Former Zamboanga del Norte governor Roberto Y. Uy and 10 other officials have been named in graft and administrative charges filed before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged unlawful donations of properties, equipment, and supplies of the province worth P925 million to several other...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Over 1,000 families have evacuated due to heavy monsoon rains which pummeled this city since Friday night, July 12. RESCUE teams from the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office conduct rescue operations in Barangay San Jose Gusu, Zamboanga City....
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Nineteen uniformed personnel were injured in an explosion during a fireworks disposal activity here on Monday, July 8. The Police Regional Office-9 has ordered a thorough investigation of the operation led by a composite team of the Explosives and Canine Unit-9, Philippine...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe has suspended the business permit of Next Step Fireworks Shop on Monday, July 1, after a powerful blast ripped through its warehouse and killed five people here on Saturday, June 29. READ:...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five persons were killed and 21 others were injured in an explosion in a firecracker warehouse here on Saturday, June 29. FIVE persons were killed in a firecracker warehouse explosion in Zamboanga City on June 29. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The loud explosion rocked...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A Zamboanga City policeman neutralized two men who shot and killed a bystander in Zamboanga City on Tuesday, June 25. The policeman who was on his way to work was riding his motorcycle on Talon Talon Loop Road when he spotted two suspicious looking men riding a motorcycle in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led the turnover of 12 aluminum boats on Monday, June 24, to various beneficiaries here for La Niña response. MAYOR John Dalipe turns over 12 aluminum boats to various beneficiaries in preparation for La Niña in Zamboanga City. (Photo via Liza Jocson)...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Tourism Office launched its official website on Sunday, June 23. DESTINOZAMBOANGA.COM The website, destinozamboanga.com, contains historical information about Zamboanga City and serves as a guide for domestic and international tourists on the...
Zamboanga stamped its class and essayed a 106-97 win over Vantablack to inch closer to its first-ever leg finals appearance in The Asian Tournament Thursday, June 20, at the Sentrong Pangkabataan court in Calapan City. Franky Johnson stars anew for the Zamboanga Valientes (The Asian Tournament) The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P13.6 million from a 60-year-old drug pusher and her two companions in a buy-bust operation here on Sunday, June 16. POLICE seized shabu worth P13.6 million from a senior citizen and her two companions in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout with the police during a buy-bust operation in Mampang, this city, on Saturday, June 15. The fatality was identified as Jabar Pidlasi, alias Jabal, 38. Police said Pidlasi jumped out of the window of his house to escape lawmen...
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...
