ZAMBOANGA CITY- The local government of Zamboanga has suspended classes in all levels on Thursday, August 20, to pave the way for clean up activities in all campuses to prevent the spread of dengue. The local government of Zamboanga launched last Monday the “Guerra Contra Dengue,” a week-long...
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro clarified that she was not blaming teachers after the tragic shooting incident in a school in Zamboanga City, saying she was only reminding them of their crucial role in shaping students ' behavior. "Gusto lang po natin...
House Assistant Majority Leader Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Katrina Chua-Tai is seeking a congressional probe on the circumstances regarding the deadly Ateneo de Zamboanga University shooting, which has rocked her home city as well as the entire nation. Chua-Tai filed House Resolution (HR) No....
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Edgardo Angara vowed here yesterday that DepEd would strengthen school-based guidance and counseling programs to help identify students experiencing emotional or psychological distress as calls mounted for tighter safeguards on firearms...
House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III gave a somber yet resolute take on the deadly shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City on Monday, Aug. 18. Dy viewed the tragic incident not just as a lawmaker, but also as a family man. "Nakikiramay po tayo nang...
Ranking congressmen have begun to espouse various actions in response to the shocking, livestreamed shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University on Tuesday morning, Aug. 18 that left two students dead. Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said in a press...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, Aug. 18, offered psychosocial support to individuals affected by a shooting incident at a school in Zamboanga City that left two students dead. In a statement, DSWD expressed its condolences to the families of those who died and to...
A junior high school student of the Ateneo de Zamboanga allegedly engaged in a gun attack inside the campus on Tuesday, Aug. 18, or almost two months after the mass shooting inside a Tacloban City school. Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said two students died during the incident— a high...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Authorities arrested three suspected illegal recruiters and rescued eight women from human-trafficking syndicate here on Tuesday, August 11. PLt Col. Romeo D. Balubal Jr., Chief of the Women and Children Protection Center-Mobile Force Unit (WCPC-MFU), said that the illegal...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P6.5 million and arrested two individuals in a law enforcement operation here on Thursday afternoon. Police Lt. Col. Joel Senogat Jr., commander of the 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company (ZCMFC), identified the suspects as Abdullah...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government has installed three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the City Hall grounds for free public use. City Administrator Percival Ramos, who supervised the installation work, said in a statement on Thursday that two of the three EV charging stations were...
Two new police stations were activated in Zamboanga City on Monday, Aug. 4. Police Station 13 covers Barangays Baliwasan, Campo Islam, San Jose Cawa Cawa, and San Jose Gusu and headed by Police Major Ariel Cabanlong. Police Station 14, led by Police Major John Enriquez, handles Barangays Santa...
