ZAMBOANGA CITY - A female radio broadcaster was gunned down in Barangay Tumaga here on Tuesday, Oct. 22, by her own cousin due to a land dispute. RODRIGUEZ The victim Maria Vilma Rodriguez, 56, was a radio anchor for Emedia Network. Police said that the victim was sitting on a bamboo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police recovered three kilos of shabu worth P20.4 million and arrested a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Oct. 22. THREE kilos of suspected shabu worth P20.4-million were seized from a drug pusher in Zamboanga City on Oct. 22. (PNP) The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thirty-one families were displaced here on Tuesday, Oct. 22, by strong rains from tropical storm “Kristine.” RELIEF items are prepared for distribution to residents affected by inclement weather due to tropical storm 'Kristine' in Zamboanga City. The City Disaster Risk...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The municipal government of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte has offered a P100,000 reward for information that would lead to the safe recovery of kidnapped American Elliot Onil Eastman. Sibuco Mayor Joel M. Ventura announced the reward on Tuesday Oct. 22, with another P50,000...
The Police Regional Office-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) is all hands on deck in the pursuit of the kidnappers of an American citizen in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, Oct. 17. EASTMAN Police or the family of 26-year-old Elliott Onil Eastman have yet to receive any contact or demands from the...
An American national was kidnapped in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, Oct. 17. Police Regional Office-9 chief Police Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding identified the victim as Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from the state of Vermont in the United States. EASTMAN (FB) "We confirm that...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Rice for P29 per kilo was sold on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Kadiwa sa NIA: Tabo-An at the National Irrigation Administration Zambasulta Regional Sub-Office here. RICE for P29 a kilo was sold by the government in Zamboanga City. The activity with the theme “Suporta con de...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of residents heard Mass at the Fort Pilar Shrine here celebrating Fiesta Pilar, the feast day of this city’s patron saint, the Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar, on Saturday, October 12. FORT Pilar Shrine A mañanita (early morning) Mass at 3 a.m. started the day,...
Reigning ONE Atomweight MMA World Champion Stamp Fairtex believes it’s just right for ranked No. 2 Denice Zamboanga to get her shot at gold this time. Reigning ONE Atomweight MMA World Champion Stamp Fairtex, left, and Denice Zamboanga (ONE Championship) This comes after the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The representatives in Congress of this city are disputing the mayoral seat. Majority Leader and second district Rep. Mannix Dalipe goes up against first district Rep. Khymer Olaso. REP. Mannix Dalipe (FB) Rep. Dalipe leads the administration party under Team Performance...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 50 ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps witnessed the much-awaited Regatta de Zamboanga on Sunday, October 6, with Mayor John Dalipe, House Majority Leader Rep. Mannix Dalipe, and residents. THE Regatta de Zamboanga was held on Sunday, October 6, in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Commission on Elections here rejected a Certificate of Candidacy filed by a mayoral candidate due to failure to meet requirements. Comelec District Election Officer Jan Christian Babiera said they immediately rejected the COC filed by Gilbert Anore after finding out that...