THE body of suspected drug pusher Reynante Alvarez lies on the pavement after he was shot dead by PDEA operatives during a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City Sunday, July 3. (Zamboanga City Hall photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspected drug pusher was gunned down by anti-illegal drug operatives...
HEALTH personnel promote and practice the 4S strategy in stopping the spread of dengue in the communities. (Zambo LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Dengue cases have breached the alert level here as cases continue to surge in communities, according to the Zamboanga City Health Office. The latest...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The decomposing and headless body of a man was found in Barangay Landang Gua, Sacol Island, Zamboanga City Monday, June 28. A Police Regional Office (PRO)-9 report identified the victim as Ibnohasim Turabi Hamid, 37, a resident of the island. Hamid’s body bore hack wounds and...
FIRE rages inside the Phidco copra processing plant in Zamboanga City that started Monday, June 28, and has been raging for more than 24 hours. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A fire continues to raze a warehouse inside a copra processing plant in Barangay Baliwasan here. The...
MAYOR Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar announces a probe on the fire last Wednesday, June 22, at the Zamboanga City Hall. (Zambo LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has ordered a probe on the fire that damaged an area at the back of the Office of the City Mayor last...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Riding-in-tandem suspects struck along busy Governor Camins Avenue in Zamboanga City Wednesday morning and shot the vehicle carrying a court witness who was also identified as a nephew of MNLF faction chairman Nur Misuari. Riding-in-tandem suspects fired repeatedly at this vehicle...
FIREFIGHTERS respond to a fire at the Zamboanga City Hall Wednesday, June 22. ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Fire disrupted operations at the Zamboanga City Hall at around 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, and damaged a portion at the back of the mayor’s office. Fire Chief Insp. Lucio Albarracin attributed the blaze...
The P8.9 million jackpot of Mega Lotto 6/45 was won by a lone bettor from Zamboanga City during Monday night’s draw, June 20. (PCSO PHOTO) The winning combination of Mega Lotto was 17 - 32 - 23 - 14 - 25 - 18. According to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), it had a total jackpot...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two policemen are being investigated for allegedly sexually molesting a massage therapist at a KTV bar in Zamboanga City on Friday, June 17. The victim, an 18-year-old resident of Pagadian whose identity was withheld for security reason, said Patrolman Jeff Virgil Castromayor...
Why this gem of a tourist spot, Asia’s Latin City, deserves more attention The city’s municipal hall With a push for local tourism, Pinoy “revenge travelers” didn’t waste time to book trips to many of the country’s popular destinations as soon as restrictions eased. Whether these...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some 1,000 hogs have died in Zamboanga City during the past weeks due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), records of the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVET) showed. OCVET (Office of the City Veterinarian) personnel are monitoring the condition of hogs in Zamboanga City barangays...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Zamboanga City Council on Tuesday expressed its objection to the construction of a P110-million office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) inside the Zamboanga Department of Public Works and Highways engineering compound. Plan for the BARMM Regional...
