Wanted man wounded in shootout with cops
A MAN who has pending warrant of arrest for murder was wounded in a shootout with arresting policemen in this city, a police official reported.
Zamboanga City Public Safety Company Chief William Gadayan said the shootout took place around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in the village of Sta. Maria,...
Red Cross receives P1-M worth of equipment
THE local chapter of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) got a boost in terms of equipment, thereby enhancing its delivery of services to the public in this city.
This came about as House Deputy Speaker Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has turned over P1 million worth of equipment to the PRC-...
Bomb explosion rocks Sibugay again
A BOMB explosion rocked the province of Zamboanga Sibugay for the third time this week, a top police official said Friday.
Senior Superintendent Ruben Cariaga, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said the latest explosion incident took place around 7:40 p.m. Thursday at Purok Jerusalem,...
Kidnapper falls
THE police have arrested a member of a kidnap-for-ransom-group (KFRG) in Zamboanga City, a top police official said Wednesday.
Chief Superintendent Mario Yanga, Zamboanga City police officer-in-charge, said the suspect was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday along Barcelona Street in downtown...
Taekwondo team bags Zamboanga Peninsula title
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy and his companions have stood out in the recently-concluded 1st Regional 2012 New Face Taekwondo Championship here in Zamboanga Peninsula.
The tournament, which was held last Saturday in Pagadian City, was dubbed as the “2nd SK Invitational Tournament.”
City to intensify anti-dengue campaign
THE City Government is intensifying its campaign against the spread of hemorrhagic fever as the cases of dengue continue to rise.
The City Health Office has recorded a total of 864 cases since January, 130 of which have registered since May 1 until Monday - days after the City Government...
Owwa assists 3 deported OFWs
THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have provided assistance to three Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were recently deported from Malaysia.
Owwa Regional Director Hassan Jumdain identified them as Johnny Ferrer,...
Summer ends with festival
THE 2012 Summer Festival will culminate on Friday with the Festival de las Bellas y Flores-Year 10, a competition of flower decked-arcos, beautiful gowns and ladies.
The activity will kick off with the parade of arcos at 5 p.m. from Ledesma Street (fronting the Zamboanga City Fire...
Councilman survives, son dies in ambush
A VILLAGE council member escaped unscathed while his son was killed in an ambush in an east coast village in Zamboanga City, a police official said Monday.
Chief Inspector Ricardo Garcia, Police Station 2 commander, said the incident took place around 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Purok 4, Barangay...
Government awards core shelter to 65 families
A TOTAL of 65 families in the island province of Sulu were awarded of core shelters units, a top government official said.
Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan said the implementation of the core shelter project is a joint project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the...
Police rescue 44 human trafficking victims
ZAMBOANGA City Police Office (ZCPO) operatives have rescued 44 victims of human trafficking, mostly minors, and arrested the suspected recruiter in this southern port city, a top police official announced Saturday.
Chief Superintendent Mario Yanga, police regional director for...
Motorcycle crash kills 1, injures 2
A 51-YEAR-OLD man died while two others were wounded in a motorcycle collision in an east coast village of Zamboanga City.
The Police Station 2 reported that the incident took place around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at Sitio Presa, Curuan village, 50 kilometers east of the city.
Bizman killed; fisherman injured
A BUSINESSMAN was killed while a fisherman was wounded on separate gun attacks in Zamboanga City, the police said Thursday.
The police identified the slain businessman as Johny Tan, a resident of Alvarez Drive, Talon-Talon, five kilometers east of the city.
2 die, 11 hurt in truck mishap
TWO people, including a four-year-old girl, died while 11 others were wounded when the truck they were riding fell into a ravine in an upland village, west of Zamboanga City.
The incident happened around noontime Wednesday at Sitio Camp Susana, La Paz, 18.5 kilometers west of the city,...
Abducted Aussie, mayor whereabouts still unknown
THE authorities remained puzzled on the whereabouts of an Australian national and a town mayor who were separately abducted by gunmen in the Zamboanga Peninsula region.
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jessie Robredo said there were “no direct contacts” with...
P100-M water project set to start
THE joint project of the City Government and Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) worth P100 million is set to start soon.
Once completed, the project is expected to supply water to several villages of Zamboanga City.
Campaign vs dengue starts with noise barrage
THE local government, through the City Health Office, is spearheading on Monday a noise barrage and motorcade in the thoroughfares and national highways of Zamboanga City.
The noise barrage is aimed to massively inform the public about the prevention and control of dengue fever and...
Fake real estate brokers fall
OPERATIVES of the Zamboanga City Police Office’s (ZCPO) Criminal Investigation and Detection Management arrested recently four fake real estate brokers in an entrapment operation in the city.
The ZCPO said the suspects were nabbed around 2 p.m. Thursday in an eatery in the village of Sta...
Police recover large volume of explosive materials
THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) Explosive Ordnance Demolition (EOD) has recovered large volume of explosive materials at a suspected explosive factory in a west coast village in the city.
Chief Superintendent Mario Yanga, deputy regional director for administration (DRDA), said...
Blackout lessened as power plant repair completed
THE rehabilitation of the Pulangi 4 hydroelectric power plant in Bukidnon has finally been completed and is now supplying an initial 200 megawatts (MW) of its 255-MW installed capacity to the entire Mindanao grid.
Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Josefina Asirit said the...
Deputy police chief relieved
CHIEF Superintendent Mario Yanga, police deputy regional director for administration, relieved on Wednesday one of his deputies and placed the latter under investigation.
Yanga, who is the officer-in-charge of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), relieved ZCPO’s deputy for operations...
Police rule out terrorism in Zambo explosion
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The police have ruled out terrorism as the motive behind Monday’s bomb explosion in a west coast village here.
The explosion took place around 5:17 p.m. Monday at J. Johnston Street in Barangay San Jose Gusu, 3.2 kilometer west of the city. It initially killed one and...
Four soldiers wounded in a clash
FOUR soldiers were wounded in a clash with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in a remote village of Agusan del Sur province, a military official said Tuesday.
Army’s 10th Infantry Division spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Lyndon Paniza said the clash took place around 9 a.m. Monday in the...
1 killed, another wounded in shooting incidents
A 30-YEAR-OLD man was killed while another was wounded on two separate shooting incidents in Zamboanga City, the police said Monday.
The police identified the fatality as Albert Dela Rama, 30, a resident of Sinunuc village, 9.4 kilometers west of the city.
Cash reward up for Iligan blast suspects
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Updated) – A P300,000 reward money is raised for anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of the suspects behind the grenade explosion in Iligan City.
The reward money is offered by Iligan City Representative Vicente Belmonte, said Army 103rd...
