ILIGAN CITY – Two communists leaders were killed during an encounter between troops belonging to the Philippine Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade and the communist terrorist group in Barangay Midatag, Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte, on Thursday (May 12). The government troops clashed with the...
The camp of a winning congressional candidate in Zamboanga del Norte has filed a petition with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to reconvene the provincial Board of Canvassers (BOC), and proclaim Roberto “Pinpin” Uy Jr. as the prevailing candidate in the first district of the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Young leaders here finally earned the nod of the electorate after toppling long-time traditional politicians during the May 9 polls. The new set of Zamboanga City elected officials after their proclamation by the Commission on Elections Tuesday night, May 10. (Zambo LGU photo) John...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Zamboanga port led the destruction of some P110-million worth of smuggled cigarettes outside the Customs warehouse in Zamboanga City on Thursday, May 5. BOC Zamboanga port collector Sigmundfreud Segundo Barte Jr. said the contraband is composed of 3,110...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A government worker who is also a supporter of the incumbent mayor escaped a gun attack at Langilan, San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, May 2. A report from the Police Regional Office-9 identified the victim as Ruel Tomo Mogalin, 46, who was shot several times by an...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some P14-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Barangay Culianan, Zamboanga City on Sunday, May 1. The smuggled cigarettes in 400 boxes were on board a ten wheeler truck which the military and police Intelligence operatives intercepted along the Maria Clara Lobregat...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment regional office-9 recognized the resiliency of the Filipino workers during the commemoration of Labor Day on Sunday, May 1. A Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) teaches techniques in cake decorating. (Photo courtesy...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Zamboanga police arrested a rape suspect tagged as Zamboanga’s most wanted person during police operations at Sitio 41, Barangay Bohe Pahu, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan Province on Friday, April 29. P/Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga Police Acting Director, identified the suspect as...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The controversial wooden footbridge which gave way under the weight of politicians and their staff has been replaced with another bridge made of concrete materials. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar inspected the rehabilitation of the controversial footbridge on Tuesday, April...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city government of Zamboanga has extended the ban on the transport and entry of live birds, poultry and non-poultry products from April 15 to May 6. The ban extension is contained in the Executive Order No. BC-729-2002 which Zamboanga Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar issued...
ILIGAN CITY – Brigadier Gen. Leonel Nicolas, commander of the Army's 102nd Infantry Brigade, has declared the military's success in dismantling all the guerrilla fronts that had been hindering the development efforts in Zamboanga Del Norte. BGen Nicolas made the declaration during the quarterly...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Fourteen dengue patients here have died, raising fears the continuing trend of infections among youngsters and young adults might reach the epidemic threshold. Zamboanga health workers initiate advocacy on dengue prevention. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The City Health Office (CHO)...
