BIR builds revenue generation campaign
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is strengthening its revenue generation campaign to boost its tax collection in this city, a BIR official announced.
For the month of April 2012, BIR fell short by 2.77 percent in its revenue collection.
Dole to launch labor-free village campaign
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has scheduled to conduct a child labor-free barangay campaign in one of the four villages in the region identified with high incidence of child labor.
The campaign is set to be held on May 29, in the village of Baybay, Liloy in Zamboanga del...
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,...
Abu Sayyaf bandit falls
COMBINED operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Special Action Force (SAF) have arrested an Abu Sayyaf bandit who is linked to several kidnappings in the region.
Senior Superintendent Edgar Danao, CIDG regional director, said the Abu Sayyaf bandit was...
15 human trafficking victims rescued
TWO inter-agency task forces have rescued 15 female victims of human trafficking on two separate operations in Tawi-Tawi province, officials disclosed Friday.
Senior Superintendent Rodelio Jocson, Tawi-Tawi police director, said eight of the 15 victims were rescued on Wednesday while the...
Widow killed during wedding rites
A WIDOW was shot to death in a wedding rite in an island village east of this city, the police reported Friday.
The incident took place around 9 a.m. Thursday in the village of Busay, 29 kilometers east of this city, the Police Station 4 reported.
City unveils P6.9-M Red Cross building
MAYOR Celso Lobregat led the City Government officials on Friday afternoon in unveiling and turning over to the local chapter of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) the P6.9-million PRC building and blood center.
Lobregat, who is a PRC governor, said the project, funded by the City Government...
Grenade blast kills 1, injures 5
A 31-YEAR-OLD man was killed while five others were wounded in a grenade explosion in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Thursday.
The blast happened around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday at Purok Rizal, Poblacion village in Imelda town, the Police Regional Office reported.
Trade industry sets two-day Diskwento Caravan
DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) has scheduled the holding of a two-day Diskwento Caravan in this city that would give the buying public the opportunity to purchase goods at discounted prices.
DTI Provincial Director Rolando Acuña said the caravan is set to be held on May 29 to 30...
Armm eyes passage of own FOI version
THE Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) is eyeing to enact its own version of Freedom of Information (FOI) law.
Lanao del Sur Assemblywoman Samira Gutoc-Tomawis said the Armm FOI is in the pipeline of the RLA legislative agenda.
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...
Lightning kills one, injures 5
A TEENAGER died while five others were wounded when a lightning struck two sitios in an east coast village in Zamboanga City, a police said Wednesday.
Chief Inspector Ricardo Garcia, Police Station 2 commander said the incident took place around 11 a.m. Tuesday in Sitio Camias and Sitio...
Explosion rocks Sibugay town
THE police are eyeing the involvement of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Special Operations Group (MILF-SOG) in the bomb explosion outside the house of a businessman in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.
The Zamboanga Sibugay police reported that the incident happened around 9:30 p.m...
City releases salaries for summer job workers
THE local government will start releasing Thursday the salaries for students who worked under the 2012 Summer Program for the Employment of Students (Spes) in this city - in time for the enrolment period.
City Social Welfare and Development Officer Francisco Barredo said on Wednesday...
City releases salaries for summer job workers
THE local government will start releasing Thursday the salaries for students who worked under the 2012 Summer Program for the Employment of Students (Spes) in this city - in time for the enrolment period.
City Social Welfare and Development Officer Francisco Barredo said on Wednesday...
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...
Police file charges against arrested recruiter
THE Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) has filed three criminal cases against an alleged illegal recruiter recently arrested in Zamboanga City.
The ZCPO said the respondent is a native of Isabela City, Basilan province.
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...
Anti-narcotic agents arrest 4 drug pushers
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have arrested four people, including a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), in a buy-bust operation in a village in Zamboanga City, an official said.
PDEA Regional Director Adzhar Albani said the suspects were arrested around 8 p.m....
25 Armm students receive DOST scholarship
TWENTY-FIVE high school graduates from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) have qualified this year to a study grant specially catered to deserving Muslim students by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Armm DOST Assistant Secretary Abdulgalib Halud said the 25...
Budget agency, City to operate region’s sub-depot
THE Procurement Service (PS), a government agency attached to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the City Government of Zamboanga, will formally enter into an agreement for the joint operation of the Zamboanga sub-depot.
The agreement aims to offer cheaper but good quality...
