Senator Francis Tolentino welcomed the triumphant hosting of the second regional leg of the Philippine ROTC Games (PRG) in Zamboanga City, saying this strengthens the country’s resolve to unite the country’s cadets in the years to come. Sen. Francis Tolentino (2nd from left) poses with the Army...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City government led by Mayor John Dalipe held a program and floral offering ceremony at Plaza Rizal here to commemorate National Heroes’ Day on Monday, August 28. MAYOR John Dalipe, Sen. Francis Tolentino, Vice Mayor Josephine Pareja, and city councilors lead...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of Reserved Officers’ Training Corps cadets converged in Zamboanga City on Sunday, August 27, to compete in the first-ever 2023 Philippine ROTC Games Mindanao Regional Qualifying leg at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex here. ROTC cadets join the opening...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Most Rev. Julius Sullan Tonel was installed as the seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga in a ceremony at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Zamboanga here. TONEL (center) The ceremony was officiated by his Archbishop of Manila Jose Cardinal...
Some 150 families lost their homes in a fire which gutted hundreds of houses in Barangay Canelar, Zamboanga City on Sunday, August 20. Mayor John Dalipe ordered city government offices to provide immediate response to hundreds of fire victims. Ten fire trucks rushed to the scene while the City...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe suspended classes in private and public schools here on Thursday, August 17, due to inclement weather. ZAMBOANGA City Disaster Risk Reduction Management personnel prepare equipment for rescue operations amid inclement weather. (City Hall PIO) Dalipe...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Twenty-two student leaders temporarily took over the helm of the city government as youth city officials on Monday, August 14. The youngsters are sitting as youth officials from August 14 to 15 in line with the celebration of LInggo ng Kabataan. Councilor Cary John...
A total of 60 families composed of 300 individuals were displaced by flashfloods in Zamboanga City on Saturday morning, August 12, after heavy rains were experienced in the area due to the prevailing effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat). Families displaced by flashfloods caused by intense...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fire hit a fastfood outlet inside a mall here on Saturday, August 12. A concerned citizen called the Zamboanga City Police Office at about 4:10 p.m. to report that the fastfood outlet Burger King located inside KCC Mall caught fire. The Bureau of Fire Protection, Zamboanga...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of families fled as floods inundated at least six barangays in Zamboanga City on Saturday, August 12. Mayor John Dalipe ordered city government offices to mobilize all resources and respond to the needs of flood victims. The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office...
Visitors to the world-famous Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City can now enjoy free Wi-Fi. The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday, August 9, put up free Wi-Fi sites in the island under its Free Wi-Fi for All public internet access program. The free Wi-Fi program...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized suspected shabu worth P1.3 million in a buy-bust operation in a pension house in Barangay Pasonanca here on Wednesday night, August 9. City police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested suspected drug pusher Christian Siose, 42, who...
