ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Lebanese and his Filipino wife were shot dead inside their printing shop and internet cafe here on Friday morning, April 10. The victims were identified as Fahed Hamdan and his wife, Anora. Investigation showed that the victims were inside their business establishment when a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city commemorated the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan on Thursday, April 9, with a program honoring World War II heroes at the Freedom Fighters Memorial Shrine Plaza. Mayor Khymer Olaso led this year’s observance with the theme “Giting ng Bayani, Pamana sa Salinlahi.” Local...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga City was placed under a state of calamity due to rising oil prices from the Middle East conflict. The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved a resolution during its regular session on Wednesday, April 8, based on a recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga destroyed more than 5,000 cases of smuggled cigarettes worth P266 million in a waste management facility here on Tuesday, April 7. The condemned items consisted of 5,069 master cases, 2,620 reams, and 32 packs of assorted smuggled...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a man accused of a near fatal beating of his four-year-old stepson inside their residence here on Thursday, April 2. The suspect, Jay-Ar Habibon, was arrested after being pinpointed by neighbors as the only person who was with the victim that day. Neighbors...
Residents of a remote island barangay in Zamboanga City, long surrounded by seawater but with little to drink, are now able to access safe drinking water following the installation of a government desalination system, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. DENR Secretary...
SM Supermalls unveils SM City Zamboanga, its 90th mall in the Philippines, designed as an architectural expression of the culture and artistry of the Zamboanga Peninsula. The mall translates the city’s rich visual traditions into a contemporary lifestyle space where design reflects identity,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) will implement water rationing beginning Thursday, April 2, at the east coast and some parts of the central areas. The measure was made after intermittent rains over the past days failed to normalize water levels at the Pasonanca Dam....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 22,000 households covered by four power feeders continue to suffer a prolonged power outage here due to a defective power transformer. The power outage that started at dawn on Sunday, March 22, is entering its third day after a routine maintenance check on an aging 1999...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of consumers served by four power feeders of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative are suffering from a debilitating outage caused by a defective transformer. The four feeders, all located in Zamboanga City 's east coast, have not been energized as of 5 p.m....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in partnership with ChildFund Philippines, provided emergency cash-for-work support to 200 Zamboanga del Norte residents while integrating livelihood assistance with child protection and climate resilience programs. The initiative is implemented under...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A couple from Tungawan municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province was ambushed here on Wednesday, March 18. Police said the victims, Joel and Rowena, were on their way home to Tungawan after purchasing goods here when they were ambushed by two men on a motorcycle. Joel sustained...
