DAVAO CITY – The city government of Zamboanga allotted P19.8 million for the implementation of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) during the upcoming vacation. City Social Welfare and Development Office Assistant Chief Uldarico Fabian said on Friday that the SPES will have a total of 2,321 slots this year. Fabian said […]
Zamboanga Peninsula
DILG declares 17 ZamPen municipalities as drug-cleared
DAVAO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) declared on Saturday as drug-cleared 17 municipalities in the Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen) due to their successful campaign against illegal drugs. The declaration was done during the regional launching of the program dubbed as ‘Buhay ay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA).’ DILG Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” […]
P100-M allotted quarterly for elderlies in Zambo City
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The local government here will allocate P100 million per quarter for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of its bona fide senior citizens. City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) Assistant Chief Uldarico Fabian said on Tuesday that “the social amelioration payment for the elderlies is a new program of the city government […]
World Rowing champ is from Zamboanga
DAVAO CITY —- The people of Zamboanga City feted as the 2023 World Rowing Champion Kristine Paraon hails from the Latin City of Asia. On Monday, Mayor John Dalipe led a simple to honor Paraon, a Zamboangueña, for her achievements in recent international competitions bringing honor and fame not only to Zamboanga City but the […]
23,000 flock to Dapitan’s Easter Sunday celebration
Sun, fun, and rock ‘n roll on the beach is how Dapitan City amps the ante for the post Covid-19 pandemic Easter Sunday Celebration, as the city reveals the Christian world’s second most favorite celebration next to Christmas time. Easter Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating […]
Dapitan City to host Ironman 5150
The historic Shrine City of Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte is pushing for tourist influx as it looks forward to capitalize on the popularity of sporting events such as the Ironman Triathlon 5150 as it bids to host it on Sept. 8-10 this year for the first time. City Mayor Seth Frederick Jalosjos visited Davao […]
DOH-Zamboanga Peninsula gears up vaxx drive
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Health authorities here is up for supplemental Measles, Rubella, and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV-SIA) as the Zamboanga Peninsula region records 59 cases of Measles for the first quarter of 2023. The Department of Health-Region 9 aims to vaccinate 79,973 children aged 9-59 months for the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine and […]
PSA-9 explains delays in National ID delivery
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority in Region 9 said that delays in the delivery of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys or National ID) are due to several factors but mainly to Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for printing, and producing the ID and the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) for delivery. The PSA is the […]
Zambo City seniors to get free movie passes weekly, allowance quarterly
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Senior citizens of this city will get their free movie privilege back this week as the city government brings back normalization post-Covid-19 pandemic. The free movie passes for 60 years old and above were suspended by then-Mayor Maria Isabel Climaco as the Covid-19 outbreak raged on. Mayor John Dalipe brought back the […]
Zambo anti-drug chief busted inside city police office
ZAMBOANGA CITY —A police officer who has been on top of the city’s anti-illegal drugs operation was caught hiding with illegal drugs inside his sling bag and inside his socks Thursday, March 9, inside the city police office but presented to the media on Firday, March 10. Police Master Sergeant Marlon Dimaisip, served as the […]
Zambo anti-narcotics nabs pusher in drug buy-bust
ZAMBOANGA CITY —-Personnel of the Zamboanga City Police Station 7 arrested suspected drug pusher Omar Dueñas Edris, 38 years old, in a drug buy-bust operation along Talungon St., Barangay San Roque on Wednesday, March 8. Seized from Edris was suspected Methamphetamine Hydrochloride inside two packets weighing 5.56 grams with a street value of P37,808.00. Two […]
Water crisis looms in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Water crisis looms but Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) this early is preparing the raiotning plan for their consumers. The consumers may face water shortages again in the coming months as the city’s water supply dwindles and the city experiences less rain. The ZCWD said that consumers could experience water supply reduction […]
Zamboanga celebrates Women’s month via Marcha de las Mujeres
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The local government here culminated the International Women’s Day celebration on March 8, through a campaign dubbed as Marcha De Las Mujeres: a purple walk for a cause. The walk started early afternoon at San Jose road and ended at 3:00 pm with a short program in Paseo del Mar. The month […]