BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake rocked Sindangan town, Zamboanga del Norte province, on Monday morning, April 24, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake occurred at 8:28 a.m. and its epicenter was plotted 10 kilometers...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of Muslims attended the congregational prayers for the Eid’l Fitr celebration here on Saturday morning, April 22. THOUSANDS of Muslims join the congregational prayer in celebration of the Eid’l Fitr at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Stadium in Zamboanga City on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A male bettor at a lotto outlet here was shot and wounded by two unidentified assailants on Thursday, April 20. Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 information officer, identified the victim as Samuel Isidro Apolinario, 51. Apolinario was reportedly placing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. imposed a moratorium on the transfer of remaining regional offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City on Wednesday, April 19. MAYOR John Dalipe announces the moratorium on the transfer of regional offices during a press conference in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two Abu Sayyaf Group members surrendered here on Tuesday, April 11. NAVAL Forces Western Mindanao commander Admiral Don Anthony Miraflor receives two Abu Sayyaf surrenderers at the NFWM headquarters in Zamboanga City. (Photo by NFWM) Adzhar Usman Langkang and Karasan Turabin...
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ZAMBOANGA CITY – A record-breaking crowd trooped to the Abong Abong Park in this city to observe the Holy Week. A BIRD’S eye view of the crowd at Abong Abong Park in Zamboanga City on Maundy Thursday taken by a drone of the mobile command center. (City Hall PIO) Police reported no untoward...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of people joined the Holy Burial procession locally known as the “Santo Entierro” on Good Friday here. Zamboanga Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop Moises Cuevas led the Santo Entierro that started from the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The...
BUTUAN CITY – A 4.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Zamboanga del Sur province anew Thursday afternoon, April 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 12:04 p.m. The epicenter was plotted only eight...
Zamboanga and Marikina got back on track while Pasay sustained its recovery on Tuesday, April 4, in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Fifth Season at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Shrugging off its 74-93 loss to Caloocan on March 24, Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines routed...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday morning, April 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic earthquake was recorded at 4:53 a.m. Epicenter was three kilometers (kms) northeast of Dumingag, Zamboanga del...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe here inspected security preparations at the Abong Abong Park in Barangay Pasonanca last Sunday, April 2, for the yearly trek of devotees this Holy Week. Dalipe inspected the city government’s Mobile Command Center, a facility deployed to serve as a monitoring...
