4 Abu Sayyaf with ISIS links captured in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four Abu Sayyaf militants, including a senior member with links to ISIS, were captured in separate operations in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, national police chief Camilo Cascolan announced on Monday.

Old woman tests positive for coronavirus in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A nonagenarian woman has been tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines which is now under a strict enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Health, or DOH, said Thursday.

Zambo mayor orders crackdown on illegal recruiters

FEISTY MAYOR Beng Climaco has ordered authorities to crack down on illegal recruiters using the southern port city of Zamboanga for their nefarious activities following the rescue of dozens of women on their way to work illegally abroad.

Zamboanga tops anti-polio campaign in Region 9

THE SECOND round of Zamboanga’s anti-polio campaign was successful, according to Mayor Beng Climaco who said over 112,000 children below 5 years old were vaccinated.

Zamboanga City achieved the highest number of children vaccinated in Western Mindanao followed by Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte with 107.9% and Pagadian City at 107.8%.