27 hurt in Zambo City firecracker explosion

A TOTAL of 27 persons, including 19 uniformed personnel, were wounded in an explosion of firecrackers that were for disposal in Zamboanga City on Monday afternoon.

Pasonanca Park as AHP proof of gov't conservation efforts

THE DESIGNATION of the Pasonanca Natural Park in Zamboanga City as the 52nd ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) is a solid proof of government conservation efforts.

4 fishermen rescued from capsized boat

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued four fishermen after their motorized boat capsized off the southern port city of Zamboanga.

Maxim drivers, employees lauded for aiding fire victims

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of fire victims here hailed Maxim food delivery drivers and employees for aiding them following a recent conflagration in the village of Arena Blanco.

VP Sara, Sen. Tolentino to grace Mindanao leg of ROTC Games

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Vice President and concurrent Department of Education  Secretary Sara Duterte and Senator Francis Tolentino will grace the Mindanao regional games of the ongoing 2023 Philippine ROTC Games (PRG). 

Police seize P9 million worth of crystal meth in Zambo Peninsula

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police seized over P9 million worth of crystal meth and arrested two people in separate undercover sting operations in Zamboanga City and in the town of Dumalinao in Zamboanga del Sur province in southern Philippines, officials said Saturday.

3 men injured in Zambo speedboat fire

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three people were injured after their speedboat caught fire during a trial run off the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga.

Wild plant kills 2 children in Zamboanga City

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two children from a poor Muslim family died and a third sibling remains critical in hospital after eating a broth mixed with a wild tuber in this southern Filipino city.

Sayyaf in kidnap-slay of Filipino man captured

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police are holding a suspected Abu Sayyaf man linked to the kidnap-slay of a farmer here in April 2009 with officials saying the suspect is a relative of an Abu Sayyaf commander in the southern Philippine province of Basilan.

Boy dead, 5 others hospitalized for food poisoning

ZAMBOANGA CITY - A boy was killed and five of his siblings were rushed to hospital after consuming expired grocery goods they found at a garbage dump in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga.

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.

Eastern Communications launches services in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Geared up for empowering more local businesses to evolve every day, premier Philippine telecommunications company Eastern Communications introduces its world-class services and expands its footprint in Zamboanga, one of the economic hubs in Mindanao.

LBC Express slammed for lost package

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner has slammed courier company LBC Express for losing its parcel intended for a priest in Cebu City.

Coast Guard man shot dead in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Philippine Coast Guard was shot dead in the southern port city of Zamboanga in the restive region of Mindanao.

3 cops under investigation for the death of waiter

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The local police are investigating three of its officers following the death of a waiter under their custody.

Solid waste management not followed

ZAMBOANGA CITY – An environmental group said the implementation of the Republic Act 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, was a total failure in many parts of the country.

Cargo ship runs aground in Zamboanga City

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A cargo ship has run aground on Santa Cruz Island, some three nautical miles from the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga.

1 dead, 6 injured in Zambo car crash

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A civilian was killed and six others injured after a car crashed into a pile of street poles in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, police said Tuesday.

Customs destroys P1.4-B smuggled cigarettes

ZAMBOANGA CITY  - The Bureau of Customs destroyed tens of thousands of reams of smuggled cigarettes on Friday in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga.

UPDATED: 29 killed in Philippine ferry fire

ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 29 people, including children, were killed and many more injured after a fire broke out in a ferry off the southern Philippine province of Basilan.