ZAMBOANGA CITY – Regional health officials expressed alarm over an increase in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the Zamboanga Peninsula for this year compared to the previous year. Department of Health-9 data showed an average of 57 HIV cases per month in the first...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit was gunned down in Tungawan town, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Tuesday, June 17. Police identified the victim as Arbi Abdukahal. Investigation said the victim’s sister-in-law heard several gunshots outside their house....
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A 78-year-old man and his 17-year-old grandson were gunned down in broad daylight here on Tuesday, June 17. The victims were identified as Rolando Tumambid, 78, and his grandson Marjon Bergino, 17. Investigation disclosed that they were returning home on their motorcycle after a...
A Cebu Pacific flight from Manila to Zamboanga City received a bomb threat onboard the aircraft on Saturday, June 14. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported that a cabin crew member conducting routine inspection of Cebu Pacific flight 5J851 after landing at the Zamboanga ...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Six candidates from two legislative districts here failed to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) during the deadline on June 11, a local election official revealed. Atty. Stephen Roy Cañete, District 1 Election Officer, said three candidates in the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An investigation is under way after a video circulated on social media purportedly showing a cockfighting incident within a protected area in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur. Arturo Fadriquela, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Zamboanga Peninsula executive...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe urged the people here to embody modern heroism by upholding the values of patriotism and service in their daily lives. Dalipe, speaking during the commemoration of the 127th Philippine Independence Day celebration with the theme, “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some 40 people trooped to the National Bureau of Investigation regional office here on Monday, June 9, to file a complaint against a travel and tours agency for allegedly scamming Hajj pilgrims. A complainant whose identity was withheld for security reasons said more than 1,000...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities successfully negotiated with a man who is apparently suffering from a mental disorder from jumping off a housing building here on Tuesday, June 10. The drama unfolded at around 5 p.m. on Monday and ended Tuesday morning after Allen Dave Morales, 28, was spotted at the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed while a teenage driver was critically injured in a horrific road crash on the San Ramon Highway here on Sunday afternoon, June 8. The car driver, 17-year-old Franz Amir Maani Sahibula, suffered critical injuries in the crash where his vehicle burst into...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Hundreds of patients are flocking to the Animal Bite Center of a government hospital here after media reports of deaths due to rabies have become viral. Last Monday, June 2, some 250 individuals trooped to the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) Animal Bite Center for rabies...
Zamboanga City has recorded an average of 20 Human Immunodeficiency Virus cases per month for the first quarter of 2025, sparking concerns of an increase in the number of such cases. City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite said 62 cases of HIV were recorded from January to March this year. Only 11...
