ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police recovered smuggled cigarettes valued at P15.8 million during a maritime security patrol in the sea of Manalipa Island here on Friday, Nov. 7. Lawmen noticed a motorboat making suspicious maneuvers and decided to investigate. An inspection of the boat revealed 226 boxes of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga City government has sent relief assistance to typhoon-devastated Cebu province. The Philippine Coast Guard, through the Coast Guard Southwestern Mindanao, mobilized the BRP Corregidor to transport relief goods. Sent were more than 1,000 boxes of bottled water and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed P1.1-billion worth of dangerous drugs here on Thursday, Nov. 6. These were destroyed through thermal decomposition or incineration. This was the largest drug destruction event in the region to date, covering illegal drugs seized in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Zamboanga City government launched on Monday, Nov. 3, the “No Phone Weekends” in restaurants and dining establishments for the month of November in celebration of Children’s Month. Implementation was set for weekends of November from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Social Welfare chief...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days here were generally peaceful, police declared. The Zamboanga City Police Office said all cemeteries, transport terminals, and major thoroughfares were orderly throughout the observance period and no untoward incident was reported. Zamboanga...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thirteen public utility vehicle drivers tested positive for illegal drugs during a random drug testing under “Oplan: Harabas” for “Undas” conducted at the Integrated Bus Terminal here on Thursday, Oct. 30. It was run by a composite team from the Philippine Drug...
Mayor Khymer Olaso has issued two executive orders for the peaceful and orderly observance of All Saints ' and All Souls ' Days in Zamboanga City. One authorizes the implementation of a temporary traffic rerouting scheme on roads leading to public and private cemeteries and the other...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons are facing criminal charges for allegedly operating an illegal electricity connection that led to the electrocution of two children here last June. The victims were playing volleyball at Valle Vista in Barangay Kasanyangan when they came in contact with an illicit...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a Chinese national for illegal possession of firearms at his residence here on Sunday, Oct. 26. Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Wang Xidong, a resident of Pasay City and Talon-Talon here. Wang was apprehended through intensive surveillance and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Major Gen. Donald M. Gumiran was formally installed as 21st commander of the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command during a ceremony in Camp Basilio Navarro here on Monday, Oct. 20. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. presided over the event. "I fully embrace...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three persons were injured when a pickup truck crashed into a vehicle comprising the convoy of Zamboanga City Rep. Jerry Perez on the MCLL Highway here on Friday, Oct. 17. The convoy of Perez was heading towards the city proper after inspecting projects when the pickup truck...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 79-year-old businesswoman was robbed and stabbed to death inside her house in Barangay Vitali here on Thursday, Oct. 16. Police identified the victim as Asuncion Pajarito. Initial investigation showed that the suspects forcibly entered the victim 's residence and robbed...
