ZAMBOANGA CITY- Rosalina “Nanay Nene” Garcia Jalosjos, another member of the Jalosjos political clan, died on Friday, August 14 at the age of 79, according to local reports. Jalosjos served as the first female governor of Zamboanga del Norte from 2022 to 2025. She ran for mayor of Dipolog city...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some 80 houses were destroyed here when a fire swept through Cambodia Purok 1, Sangali at dawn on Friday, August 14. The fire started at 1:21am and swept through the densely-packed neighborhood where houses are made of light materials. The fire reached the third alarm and was placed...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Authorities arrested three suspected illegal recruiters and rescued eight women from human-trafficking syndicate here on Tuesday, August 11. PLt Col. Romeo D. Balubal Jr., Chief of the Women and Children Protection Center-Mobile Force Unit (WCPC-MFU), said that the illegal...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Workers of a shipping company whose operations were suspended after a boat sinking incident were tapped by the national government in Zamboanga City’s fight against the dengue epidemic. The Department of Labor and Employment regional office here has provided temporary...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Kalasag Zamboanga City, an Inter-Agency Territorial Defense Operations Exercise (IATDO-E) was launched on Monday, August 10, at the Zamboanga City Hall grounds. The exercise, with the theme “One City, One Mission, One Purpose” aims to strengthen inter-agency coordination and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has stepped up efforts to curb the movement of undocumented cigarette shipments by sea after a motorized boat loaded with about P6.5 million worth of suspected smuggled tobacco was intercepted off Zamboanga City. PNP Chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio C....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P6.5 million and arrested two individuals in a law enforcement operation here on Thursday afternoon. Police Lt. Col. Joel Senogat Jr., commander of the 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company (ZCMFC), identified the suspects as Abdullah...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government has installed three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the City Hall grounds for free public use. City Administrator Percival Ramos, who supervised the installation work, said in a statement on Thursday that two of the three EV charging stations were...
Two new police stations were activated in Zamboanga City on Monday, Aug. 4. Police Station 13 covers Barangays Baliwasan, Campo Islam, San Jose Cawa Cawa, and San Jose Gusu and headed by Police Major Ariel Cabanlong. Police Station 14, led by Police Major John Enriquez, handles Barangays Santa...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government declared a dengue epidemic on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after the number of cases soared to more than 1,000 in recent weeks. City Health Office records showed 1,241 active cases from 39 out of 98 barangays and 12 deaths. Figures showed a 500 percent increase for the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte has successfully released a rescued and rehabilitated Olive Ridley sea turtle back into its natural habitat on Sunday. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Environment and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fourteen houses were destroyed by a fire in Sitio Baliwasan Grande, Barangay Baliwasan, this city, on Sunday, Aug. 2. A total of 16 families were displaced by the blaze that broke out at around 2 p.m. Arson investigators are probing possible short circuit from a house as cause of...
