ZAMBOANGA CITY – Groceries worth an estimated P7 million were destroyed in a fire that hit a warehouse in Barangay Santa Catalina here on Thursday night. In a report on Friday, Supt. Leo Pioquinto, Zamboanga City Fire District (ZCFD) marshal, said the fire broke out around 5:34 p.m. in Maria...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government of Zamboanga sent another batch of relief assistance on Thursday night, reaffirming its solidarity with earthquake-stricken Cebu province. “The first batch of assistance and rescue team dispatched on Wednesday night has arrived in Cebu City,” Mayor Kymer...
Zamboanga City led by Mayor Khymer Olaso deployed a 19-man team to Cebu province on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to help in earthquake rescue efforts. The team was composed of nine personnel from the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, eight from the City Health Office, and two from the City...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Properties worth P9 million were destroyed in a three-hour fire in Barangay Tetuan, this city, before dawn Thursday. Supt. Leo Pioquinto, Zamboanga City Fire District marshal, said the fire broke out at 12:31 a.m. on Estrada St. “Fourteen houses were affected, of which 10 were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A rickshaw driver was shot dead in Barangay Victoria here on Monday, Sept. 29. Police identified the victim as Aldani Ismael of Basilan and Barangay Sangali, this city. Before the incident, the victim was in Barangay Putik here at 9:30 p.m. to pick up a passenger. Ismael was on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A fire of still undetermined origin hit the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 30. Local fire and rescue units rushed to the scene of the fire along Normal Road in Barangay Baliwasan after the fire was reported at 5:30 a.m. The fire reached...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Department of Public Works and Highways engineer was killed when his car rammed a backhoe in a road construction site here last Saturday, Sept. 27. Police identified the victim as Engr. Farad Abduraup. Investigation disclosed that Fahad was driving his vehicle at high speed on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twenty-six families were rendered homeless in a fire in Medina Drive in Barangay Tumaga here on Monday, Sept. 29. The 91 fire victims included a person with disability, senior citizens, and several minors. Four vehicles were reportedly damaged by the blaze. The fire started at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes worth P9 million bound for Ipil municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province were intercepted by Naval Command forces in the sea of Panamao, Sulu on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Naval Command personnel were conducting seaborne patrol on board the BRP Hermenegildo Yurong...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two suspected drug pushers were gunned down by police in what was claimed to be an incident of self-defense here on Monday, Sept. 22. Police launched a surveillance operation under the Special Anti-Crime Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) at the Sagrada Familia Village in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two rallies against corruption in flood control projects here on Sunday, Sept. 21, started and ended peacefully. The first rally was held by students inside State-run Western Mindanao State University. The second was held at the San Jose Maria Claret Parish. “Everyone is invited...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Forty houses were razed in a fire in Barangay Tetuan here on Friday, Sept. 19. The blaze, which began at 3:14 p.m., was placed under control an hour later. The fire started in one of the houses made from light materials and quickly spread to adjoining structures. Nobody was hurt...
