Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
“Be role models and inspire them. Do not waste this opportunity.” This was the remark of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral George Ursabia Jr. during the graduation ceremony of 226 trainees who completed the Coast Guard Non-officers’ course in Zamboanga on Friday, July 16. At...
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked for the technical support of the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in turning Zamboanga Sibugay into a production hub for king crabs and oysters. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said he has recently discussed the aquaculture and...
A motorized wooden boat locally known as "jungkong" loaded with a hundred master cases of cigarettes was intercepted off the waters of Manalipa Island in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Friday, July 16. OH NO YOU DON'T--A delivery of a P3.5-million shipment of smuggled cigarettes...
A pet dog tugged at netizens' heartstrings on social media after it donated blood to save a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) working canine who had a medical condition. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) lauded pet dog “Bingo” on Friday, July 16, for donating blood to save "Kat-Kat," a female PCG...
An old convention center in Pasonanca, Zamboanga City has been tranformed into a mega quarantine facility in order to accommodate more asymptomatic and moderate cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). REPURPOSED--The old Zamboanga Convention Center in Pasonanca, Zamboanga City has been...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) lend a helping hand to local teachers in repairing classrooms and buildings at the Sangali National High School in Zamboanga City. The PCG Substation Sangali and personnel of BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) participated in the “Brigada Eskwela Program”...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) bared Friday, July 9, that it has seized at least 70 boxes of alleged smuggled cigarettes loaded on a motorbanca in Layag-Layag, Zamboanga City. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) seizes at least 70 cases of smuggled cigarettes that were loaded on a motorbanca in...
Two soldiers who were critically wounded when a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 cargo plane crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, succumbed to their injuries on Monday, July 5, raising the death toll to 52. BURNING AIRCRAFT. An aircraft carrier, said to be a Philippine Airforce C-130H,...
Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga is not leaving her eyes on the prize as she remains focused on winning against South Korean veteran Seo Hee Ham when they meet in the Circle soon for the inaugural women's atomweight grand prix. Denice Zamboanga (ONE Championship) "I'm still focused on the goal....
The construction of the state-run Imelda District Hospital--which is expected to give Zamboanga Sibugay folk better access medical services--is set to be completed by July 2021, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. HOSPITAL IN PROGRESS -- The Imelda Hospital in Zamboanga Sibugay...
ONE Championship's Zamboanga siblings -- Denice and Drex -- paid tribute to their dad Rene as Father's Day is approaching. Denice Zamboanga with father Rene Both Denice and Drex shared the same sentiments and expressed gratitude to their father who has been very supportive of their mixed martial...
