ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Office of the Civil Defense-9 has ordered all local government units in Zamboanga Peninsula on Friday, Oct. 10, to activate their CDRRMO operations centers following the strong earthquake in the Davao region. The CDRRMO operations centers were ordered to monitor all updates...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Land Transportation Office has suspended the driver’s license of an official based in Zamboanga Peninsula following a crash involving an agency vehicle that went viral on social media. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said a show-cause order was issued...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Regional health officials expressed alarm over an increase in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the Zamboanga Peninsula for this year compared to the previous year. Department of Health-9 data showed an average of 57 HIV cases per month in the first...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) inspected the rehabilitation of a key highway and bridge project linking Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, May 22. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan and ADB Vice-President Scott Morris led...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fifty-two out of 1,569 public utility drivers in Zamboanga Peninsula tested positive for prohibited drugs during random drug testing under Oplan Harabas conducted last Monday by the Land Transportation Office-9 and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9. PUBLIC utility...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Officials called off afternoon classes here and other parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula after a magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte before noon on Thursday, Jan. 23. The earthquake was felt at magnitude-5.4 here and sent students and people out of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region 9 or Zamboanga Peninsula has ordered a P33 daily wage increase for private sector workers effective Dec. 12. THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Region 9 meets to discuss the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-9 has declared Nov. 15, 2024 to Feb. 15, 2025 as closed fishing season for sardines in the Zamboanga Peninsula. BFAR Regional Director Al Zhat Kunting leads the send-off ceremony in Zamboanga City for the 14th closed fishing season...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development is preparing thousands of food packs for 42 local government units in Region 9 or the Zamboanga Peninsula for impending calamities and emergency situations. FOOD packs for victims of calamities. DSWD Public Information...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office-9 deployed 954 police personnel in the 226 cemeteries all over the Zamboanga Peninsula to secure All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days. POLICE secure the premises of a public cemetery in Zamboanga City. (City Hall PIO) PRO-9 commander Police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Ulama Council of Zamboanga Peninsula declared on Sunday, March 10, the start of the Ramadan on March 12, Tuesday. “After thorough communication with Ulama around the Philippines unanimously reported that the moon was not sighted,” the Ulama Council posted on their...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) formally opened the 13th sardine fishing season at Basilan Strait, East Sulu Sea, and Sibugay Bay during ceremonies on Wednesday, February 14, at the BFAR conference room here. BFAR-9 Regional Director Al-Zath...
