ZAMBOANGA CITY - An abandoned newborn baby was discovered at the gate of an elementary school here on Thursday, May 28. Barangay Tetuan Chairman Richard Mariano said the baby was brought to a local hospital for checkup. The baby was turned over to the City Social Welfare and Development Office for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office condemned a shooting incident inside a mosque in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur on the eve of Eid’l Adha on Tuesday, May 26. Police described the incident as “deeply disturbing and unacceptable" and condoled with the bereaved...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor was shot dead in Barangay San Jose, Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay on Monday morning, May 25. Police identified the victim as Edison Magdamit, councilor of Barangay Gandiangan, Imelda. Magdamit was driving his motorcycle on the highway when another motorcycle with...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay kagawad was allegedly shot dead by his son-in-law inside his residence in Barangay Curuan here on Wednesday, May 20. Police identified the victim as Warlito Sanson Salvador, 57. Investigation disclosed that Salvador and a friend were having a drinking session at the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Khymer Olaso here has banned the entry of poultry products from nearby municipalities due to a bird flu outbreak in these areas. Olaso issued an executive order on Tuesday, May 19, temporarily banning poultry and livestock products from the municipalities of Diplahan,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities confiscated suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million from a police officer of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) during a buy-bust operation here on Saturday, May 16. The suspect was identified as Police Staff Sgt. Nager Indal Abdulbasir, 45,...
Malacañang has issued proclamations declaring special nonworking days in May and June 2026 in Batangas, Cagayan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental, and Quezon Province to allow residents to fully participate in important historical and cultural celebrations. Proclamation No. 1241 designates...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are hunting the suspect in the murder of the Zamboanga Register of Deeds in 2025. The victim, Jaybee Baguinda, 57, was shot dead on board his vehicle on Jan. 31 while entering his office here. A court here has issued a warrant of arrest for murder against the suspect, Mark...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Five kilos of suspected shabu worth P34-million were seized in a buy-bust operation in a mall parking lot here Tuesday. Three alleged drug pushers from Tawi-Tawi and Sulu were apprehended. Recovered from them were five plastic bags containing shabu and a pickup truck. Their...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The four congressmen from this city were divided in their votes in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 11. Zamboanga City second district Rep. Jerry “Kap Totong” Perez voted no while first district Rep. Kat Chua voted yes. The two party-list...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A specialized unit of the Bureau of Fire Protection contained a toxic chemical leak in a government hospital here on Sunday, May 10. Medical personnel inside the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) laboratory detected a toxic chemical leak which they later identified as...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A motor launch with over 100 drums of fuel for transport to Tawi-Tawi province was razed by fire Friday night, May 8, in a private wharf here. ML Alkazer was loaded with nearly 140 drums of diesel when the fire broke out while it was anchored at the Taha Wharf in Barangay...
