Mr. Zhang Donggou, a Chinese national, is rescued by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after sustaining a head injury while onboard Chinese merchant ship Shi Dailo off the coast of Zamboanga City on June 10, 2024. (Photo by PCG) A Chinese man who accidentally fell while onboard a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe bared plans to transform this city into the Frontier City of Mindanao as he led the celebration of the 126th Philippine Independence Day here on June 12. MAYOR John Dalipe poses (front row, center) with city councilors during the 126th Philippine Independence...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the City Veterinarian targets to vaccinate 70,000 dogs and cats as it kicks off its anti-rabies drive on Tuesday, June 11. THE Zamboanga City Office of the City Veterinarian vaccinates a cat during an anti-rabies immunization. (City Hall PIO) The OCV has...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 15-year-old student died after he was hit and run over by an Isuzu Elf truck here on Thursday, June 6. Police identified the victim as Nicoh Romero Guevarra, a resident of Barangay Vitali, this city. Investigation said the truck maneuvered to overtake a passenger bus on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Western Mindanao Command here has confirmed the passage of two Navy vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the sea of Zamboanga City and Basilan province last Thursday, June 6. Major Orlando Ayllon, Western Mindanao Command Public Information Officer,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government signed a Memorandum of Agreement with a prominent ride-hailing firm at the Zamboanga City Hall on Tuesday, June 4, in an effort to improve public transport operations and services here. MAYOR John Dalipe and officials of Grab Philippines sign a Memorandum of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A Philippine Coast Guard personnel was arrested for allegedly extorting money from an applicant on Thursday, May 30. Police identified the suspect as Coast Guard Petty Officer 3 Ibrahim Harad Banota, 33, a resident of Barangay San Jose Gusu and assigned to Tawi-Tawi....
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A total of 235 couples were married during a mass wedding in Zamboanga City on Thursday, May 30. MORE than 200 couples were married in a mass wedding in Zamboanga City. All 235 pairs participated in a wedding march as they entered the Tetuan Coliseum, the venue of the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Council, during its regular session last Monday, May 27, commended a former Ateneo de Zamboanga University scholar who graduated cum laude from Harvard University in the United States while working at Google, a leading US technology company. MARTIN...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is eyeing the completion of the first-ever flyover project here and Zamboanga Peninsula by the third quarter of this year. DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways-9 Assistant Regional Director Soray’yah Ibrahim (left) and Regional...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection denied foul play behind the death of a trainee during training activities last week in Pagadian City. BFP Assistant Regional Director for Operations Fire Senior Supt. Clint Cha said health officials attributed the death of Jerwin Gonzales to...
Western Mindanao Power Corp. (WMPC), a diesel power plant in Zamboanga City expects to have its fuel supply run out in the next few weeks, which could cause potential blackouts in the area. In a statement made by Alcantara-led Alsons Power Group on Wednesday, May 22, the WMPC said it has already...
