ZAMBOANGA CITY – A speed boat with 16 government and police personnel onboard capsized off the coast of Barangay Tumalutab, Zamboanga City on Friday morning, July 19. PASSENGERS of a capsized speed boat in Zamboanga City rest at the headquarters of the Zamboanga 2nd Mobile Force Company....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration official here described the monsoon rain last July 12 which inundated several barangays here as an “extreme weather condition.” INCLAN In a press briefing at the Zamboanga City Hall on...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four persons were killed over the weekend in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Barangay Pamucutan here. The victims were identified as Leonilo Moret and son Justin and Nica Ortega and son JM. Their bodies were found during search and retrieval operations....
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A man and his son were killed and two others remain missing in a landslide caused by heavy rains here on Sunday morning, July 14. A BACKHOE sifts through the rubble to find missing persons after a landslide in Barangay Pamucutan, Zamboanga City on July 14.(Contributed photo...
Passenger-cargo vessel “Ciara Joie 1” runs aground off Rio Hondo in Zamboanga City on July 12, 2024. All 19 crew members of the vessel were rescued, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. (Photo by PCG) A passenger-cargo vessel ran aground off the coastal waters in Brgy. Rio Hondo in...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Several flights at the Zamboanga International Airport were cancelled on Saturday, July 13, after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines suspended airport morning operations due to flooded runway. PASSENGERS make their way to the terminal of the...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard-Zamboanga City station rescued 19 crew members of a vessel that ran aground near the coastline of Barangay Rio Hondo here at the height of monsoon rains on Friday, July 12. A CARGO vessel ran aground in Zamboanga City on Friday, July...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Over 1,000 families have evacuated due to heavy monsoon rains which pummeled this city since Friday night, July 12. RESCUE teams from the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office conduct rescue operations in Barangay San Jose Gusu, Zamboanga City....
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Nineteen uniformed personnel were injured in an explosion during a fireworks disposal activity here on Monday, July 8. The Police Regional Office-9 has ordered a thorough investigation of the operation led by a composite team of the Explosives and Canine Unit-9, Philippine...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe has suspended the business permit of Next Step Fireworks Shop on Monday, July 1, after a powerful blast ripped through its warehouse and killed five people here on Saturday, June 29. READ:...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five persons were killed and 21 others were injured in an explosion in a firecracker warehouse here on Saturday, June 29. FIVE persons were killed in a firecracker warehouse explosion in Zamboanga City on June 29. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The loud explosion rocked...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A Zamboanga City policeman neutralized two men who shot and killed a bystander in Zamboanga City on Tuesday, June 25. The policeman who was on his way to work was riding his motorcycle on Talon Talon Loop Road when he spotted two suspicious looking men riding a motorcycle in...
