to authorities here on Thursday, Sept. 4, for shooting a councilman in Barangay Tumaga in May. The suspect, Alvin Abas Gaganting, 42, was accompanied by his mother, Carolina. Alvin was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized shabu worth over P1 billion here in August. Two big shipments were recovered 11 days apart. On Aug. 19, an ex-soldier was arrested with P27-million shabu, a breakthrough which led police to confiscate the two biggest volumes of illegal drugs confiscated in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police seized P9.4-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Santa Cruz Island here on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Lawmen were conducting seaborne patrol when they detected a suspicious motorized boat via radar. The vessel marked Under Armor was inspected and found to be loaded with 165 cases...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two men were arrested while their companion escaped during an operation against illegal firearms and drugs in Purok 4, Barangay Boheyakan, Lamitan City, Basilan province, on Thursday, Aug. 28. The operation was based on a search warrant targeting Jovie delos Santos for violation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has provided assistance worth P2.2 million to families affected by flood and the monsoon rain here. The Disaster Response Management Division led the distribution of food packs, hygiene and sleeping kits, and family kits in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Command celebrated its 19th founding anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 28, at its headquarters in Camp Basilio Navarro here with the theme, “One Command, One Vision: WestMinCom @19 – Towards a Stronger and Safer Tomorrow.” Philippine Army commanding general...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 300 families evacuated after a subdivision perimeter fence collapsed due to flash flood at the height of heavy rains here on Monday, Aug. 25. Floodwaters surged into Ayudahan Drive of the Ayudahan Homeowners Association and a portion of the Kalayaan Village in Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Mayor Khymer Olaso honored historic and modern heroes on National Heroes Day on Monday, Aug. 25, at Plaza Rizal here. In his message, Olaso asked Zamboanga City residents to be guided by their actions and values to make a significant contribution in building a progressive and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A mother and her daughter were killed in a landslide during a heavy downpour in Sitio Wani, Lower Sibulao, this city, Tuesday, Aug. 19. The fatalities were identified as Carmelita, 40, and daughter Karen. Erwin, 46, a laborer and Carmelita’s partner, said that they were...
