ZAMBOANGA CITY – An eight-year-old boy accidentally shot and wounded his 12-year-old playmate with a .45 caliber pistol they were playing in Barangay Patalon here on Thursday afternoon, June 8. Police Lt. Col. Paul Andrew Cortes, Zamboanga City police public information officer, said the...
By Henrylito D. Tacio With the high cost of living these days, it pays not to depend only on your main job. Try to do something on the side. That is what Wilbert C. Galo, a 47-year-old aide of Ricky Inodioan, the vice mayor of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, does. “Even though I have a job at the...
The future is bright for the Zamboangueños because of the province’s work toward growth in diverse industries, Vice President Sara Duterte said. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the 71st founding anniversary and Hudyaka Festival held at the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex on Monday,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A female employee of the local government of Naga municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay province was shot dead by a still unidentified assailant in RT Lim municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay on Saturday, June 3. Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 information...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A couple survived a gun attack in Barangay Cabaluay here on Saturday, May 27. POLICE cordon off the area in Zamboanga City where a gunman attempted to fire at two persons. The victims escaped unharmed. (Contributed photo by Ely Dumaboc) Police said live-in partners...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A woman was killed while her companion was injured when their motorcycle crashed in Barangay La Paz here on Saturday, May 27. FIRST responders place Charles Aguilar on a stretcher prior to transport to a hospital following a motorcycle crash in Zamboanga City on Saturday, May...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The local government on Saturday, May 27, held the Festival delas Bellas y Flores, this city’s version of the traditional Flores de Mayo. ONE of the participating beauties in the Festival de las Bellas y Flores, an event under this year's Verano Festival in Zamboanga City. ...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led the celebration here on Thursday, May 18, of Dia de Gen. Vicente Alvarez, a day dedicated to honor a Zamboangueño revolutionary general who fought against Spain. THE marker honoring Zamboanga revolutionary hero Gen. Vicente Alvarez at Plaza Vicente S....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the City Agriculturist has prepared contingency plans for the El Niño phenomenon which is expected to come by the third quarter of this year. SANCHEZ City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said the programs include the provision of credit policies and crop...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government is planning to maintain a mega isolation facility for Covid-19 patients due to a directive of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to maintain one such structure in this city. THE Covid-19 mega isolation facility in Zamboanga City (City...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 52-year-old driver died after the cargo truck he was driving plunged into cliff on the national highway in Barangay Lumbog, municipality of Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Tuesday, May 16. MOTORCYCLES hang at the back of a cargo truck which plunged and fell on its side...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Police Station 6 led by Police Col. Sonny Boy Perez intercepted an abandoned van containing P525,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes on Saturday, May 13, while conducting hot pursuit operations against a suspect in a shooting incident here. Police Col....
