ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thirteen houses were damaged by a storm surge in the eastern coastline of Barangay Bolong here on Wednesday, Jan. 25. ONE of 13 houses destroyed in a storm surge in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, Jan. 25. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) Barangay Bolong Chairman Ruben Corros said...
WORKERS unload 6,000 mesh bags of smuggled red onions intercepted by the Zamboanga 2nd Mobile Force Company on Wednesday, Jan. 25. (Photo via Liza Jocson) ZAMBOANGA CITY – The 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company and the Bureau of Customs confiscated some 6,000 bags of smuggled red and...
A total of 338 personnel from various law enforcement authorities and an emergency response group conducted operation “Oplan Linis Piitan’’ in a bid to rid the Zamboanga City Jail from illegal drugs and other contrabands. After the operation, the composite team confiscated 575 illegal and...
Authorities have intercepted a van and a watercraft that contained approximately 44,000 kilos of allegedly smuggled red onions in Zamboanga City on Monday, Jan. 23. Photo: Philippine Navy, Naval Forces Western Mindanao An Isuzu closed van and a watercraft marked as “MJ Marisa” were flagged by...
Police seized smuggled red onions worth almost P2.6 million in the sea of Zamboanga City on Sunday, Jan. 22. SMUGGLED red onions seized by authorities from a wooden boat in Zamboanga City. (2nd Mobile Force Company) The 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company, together with Customs and police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A 30-year-old man was arrested while securing police clearance for employment here on Friday, Jan. 20. Lt. Col. Felix Martinez, 1st Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company (1ZCMFC) commander, said Argal Kasim Amirul was arrested at around 2:32 p.m. at the clearance section...
A FLOODED rice field in Zamboanga City. ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the City Agriculturist on Tuesday, Jan. 17, reported that crops worth P106.4 million were destroyed due to flood caused by strong rain here on Jan. 11. It said 2,791.79 hectares of farm lands were affected by bad weather....
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, the appointment of Supt. Xavier Solda as the new jail warden of the Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory. BJMP Director Allan Iral said Solda will now supervise the biggest jail facility in Western Mindanao which houses...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – One person was killed while three others were wounded in a shooting incident perpetrated by a lone gunman in a private wharf meters away from a police and military checkpoint here on Monday, Jan. 16. The wounded were identified as Mohammad Taha Panolera Saddalani, 26; Albasar...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Classes on all levels and work in the city government remain suspended on Thursday, Jan. 12, due to inclement weather from the shear line and low-pressure area. MAYOR John Dalipe (left) leads the distribution of relief packs to flood victims in a Zamboanga City evacuation center...
ONLY the rooftop of a house in Barangay Tumaga in Zamboanga City can be seen after rising water level from a river caused severe flooding in the area. (Photo via Liza Jocson) ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate to safer grounds as strong rains battered this...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe here ordered the suspension of classes on all levels and work at the city government on Wednesday, Jan. 11, due to inclement weather. Dalipe made the announcement after several city streets experienced flooding due to strong rains early Wednesday morning....
