ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Four more barangays in Zamboanga City have been declared drug-cleared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing (ROCBDC) during a deliberation on Monday, Nov. 21, at the Zamboanga City Hall. Mayor John Dalipe, PDEA Regional Director Emerson Margate and other...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Candidates of the Miss Earth pageant arrived on Tuesday, Nov. 15, for the swimsuit competition on Wednesday night, Nov. 16, in a resort here. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe poses with Miss Earth 2022 candidates at the Zamboanga City Hall. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) Mayor John...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga Peninsula and other parts of northwestern Mindanao experienced a massive power outage on Monday, Nov. 14. PHOTO lifted from NGCP FB The NGCP said the power outage occurred after the Baloi-Aurora 138-kilovolt (KV) and Agus 5-Aurora 138-KV lines tripped off at 10...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Senator Rissa Hontiveros said there is a need to strengthen the National Risk Reduction Management Office for better disaster response. Senator Rissa Hontiveros announces her P5-million donation to victims of Tropical Storm Paeng in Zamboanga City. The senator made the statement...
Denice Zamboanga (ONE Championship Denice Zamboanga carried the Philippines on her back in ONE Championship’s closed-door era during the pandemic, emerging as one of the best atomweights in the promotion while also being the most active local athlete during that stretch. But...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Four persons were killed while one was wounded after they were riddled with bullets hours after attending a wedding in Barangay Baas, Lamitan City, Basilan at dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 8. A report from the Lamitan police station said the victims were sleeping on a makeshift stage at a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nearly 220,000 students returned to school for face-to-face classes Monday, Aug. 22, in this city after a two-year hiatus from the Covid-19 pandemic. STUDENTS arrive early in an elementary school in Zamboanga City during the first day of face-to-face classes Monday, Aug. 22....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 29 people were injured in a stampede in the distribution of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) educational assistance here Saturday, Aug. 20, at the City Coliseum in Barangay Tetuan. Records from the Zamboanga City Medical Center said the injured...
Anti-narcotics authorities arrested a drug suspect and seized P340,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" from him during a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City on Thursday, August 18. PDEA Operatives from the Philipine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 9 (PDEA-9)...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan in Manukan Municipality, Zamboanga del Norte was arrested by authorities during a drug buy bust operation on Wednesday, Aug. 17. P/Maj. Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 Public Information Officer, identified the suspect as Mark...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga night market opened on Monday, August 15, ushering in a fiesta-like season leading to this year’s celebration of the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival. Mayor John Dalipe led the ceremonial ribbon-cutting in the presence of City Administrator Mario Yanga, City Health...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to launch a water source system, which it said, would benefit local farmers in Zamboanga Sibugay. The project is called Community Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (CPWASH) and DAR officials said it it promises to boost vegetable...
