ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) seized P7.1-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation on the west coast of this city on Thursday afternoon. In a report on Friday, the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) said the contraband was seized on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Classes on all levels, both in public and private schools in this city, remain suspended Friday due to inclement weather. Mayor Khymer Olaso ordered the extension of the suspension of classes that began Thursday, as the city continues to experience cloudy skies and scattered rain...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspected illegal drug user allegedly hacked his wife to death and nearly decapitated her in an east coast barangay here on Wednesday, July 22. Thirty-six-year-old victim Roselyn dela Cruz sustained multiple hack wounds allegedly inflicted by her husband, Jonel dela Cruz....
The first hospital ward dedicated to Overseas Filipino Workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula region opened at the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) on Tuesday, July 21. Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac led the inauguration of the ward. The event was attended by Mayor Khymer...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Khymer Olaso suspended classes on all levels in public and private schools Thursday due to inclement weather. In an order, Olaso said the suspension was prompted by the latest forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) has turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday some P234.3-million worth of smuggled cigarettes recently seized off Zamboanga Sibugay. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., NCWM commander, said in a statement...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A truck driver was injured after a bridge built under the Tulay ng Pangulo program collapsed in Barangay Camanga, Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay on Monday, July 20. Investigation showed that a white six-wheel dump truck was on its way from Barangay Palomoc to Barangay Camanga when the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A teenage girl drowned in raging flood here on Saturday afternoon, July 18. The victim and five teenage companions were swimming in the Pasonanca River when strong rains in the mountains triggered a rapid surge of water downstream. Five of them were able to seek refuge on a large...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 32-year-old man was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Zambowood here on Friday, July 17. Police identified the victim as Mohammad Dail Ismael. Investigation said Ismael stepped out of his pickup truck and the suspects alighted from their motorcycle,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 200 hogs either died or slaughtered here as the local government ordered strict border controls and quarantine measures to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF was monitored by the City Veterinary Office in seven barangays – San Roque, Tumaga,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A newly opened convenience here store lost P20,000 to a scammer who used the name of Mayor Khymer Olaso of this city on Sunday, July 12. Olaso confirmed that the amount was taken from the store via an online transaction by a person who introduced himself as a representative from...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Coast Guard Station here on Sunday joined the “Tunog ng Karagatan,” a nationwide ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. The event was marked through the simultaneous blowing of ships’ horns at the Port of Zamboanga. The...
