ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 300 families evacuated after a subdivision perimeter fence collapsed due to flash flood at the height of heavy rains here on Monday, Aug. 25. Floodwaters surged into Ayudahan Drive of the Ayudahan Homeowners Association and a portion of the Kalayaan Village in Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Mayor Khymer Olaso honored historic and modern heroes on National Heroes Day on Monday, Aug. 25, at Plaza Rizal here. In his message, Olaso asked Zamboanga City residents to be guided by their actions and values to make a significant contribution in building a progressive and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A mother and her daughter were killed in a landslide during a heavy downpour in Sitio Wani, Lower Sibulao, this city, Tuesday, Aug. 19. The fatalities were identified as Carmelita, 40, and daughter Karen. Erwin, 46, a laborer and Carmelita’s partner, said that they were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office held a mass burial for 37 unclaimed cadavers in a public cemetery here on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The bodies of 33 men, two women, and two of unknown gender were interred at the Talabaan Cemetery following religious rites. They include 32...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. visited wounded soldiers at the Camp Navarro General Hospital of the Western Mindanao Command on Tuesday, Aug. 19. These soldiers were wounded during a recent grenade-throwing incident in Campo Uno, Lamitan...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities seized shabu worth P455 million during a high-speed chase here on Wednesday morning. The driver of a vehicle loaded with the contraband touted to be the biggest haul in the history of Zamboanga City, engaged authorities in a cat and mouse chase before finally...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized four kilos of suspected shabu valued at P27 million from an ex-soldier during a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The suspect was identified as Sahdan Badiri Ibrahim, 52, from Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur and a high-value drug suspect. Authorities...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was shot by his cousin here last Sunday allegedly due to a long-standing personal dispute among family members. The victim, identified as Roland Miguel Campo, was allegedly shot by his cousins Ian and Daniel Perez. Campo was riding his motorcycle in an intersection in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A 32-year-old man was arrested after taking his own daughter hostage here last Thursday, Aug. 14. Carlito, the live-in partner of the child 's mother, Roselle, reportedly went into a violent rage at around 4:50 a.m. The suspect smashed a window inside their house and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 19-year-old man was allegedly shot and wounded by his uncle during a heated argument here on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Police said the victim, Arnel, sustained a bullet wound in the head. Investigation said the suspect Hassan shot the victim during a confrontation over theft...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A lending company collector was stabbed and left for dead during a robbery-holdup here last Tuesday. The victim Erwin Camanlaan was stabbed four times by suspects. The suspects, believing he was dead, pushed him off a cliff and left. Camanlaan mustered the strength to crawl...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The sea-based Anti-Trafficking Task Force, in collaboration with 14 other government agencies, rescued 38 victims of human trafficking during a maritime operation here on Friday, Aug. 8. The 38 individuals, including four minors, were on board the vessel ML J- Sayang docked in a...
