ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two people, including a retired policeman, were killed while another was wounded during separate gun attacks at the height of the Islamic Ramadan observance and Catholic Easter celebration in Zamboanga City on Sunday, April 17. Police investigate the crime scene in Sta....
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives arrested on April 15 in Zamboanga City a former policeman implicated in the 2020 killing of four military Intelligence Officers in Jolo, Sulu. Col. John Francis Encinareal said Abdulzhimer Padjiri y Halisan, 42, a...
After a Dengue outbreak was declared in Zamboanga City, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 11, said it is now implementing dengue preventive measures in the area based on the most recent available epidemiologic data. (DENGUE FILE PHOTO) The DOH said it is closely coordinating a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The city government of Zamboanga has declared a dengue outbreak in the city after the number of dengue cases exceeded the epidemic threshold for four consecutive weeks. Zamboanga health personnel conduct fogging activities to halt the increase in dengue cases. (Photo courtesy of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd 9) has announced its preparedness to open all elementary and high schools in Zamboanga City for the progressive implementation of limited face-to-face classes. City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Roy Tuballa said his office had long prepared...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Zamboanga City honored the country’s veterans who fought during World War II during the city’s commemoration of the 80th Araw ng Kagitingan at the Rizal Park/ Freedom Fighters Shrine along Rizal Street Saturday morning, April 9. Zamboanga mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – One of the best national parks in Zamboanga del Sur Region is set to open in time for the Holy Week. Zamboanga city government personnel spruce up one of the crosses at the Abong Abong Park in time for its re-opening next week. (Zambo LGU photo) The Abong-Abong Park,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A police woman was killed when the patrol car she and four others were riding crashed along the national highway in Tampilisan municipality Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, April 7. The heavily damaged PNP vehicle after hitting a mahogany tree that killed a policewoman on Thursday,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some 18,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines have expired due to vaccine hesitancy among residents of Zamboanga Peninsula. A senior citizen gets his vaccine dose against Covid-19 in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay. (Photo courtesy of DOH-9) "Umabot na sa time na nag expire yung mga vaccines...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Zamboanga City Veterinarian Dr. Mario Arriola has warned that cockfighters who bring their game fowls to areas with cases of Bird Flu might not be able to bring them back due to an existing order banning the entry of birds, fowls and other poultry products. “Si tiene maga game...
Presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson on Wednesday, March 30 told residents of Zamboanga City of his plans to alleviate widespread poverty in the country by refining and streamlining ‘Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’ (4Ps). At a town hall forum hosted by Southern City...
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga–UniTeam presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. remains hopeful that President Duterte will endorse him as his successor roughly a month to go before the May 9, 2022 national elections. Marcos at the UniTeam Sultan Kudarat grand rally (Noel Pabalate/MANILA...
