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....
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...
