ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four crew members of a fishing boat owned by a major canning factory died due to suffocation on board their fishing vessel on Thursday, June 11. Three fatalities were identified as Ranillo Sanugal Jr., 27; John Edgar Dotillos, 22; and Arnold Bongcawel. The fourth remains...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 4,400 individuals from 1,120 families in Region 9 or the Zamboanga Peninsula were affected by the massive earthquake Monday in Sarangani. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Field Office 9 is in full response mode, actively monitoring and addressing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 1,010 persons or 255 families here evacuated following a tsunami warning due to the magnitude-7.8 earthquake Monday in Sarangani. People immediately evacuated after the water level in the coastline of Barangay Maricaban receded. Coastal communities here are closely...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – No casualties and damages were reported in this city from the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani on Monday morning. But Mayor Khymer Olaso suspended classes on all levels and ordered half-day work at local government offices following the earthquake...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities are investigating to determine ownership of some P14.1-million worth of smuggled cigarettes abandoned in Barangay Sangali in this city, the police said Monday. In a report, the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) said the smuggled cigarettes were recovered on Sunday...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - An abandoned newborn baby was discovered at the gate of an elementary school here on Thursday, May 28. Barangay Tetuan Chairman Richard Mariano said the baby was brought to a local hospital for checkup. The baby was turned over to the City Social Welfare and Development Office for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay kagawad was allegedly shot dead by his son-in-law inside his residence in Barangay Curuan here on Wednesday, May 20. Police identified the victim as Warlito Sanson Salvador, 57. Investigation disclosed that Salvador and a friend were having a drinking session at the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Khymer Olaso here has banned the entry of poultry products from nearby municipalities due to a bird flu outbreak in these areas. Olaso issued an executive order on Tuesday, May 19, temporarily banning poultry and livestock products from the municipalities of Diplahan,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities confiscated suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million from a police officer of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) during a buy-bust operation here on Saturday, May 16. The suspect was identified as Police Staff Sgt. Nager Indal Abdulbasir, 45,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are hunting the suspect in the murder of the Zamboanga Register of Deeds in 2025. The victim, Jaybee Baguinda, 57, was shot dead on board his vehicle on Jan. 31 while entering his office here. A court here has issued a warrant of arrest for murder against the suspect, Mark...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Five kilos of suspected shabu worth P34-million were seized in a buy-bust operation in a mall parking lot here Tuesday. Three alleged drug pushers from Tawi-Tawi and Sulu were apprehended. Recovered from them were five plastic bags containing shabu and a pickup truck. Their...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The four congressmen from this city were divided in their votes in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 11. Zamboanga City second district Rep. Jerry “Kap Totong” Perez voted no while first district Rep. Kat Chua voted yes. The two party-list...
