ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities successfully negotiated with a man who is apparently suffering from a mental disorder from jumping off a housing building here on Tuesday, June 10. The drama unfolded at around 5 p.m. on Monday and ended Tuesday morning after Allen Dave Morales, 28, was spotted at the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed while a teenage driver was critically injured in a horrific road crash on the San Ramon Highway here on Sunday afternoon, June 8. The car driver, 17-year-old Franz Amir Maani Sahibula, suffered critical injuries in the crash where his vehicle burst into...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Hundreds of patients are flocking to the Animal Bite Center of a government hospital here after media reports of deaths due to rabies have become viral. Last Monday, June 2, some 250 individuals trooped to the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) Animal Bite Center for rabies...
Zamboanga City has recorded an average of 20 Human Immunodeficiency Virus cases per month for the first quarter of 2025, sparking concerns of an increase in the number of such cases. City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite said 62 cases of HIV were recorded from January to March this year. Only 11...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nearly 400 families evacuated at the height of heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and low-pressure area here on Saturday, June 7. The City Social Welfare and Development Office reported that 383 families or 1,186 individuals evacuated to safer grounds after...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of Muslim residents celebrated Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice by participating in community prayers and visiting family and relatives here on Friday, June 6. A big group trooped to the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex in the morning to participate in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two soldiers were injured and robbed of their firearms in a road mishap here on Thursday, June 5. The victims, Army Corporal Juner Vally, driver of the vehicle; and Staff Sgt. Tiyamuat Alrasid, were cruising on the highway in Barangay Calarian when the vehicle rammed an electric...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the death of a suspected drug pusher who was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer here on Wednesday, June 4. The fatality was identified as Michael Hipolito Felix, a 39-year-old resident of Sitio Siguinan, Barangay Bunguiao, this city. Felix was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The transition teams of the outgoing and incoming Dalipe and Olaso administrations held their first meeting on Tuesday, June 3, marking a significant step in the turnover of responsibilities between them. The transition ceremony involved the turnover of records, documents, and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police have filed frustrated murder charges against the suspect in the shooting of barangay councilor Jake Fabian here recently. Zamboanga City Police Office Assistant Director for Operations Police Lt. Col. Paul Andrew Cortez identified the suspect as a certain Alvin. Cortez...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a notorious Abu Sayyaf Group member in this city on Saturday, May 31. Police identified the suspect as Isnaji Jundam Hasim, 34. Hasim was allegedly a supporter of ASG leader Ibni Acosta. Hasim was accused of involvement in several high-profile abductions and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office reported an increase in dengue cases here in the first quarter of this year. In a press briefing on Wednesday, City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite said 524 dengue cases, with three fatalities, were recorded in the first four months of 2025. The figure...
