ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Riding-in-tandem suspects struck along busy Governor Camins Avenue in Zamboanga City Wednesday morning and shot the vehicle carrying a court witness who was also identified as a nephew of MNLF faction chairman Nur Misuari. Riding-in-tandem suspects fired repeatedly at this vehicle...
FIREFIGHTERS respond to a fire at the Zamboanga City Hall Wednesday, June 22. ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Fire disrupted operations at the Zamboanga City Hall at around 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, and damaged a portion at the back of the mayor’s office. Fire Chief Insp. Lucio Albarracin attributed the blaze...
The P8.9 million jackpot of Mega Lotto 6/45 was won by a lone bettor from Zamboanga City during Monday night’s draw, June 20. (PCSO PHOTO) The winning combination of Mega Lotto was 17 - 32 - 23 - 14 - 25 - 18. According to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), it had a total jackpot...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at the gate of the Lamitan City Hall in Lamitan town, Basilan on Monday, June 20. Lamitan city hall building. (Lamitan Tourism Office photo) The explosion was heard at 6:40 p.m. A police report said one of two male suspects on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two policemen are being investigated for allegedly sexually molesting a massage therapist at a KTV bar in Zamboanga City on Friday, June 17. The victim, an 18-year-old resident of Pagadian whose identity was withheld for security reason, said Patrolman Jeff Virgil Castromayor...
Why this gem of a tourist spot, Asia’s Latin City, deserves more attention The city’s municipal hall With a push for local tourism, Pinoy “revenge travelers” didn’t waste time to book trips to many of the country’s popular destinations as soon as restrictions eased. Whether these...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some 1,000 hogs have died in Zamboanga City during the past weeks due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), records of the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVET) showed. OCVET (Office of the City Veterinarian) personnel are monitoring the condition of hogs in Zamboanga City barangays...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than a hundred vehicles were given away to barangays and security sectors here during the celebration of the 124th Philippine Independence Day on Sunday, June 12. 3 4X2 pick up vehicles were given by the Zamboanga local government to the Zamboanga police, Task Force...
TWO bullet holes are seen in the driver’s window of the car of Commission on Elections election officer Engr. Maricel Adriatico Peralta who was gunned down Thursday night in Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte. (FB photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – A lady Commission on Elections (Comelec) election officer was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Zamboanga City Council on Tuesday expressed its objection to the construction of a P110-million office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) inside the Zamboanga Department of Public Works and Highways engineering compound. Plan for the BARMM Regional...
By Bonita Ermac and Liza Abubakar-Jocson ILIGAN CITY – Brigadier General Leonel M. Nicolas, commander of the Philippine Army’s 102nd Brigade, confirmed that an explosion had transpired in a house at Purok Malipayon in Barangay Diplo, Kumalarang, Zamboanga Del Sur at around 12:30 p.m. on Friday,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga local government has reported P1.9-million in losses due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) infection in Zamboanga City. Office of the City Veterinarian personnel prepare the disposal of confiscated pork products from other red zone areas with no valid shipping permits....
