ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer was gunned down in Barangay Tickwas, Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday, July 1. Police identified the victim as Police Patrolman Armejo Jornadal, a member of the 2nd Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company. Investigation said Jomadal was driving...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Grade 11 student allegedly stabbed two classmates inside a national high school here on Wednesday, July 1, over bullying and peer pressure. In an interview with media men, Barangay Cabaluay Chairperson Lester Siason said reports were forwarded to their office from the school at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Troops from the 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB), with the support of partner agencies, have seized some P105.9-million worth of contraband in separate law enforcement operations on Monday in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. In a statement Tuesday, the 53rd IB said that 671 master...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A woman and her three children were murdered in their home within the Interfaith Academy Foundation Inc. compound in Barangay Litapan, Josefina municipality, Zamboanga del Sur province on Monday, June 29. Police identified the victims as Arlene Fernan Dumaltte, 42, and her...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Darul Ifta of Western Mindanao has called on authorities to conduct a fair and thorough investigation on the murder of a religious leader here on Saturday, June 27. Police identified the fatality as Mehdie Totoh, 34, the president of a Madrasa Nuuril Hidayah Ul Muslimat, a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, June 26, ordered the immediate start of legal proceedings against a police corporal caught on video allegedly pointing a firearm at a civilian in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Police Corporal Henry Boquida, assigned to the Sapang Dalaga Municipal...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A high school student was held after he was spotted carrying two pellet guns within the premises of a national high school here on Wednesday, June 24. Police and barangay authorities initially responded to a report that a certain student was seen carrying guns inside the campus...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Marine fatally shot his wife, a fellow Marine, inside the Marine Base Arturo Asuncion here on Tuesday, June 23, during a marital dispute. Police identified the victim as Staff Sgt. Julie Ann Arsaga Santillan, assigned as liaison officer of the Field Artillery Battalion....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) on Friday turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Zamboanga more than P93-million worth of confiscated smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes. In a report on Saturday, the WMNC said the smuggled cigarettes were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-Region 9 based here has issued a work stoppage order against the management of a fish carrier vessel following the deaths of four workers inside its fish hold last Thursday, June 1 1. The order was issued following an inspection by...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City government deployed the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office to General Santos City to assist in earthquake rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Mayor Khymer Olaso attended the send-off ceremony for the 13-man contingent together with city councilors....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga City honored the country’s national heroes and underscored the need to preserve the values they imparted during the 128th Independence Day celebration at the City Hall grounds on Friday. This year’s theme “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, Kasaysayan” focused on...
