ZAMBOANGA CITY – An eight-year-old boy accidentally shot and wounded his 12-year-old playmate with a .45 caliber pistol they were playing in Barangay Patalon here on Thursday afternoon, June 8. Police Lt. Col. Paul Andrew Cortes, Zamboanga City police public information officer, said the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A couple survived a gun attack in Barangay Cabaluay here on Saturday, May 27. POLICE cordon off the area in Zamboanga City where a gunman attempted to fire at two persons. The victims escaped unharmed. (Contributed photo by Ely Dumaboc) Police said live-in partners...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A woman was killed while her companion was injured when their motorcycle crashed in Barangay La Paz here on Saturday, May 27. FIRST responders place Charles Aguilar on a stretcher prior to transport to a hospital following a motorcycle crash in Zamboanga City on Saturday, May...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The local government on Saturday, May 27, held the Festival delas Bellas y Flores, this city’s version of the traditional Flores de Mayo. ONE of the participating beauties in the Festival de las Bellas y Flores, an event under this year's Verano Festival in Zamboanga City. ...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led the celebration here on Thursday, May 18, of Dia de Gen. Vicente Alvarez, a day dedicated to honor a Zamboangueño revolutionary general who fought against Spain. THE marker honoring Zamboanga revolutionary hero Gen. Vicente Alvarez at Plaza Vicente S....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the City Agriculturist has prepared contingency plans for the El Niño phenomenon which is expected to come by the third quarter of this year. SANCHEZ City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said the programs include the provision of credit policies and crop...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government is planning to maintain a mega isolation facility for Covid-19 patients due to a directive of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to maintain one such structure in this city. THE Covid-19 mega isolation facility in Zamboanga City (City...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Police Station 6 led by Police Col. Sonny Boy Perez intercepted an abandoned van containing P525,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes on Saturday, May 13, while conducting hot pursuit operations against a suspect in a shooting incident here. Police Col....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An American was shot and wounded during an altercation with a drinking buddy here on Saturday, May 13. Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City police director, identified the victim as Aldo Berardi III, 50, single. Berardi was allegedly shot by Arnel Miranda Kalugdan who...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has set up a strong motion station in Zamboanga City, the first of its kind in the Zamboanga Peninsula. A 15-square-meter facility houses the strong motion station at the CDRRMO office in Zamboanga City, the first and only one in the...
Researchers from Zamboanga City are currently working on a project that seeks to provide an alternative for titanium implants and further improve surgeries to correct jaw and facial deformities. Supported by the Department of Science and Technology -Philippine Council for Health Research and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government here has allocated P100 million for a new program which will entitle some 100,000 senior citizens to a quarterly stipend of P1,000 each. CITY Social Welfare and Development personnel of Zamboanga City delivers cash incentives to senior citizens during...
