Nine from the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3 have been identified and brought to Jolo, Sulu and Zamboanga City on Friday, Jan.30. According to the Basilan Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office, the bodies of Dayam Awaluddin, Nalda Muksan, Harlene Asgali, and Nursalyn Muammil were brought to...
Two lucky bettors hailing from Zamboanga City and Tarlac City will split the over P280-million Ultra Lotto jackpot drawn on Sunday, Jan. 25, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said. The PCSO said the Ultra Lotto jackpot totaled P284,636,402.80. According to the agency, the bettors...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Rescuers are racing against time to rescue survivors of a sunken roll on, roll off vessel in Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. Fifteen people were killed and 224 were rescued when the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 operated by Aleson Shipping Lines sank off the coast of Barangay Baluk-baluk Island...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A motorcycle driver was hit and dismembered by a wing van truck on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Panubigan here on Friday, Jan. 23. Police identified the fatality as John Nelson Abdul Bustamante, 34. Investigation said that the victim was driving his motorcycle on the highway...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Maritime Police Station seized 1,106 reams of smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.5 million here on Thursday, Jan. 22. The contraband was recovered from an unidentified passenger during port security operations and random baggage inspections. These are in line...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barber was shot dead here on Sunday, Jan. 18, the fourth shooting victim since the start of the year. The victim was identified as Mark Salazar. Investigation said Salazar was drinking soda in front of a store when the suspects – wearing black jackets and riding a black...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Highway Patrol Group has recovered 43 brand new motorcycles used in a large-scale technical carnapping operation after raiding a warehouse here on Friday, Jan. 16. The 43 motorcycles are locally referred to as “Talon” – vehicles acquired through loan financing by...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fire of still unknown origin razed two wooden vessels here on Thursday, Jan. 8. Three people were treated for burns and smoke inhalation. The two vessels were totally razed in the fire that started at 7:46 p.m. Strong winds caused the fire to spread rapidly and engulfed both...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A male infant was found in a grassy lot in Barangay Manicahan here on Thursday, Jan. 8. Erolyn Jade Perez Barredo, Barangay Manicahan chairperson, said the baby was inside a cardboard box when he was found by a passerby. The passerby, whose identity was withheld, said he was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police shot a laborer suspected to be under the influence of drugs after he went berserk and stabbed a cousin and a policeman here last Thursday, Jan. 8. Police said that 34-year-old Guilmar Bello, who works in a small-scale mining site, appeared to be paranoid after setting foot...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 74-year-old man was shot dead in Mala, Barangay Panubigan, this city, on Wednesday, less than three days after the murder of a truck driver on the MCLL Highway on Sunday. The victim was identified as Hiya-Hiya Ibrahim Tahil, a resident of the area and a native of Jolo, Sulu....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection logged 536 fires here in 2025. Senior Fire Officer 3 Garry Fernandez, BFP-Zamboanga City Intelligence and Investigation chief, said 149 were categorized as structural and 387 were non-structural. Damage to property was placed at P80,883,250....
