Bong Garcia

Migration ‘contributes to population growth’

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:17:39 +0800

MIGRATION of people from nearby provinces is the major contributory factor to Zamboanga City’s population growth, a local official said.

Couple killed in ambush

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:00:32 +0800

POLICE are conducting investigation to unmask the gunmen who killed a couple in an ambush in Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported.

Bomb misfires

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:06:08 +0800

THE bombers' intention to inflict deaths or injuries failed as the explosive device they planted near a police station in Sulu misfired, a top military official said Wednesday.

Police intercept bomb components' shipment

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:57 +0800

THE police have filed a criminal complaint for illegal possession of explosives against four people before the City Prosecutors' Office in Zamboanga City.

Troops track down tugboat crews' whereabouts

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:29:23 +0800

GOVERNMENT troops are tracking down the whereabouts of three tugboar crew who were seized by gunmen off Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, a military official said Monday.

Cops arrest suspected Sinnott abductor

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:15:20 +0800

POLICE authorities have placed under investigation a man they arrested for murder for possible involvement in the recent kidnapping of an Irish priest in Pagadian City.

Police detonate improvised bomb

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:38:48 +0800

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) explosive ordnance demolition (EOD) personnel have detonated an improvised bomb in a remote village east of Zamboanga City, a police official said Saturday.

Two-day power summit set in Mindanao

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:37:54 +0800

MINDANAO Business Council (MinBC) and Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CDOCCI) are organizing a two-day power summit.

People panic over suspected cargo

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:27 +0800

PEOPLE were thrown to panic when they saw policemen cordoning an area and closing a road to traffic around 3 p.m. Friday in Zamboanga City’s commercial center.

Cops bag gunrunners

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:41 +0800

OPERATIVES of Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) have arrested two people believed to be gunrunners in Zamboanga City, police officials said Friday.