5 people injured in boat fire

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five people were injured after an engine fire broke out on a motor launch off Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, village officials and the Coast Guard said.

Rio Hondo leaders, residents rally behind Mayor

WHILE FORMER Zamboanga congressman Celso Lobregat has resurrected the collapse of a wooden foot bridge in Barangay Rio Hondo four years ago, residents there and local officials thanked Mayor Beng Climaco for her untiring efforts in the rehabilitation projects in the area.

Zambo bridge, a ‘Symbol of resilience, unity’

“THE SYMBOL of resilience and unity,” that is what Mayor Beng Climaco - now on her third and last term – calls the newly-rehabilitated Rio Hondo-Mariki Bridge, saying “it stands tall and proud after the 2013 siege.”

Military ordnance kills Zambo boy: Police

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police said an explosion that killed a boy near the naval station here was from a military ordnance.

Zambo mayor ensures welfare of people

DESPITE THE difficult battle against Covid-19, Mayor Beng Climaco continues to work even harder to ensure the welfare of the Zamboangueños amid the health crisis.