ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five would-be trafficking victims were rescued from a pension house here on Thursday, September 12. DOWNTOWN Zamboanga City Authorities arrested a suspected trafficker identified as Regie Dando of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Dando reportedly promised the victims, a man and four...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Office of the City Veterinarian has reported more than 2,000 hog mortalities here due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). In a press conference at the Zamboanga City Hall on Wednesday, September 11, Dr. Arcadio Cavan, city veterinarian, reported 2,232 hog mortalities...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A media personality and a city hall worker died in a fire that razed 10 houses here early Tuesday morning, September 10. The victims were identified as Adolfo Vicente Jr., a job order worker of the Zamboanga City Hall, and Allen Abastillas, a veteran journalist and columnist...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 59-year-old school teacher was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday, September 6. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 identified the suspect as Gemma Lahaman Isnain, 59, of Laminusa, Siasi, Sulu. Isnain yielded three packs of suspected...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A soldier on furlough was gunned down in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Saturday, September 7. A SOLDIER, Private First Class Mark Leo Jay Capute, was shot dead by a lone gunman in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Saturday, September 5. (Contributed photo by Ely...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Catholic chapel here was robbed of valuables over the weekend. Gerry Bolo, caretaker of the Santa Clara chapel in Barangay Tumaga, said he noticed the chapel’s door open with the padlock missing on Saturday morning, August 31. DOWNTOWN Zamboanga City (Wikipedia) He proceeded...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.7 million were found floating on the coastline of Barangay Kayok, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, August 29. Police retrieved the contraband after receiving a report from a concerned citizen. The abandoned tobacco products were sent...
Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga has been forced to temporarily shelve her dream of claiming her first major championship in mixed martial arts. Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga (ONE Championship) The Filipina sensation was booked to vie for the ONE Interim Atomweight MMA World Title against...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led this city in commemorating National Heroes Day on Monday, August 26. MAYOR John Dalipe leads the National Heroes Day commemoration in Zamboanga City on Monday, August 26. Dalipe, in a short program at Plaza Rizal here, honored the great men and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons died and another is in critical condition after inhaling toxic chemicals in a gasoline station in Barangay Curuan here on Wednesday, August 21. Police identified the fatalities as Joel Dungog, 34, and Jomar Cagit, 30. A co-worker, 23-year-old Jonas Calderon, was...
Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga will finally compete for 26 pounds of gold, but it still won’t be against her good friend and ONE Atomweight MMA World Champion Stamp Fairtex. Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga (ONE Championship) With the division’s queen still recovering from an...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two housing projects under the government's Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (4PH) kicked off here on Saturday, August 10. OFFICIALS sign the agreement for two government housing projects under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program in Zamboanga City on...
