ZAMBOANGA City Hall ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City government has allowed the use of pyrotechnics and fireworks display effective on Tuesday, Dec. 20, after the requisite publication and ordinance was signed into law by Mayor John Dalipe. Ordinance 596 is known as the “Professional Display...
Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Khymer Olaso had a case of the holiday blues last Monday, Dec 19 when his flight from Zamboanga to Manila was marred by delays. Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Khymer Olaso (Facebook) A travel itinerary that could have been over and done with in two hours ended up...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor and two barangay tanods or watchmen were killed by two unidentified armed men inside a videoke bar in Dumalinao town, Zamboanga del Sur province, last Friday, Dec. 16. Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 information officer, said the victims...
MALAYSIAN Imran Bin Muhalir after his arrest in Zamboanga City during an operation by the PDEA and city police. (PDEA photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a 22-year-old Malaysian and seized suspected shabu valued at P68,000 in a buy-bust operation in Upper Calarian here last Friday, Dec....
The upgrade of the Monsanas- Upper Dimorok-Lower Dimorok Road will improve mobility and the transport of goods in Zamboanga del Sur, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Dec. 19. DPWH Regional Office 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia reported that the newly-paved...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Zamboanga City barangays started to light up their respective Christmas villages for the holidays. Ten barangays were awarded on Friday, Dec. 16, in this year’s Inter-Barangay Christmas Village Competition. The Christmas Village of Barangay Bunguiao in Zamboanga City lights up...
MEMBERS of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) in Zamboanga del Norte deliberate prior to declaring one municipality and 19 barangays in the province as drug-cleared. (DILG-9 photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing...
Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga (ONE Championship) Third-ranked atomweight contender Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga doubled-down on her intentions to fight only the best by calling out her pal and top-ranked Stamp Fairtex . Fresh off a...
ILIGAN CITY -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) destroyed P395 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during the simultaneous public condemnation activity held at the Pavilion Gym, Provincial Government Complex, Barangay Dao, Pagadian City, and at a customs-rented warehouse in Barangay Baliwasan on...
Government anti-narcotics arrested on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 13, an alleged drug pusher in a buy-bust in Zamboanga City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office IX (PDEA RO IX) said Abdulhan Kallon Burahan was collared at around 3:40 p.m. after selling 50 grams of shabu to an...
Ten additional free WiFi sites were launched in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Among DICT’s initiatives, its Free WiFi for All (FW4A) program aims to provide Filipinos the access to "opportunities, education, and...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to destroy on Tuesday, Dec. 13, more than P395 million worth of cigarettes that were confiscated in a series of anti-smuggling operations in the western part of Mindanao. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said it will be the second condemnation schedule of...