Task group formed to rescue trader
THE City Government of Zamboanga has formed a task group that would oversee the rescue efforts of a 60-year-old businessman who was abducted in the city on Thursday.
Rebels abducts businessman
ANOTHER businessman was abducted by armed men in this southern port city just a day after another kidnap victim was released to authorities.
Bomb explosion hit Zamboanga City
AN IMPROVISED bomb exploded at a disco pub in Zamboanga City on Tuesday shortly before elementary and high school students trooped to schools for the formal opening of classes.
OPAPP sets peace process forum
THE Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) will be holding a one-day dialogue and consultation in this southern port city on Thursday.
Police trace kidnappers' bank account
POLICE and military authorities are tracing a bank account number used by the kidnappers who abducted a 71-year-old Swiss-born Filipino civic leader.
Arrest of bolo-wielding man mars special polls
A BOLO-WIELDING man, clad in t-shirt with markings of an election watchdog, was arrested in a polling precinct in Maluso town, Basilan province Thursday morning.
All set for Lanao Sur special polls
AN OFFICIAL of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Wednesday that all is set for the holding of special elections Thursday in the province of Lanao del Sur.
Ex-con rapes daughter-in-law, falls
AN EX-CONVICT who allegedly raped his own daughter-in-law was shot and wounded by a village watchman after he resisted and tried to attack a village official, the police reported.
Seven animal rabies cases reported
ZAMBOANGA City Veterinarian Mario Arriola has confirmed a total of seven animal rabies cases from January to April this year based on records submitted by the Regional Animal Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory
Fire bureau checks Zambo boarding houses
A BUREAU of Fire Protection (BFP) official has advised parents of out-of-town students to choose boarding houses that conform to the fire safety code.
