ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some P3.8-million worth of smuggled cigarettes loaded inside a vehicle were intercepted by authorities in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Sunday, July 3. 109 boxes of smuggled cigarettes were seized from a utility vehicle in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur last Sunday, July 3. (Photo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - John Dalipe, a scion of the Dalipe political clan in this city, took his place as the youngest mayor here during turnover rites on Thursday noon, June 30. Zamboanga mayor John Dalipe administers the oath of office to new appointees at City Hall. (Photo via Liza Jocson) At 37,...
BUREAU of Fire Protection (BFP) Sindangan personnel and other responders rescue victims from the wreckage of an ambulance and truck that collided head on in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte Wednesday, June 29. (Sindangan BFP photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Six persons were killed while five others...
HEALTH personnel promote and practice the 4S strategy in stopping the spread of dengue in the communities. (Zambo LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Dengue cases have breached the alert level here as cases continue to surge in communities, according to the Zamboanga City Health Office. The latest...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The decomposing and headless body of a man was found in Barangay Landang Gua, Sacol Island, Zamboanga City Monday, June 28. A Police Regional Office (PRO)-9 report identified the victim as Ibnohasim Turabi Hamid, 37, a resident of the island. Hamid’s body bore hack wounds and...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in southwestern Mindanao at around 5:23 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 35 kilometers (km) southeast of Tabina, Zamboanga del Sur, and...
FIRE rages inside the Phidco copra processing plant in Zamboanga City that started Monday, June 28, and has been raging for more than 24 hours. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A fire continues to raze a warehouse inside a copra processing plant in Barangay Baliwasan here. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Elected officials in Zamboanga City led by Mayor John Dalipe took their oath today, Monday, June 27, at a convention center in the city. John Dalipe takes his oath before Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez during inaugural rites in Zamboanga City on Monday, June 27. (Zambo LGU...
PIÑAN, Zamboanga del Norte — The 9th South-South Citizenry Based Development Academy (SSCBDA) concluded on Friday afternoon, June 24, its three-day symposium that focused on various practices meant to mitigate the impact of climate change. 9th SSCBDA panelists Mr Rogelio Navarro, MDRRMO Molave,...
MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar announces a probe on the fire last Wednesday, June 22, at the Zamboanga City Hall. (Zambo LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has ordered a probe on the fire that damaged an area at the back of the Office of the City Mayor last...
The Bureau of Customs - Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) has seized P9.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from a fishing boat traversing the waters of Manalipa, Zamboanga City, authorities reported Friday, June 24. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Customs - Port of Zamboanga) The BOC-POZ, through its...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed on Thursday, June 23, re-electionist Romeo Jalosjos Jr. as Zamboanga del Norte's 1st District representative. According to Comelec Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco, Jalosjos Jr. was proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers on Thursday...
