ZAMBOANGA CITY – Property worth P16 million was destroyed in a fire in Pagadian City’s business district on Friday, Oct. 17. A report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire razed three big establishments – Alvin Bazaar and Alvin Home Depot belonging to businessman Alvin Uy and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two students were killed and their companion was injured when their motorcycle crashed into a home in Pagadian City on Friday, Aug. 1. Police identified the fatalities as Teffanie Saipudin and Jonalyn Oliva, both 17 and students of the Zamboanga del Sur National High School....
Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian died on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at a hospital in Davao City, where he was recovering from a heart bypass surgery. (Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian / Diocese of Pagadian) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the 57-year-old bishop died at 8:28...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. imposed a moratorium on the transfer of remaining regional offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City on Wednesday, April 19. MAYOR John Dalipe announces the moratorium on the transfer of regional offices during a press conference in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man allegedly suffering from stress held a senior citizen hostage at the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Friday, March 17. A DEPRESSED man, Danny Alvaro, takes Saturnina Vergas hostage at the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center in Dao,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police recovered a military explosive in a junk shop in Pagadian City on Monday, Feb. 20. The Bomb Squad swooped down on the junk shop owned by Necario Alcano after receiving reports that an explosive was in the area. The explosive later identified as a CTG 60mm was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a driver tagged as Pagadian City’s most wanted during a law enforcement operation in Barangay Bacusanon, Pangantucan, Bukidnon on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 Information Officer, identified the suspect as Rudy Armada...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A ‘’perya’’ or carnival controller was gunned down in Santa Lucia, Pagadian City on Thursday, Dec. 22. Major Shellamie Chang said the victim, 35-year-old Niña Lou Aguilar Flores, was watching a perya game at around 9:30 p.m. when the suspect appeared from behind and shot...
Ten additional free WiFi sites were launched in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Among DICT’s initiatives, its Free WiFi for All (FW4A) program aims to provide Filipinos the access to "opportunities, education, and...
A lotto ticket bought in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur produced a new millionaire in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, Dec. 1. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The lone bettor will take home P39,292,522.80 after correctly guessing...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo did not win in Zamboanga del Sur in 2016 but her supporters in the province vowed it will not be the case come May. Vice President Leni Robredo in Pagadian City, March 18, 2022. (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Media Bureau) "Alam n'yo po gulat na gulat ako...
About 40 members of urban poor associations have benefited from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor’s (PCUP) capability building program in Pagadian City. (File Photo / Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) The capability building program, held on Friday, Dec. 3, was about...
