ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite has called on residents here to be vigilant and help prevent the spread of monkeypox after a confirmed case of the disease was recorded in Zamboanga Sibugay over the weekend. Miravite said there is no confirmed case of monkeypox...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was stabbed to death in Barangay Tumaga here last Sunday over a P50 debt he was unable to pay. The victim, Randy Adanza Nuhasan, 40, was at home when the suspect, Arnel Momo Baguio, 42, arrived and demanded that he pay his obligation. The conversation escalated into a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 376 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding at the Tetuan Coliseum here on Saturday, May 24, organized by the city government through the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the Civil Registrar’s Office. Mayor John Dalipe solemnized the ceremony with city...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The first flyover in the Zamboanga Peninsula opened here on Thursday, May 22, in line with ultimate objective to ease traffic in this city. The assessment and opening ceremony of the P450-million flyover at the intersection of Santa Cruz and Tetuan Highway was led by Public...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday, May 23, announced the opening of the Governor Camins/MCLL Highway and Veterans Avenue Flyover in Zamboanga City, marking the first flyover in the Zamboanga Peninsula region. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the P450-million, 437-meter...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor and supporter of a congresswoman-elect was shot and wounded at dawn on Sunday in what is suspected to be an election-related incident here. Police identified the victim as Barangay Tumaga Councilor Jake Niko Alaban Fabian, 31. Investigation said Fabian was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – First district Rep. Khymer Olaso was proclaimed the new mayor here on Tuesday, May 13. REP. Khymer Olaso is proclaimed new Zamboanga City Mayor on May 13. (City Hall PIO) Olaso defeated Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe. Former Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco was elected vice mayor...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two senior citizens died when thousands of people mobbed an election watchers’ orientation by the Lakas-CMD here on Friday, May 9. Police identified the fatalities as Abelardo Trinidad Solamillo, 65, a tricycle driver, and Norma Narawi Anuddin, 80. Investigation disclosed the...
A fire allegedly started by a drug suspect razed 42 houses in Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City, on Monday, May 5. The suspect, Joshua Willy Santos, reportedly started the fire inside his room which spread to other houses. Police are investigating the involvement of Santos who repeatedly threatened...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A softdrinks plant executive was wounded and his driver was killed in an ambush by riding-in-tandem gunmen here on Monday night, May 5. Police identified the fatality as Junjun. The wounded was Che Stalin Rodriguez, general manager of the Pepsi-Cola bottling plant and a resident...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 13 4Ps beneficiaries were hired on the spot during the 123rd Labor Day job fair in a mall here. 4Ps applicants were hired on the spot during the 123rd Labor Day Job Fair spearheaded by DOLE-9. (DOLE-9) The applicants were among 500 exited and exiting 4Ps...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five-hundred sixty-six bundles of official ballots for the elections were turned over for safekeeping at the City Treasurer's Office at the Zamboanga City Hall on Wednesday, April 30. BALLOTS are unloaded for storage at the City Treasurer’s Office until distribution a day...
