Foreign terrorist an Egyptian, and one of the five remaining foreign terrorists–all Egyptians–monitored in Sulu April 17, 2021 ZAMBOANGA CITY – A foreign terrorist and two Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits were killed in a clash with government forces in the province of Sulu, military officials said Saturday. […]
City mayor blames Covid-19 pandemic January 27, 2021 ZAMBOANGA CITY–Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has acknowledged rising cases of suicides in the city, blaming it partly on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Salazar said Wednesday she has instructed Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, City Health Office chief, and City Social Welfare […]
BARMM exec loses battle with brain tumor; dies in Zambo hospital January 20, 2021 ZAMBOANGA CITY–The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is mourning the passing of Deputy Chief Minister Abdul Sahrin, described by Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim as a “dear friend and a brother” in […]
Appeals to soldiers to stay calm President Rodrigo Duterte treats the deaths of four soldiers gunned down by police officers in Jolo, Sulu as a personal loss, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after observers noticed that Duterte looked low-spirited, even sickly,… Read […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has appealed to the military to remain calm and not to take revenge against the police over the recent shooting incident where four soldiers were killed, saying this will not do the country any good.The President made the appeal in his […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY ALSO DECLARED MGCQ President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the cities of Davao and Zamboanga, which have the highest COVID-19 cases in Mindanao, under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) from July 1 to 15 while two other cities and 12 provinces in Mindanao are on extended MGCQ. […]
Unless “explicitly stated,” candidates in the 2019 midterms election may not assume they have been endorsed by Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), a regional party co-founded by Mayor Sara Z. Duterte. HNP-Davao political officer Jefry Tupas, made the clarification amid a flurry of claims by candidates that they have […]
By Manny Piñol Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte was moved to tears Sunday, January 25, as a huge crowd composed of Muslim and Christian sectoral leaders from the Zamboanga Peninsula chanted his name again and again and begged that he run for President. About 2,000 sectoral leaders were […]
An official of the Zamboanga City business community supports continues military actions instead of giving safe passage “to these criminals” as the standoff enters the seventh day Sunday. “Zamboanga is eager to see a full military assault and not theatrics! These criminals do not know civilized peace, only […]
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Saturday said that the stand-off between the military and rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has so far displaced 69,000 persons. This is equivalent to 14,000 families, OCD Region 9 director Adriano Fuego said. The displaced persons are from Barangays Rio […]
