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4 rescued after light plane crash-lands near Zamboanga City shore
The training aircraft bound for Dumaguete City carried two flight instructors, a student co-pilot, and a mechanic. All of them are unharmed, says the Philippine Coast Guard.
Zamboanga del Norte town police chief arrested for extortion
Godod town police chief Captain Haran Ulah allegedly demanded P10,000 in 'protection money' from a local treasure hunter
Virus patient confined belatedly due to poor coordination between local IATFs
'We have a lapse here; we have a problem,' says pulmonologist Philip Limsi
Cebu City, more VisMin areas to be on GCQ starting June 1
Central Visayas, Mandaue City, and Zamboanga City are also added to GCQ areas after President Rodrigo Duterte initially placed them under the more relaxed modified GCQ
Zambo Norte braces for lifting of General Community Quarantine
Zamboanga del Norte will open its borders on June 1
Despite increase in virus cases, Zamboanga City reduces quarantine status
'The battle is not yet over; it is just beginning. Let us not put our guard down (because) the danger has not yet passed,' Zamboango City Mayor Climaco warns
Zamboanga Norte blind again in fighting COVID-19
Residents are worried because there are no coronavirus testing facilities in the province
Zamboanga del Norte records 1st coronavirus case
(UPDATED) The province's first COVID-19 case is a 63-year-old Norwegian who arrived in Dipolog City on March 2, says Zamboanga del Norte's Task Force COVID-19
Albay, Zamboanga City to remain on lockdown until May 15
The requests of Zamboanga City and Albay province to extend their quarantine periods is due to an increase in cases in their localities
Zamboanga City’s coronavirus cases spike as more inmates get infected
Mayor Beng Climaco says 27 inmates and 2 BJMP personnel are the latest to acquire COVID-19, bringing the city's number of cases to 59
A university in Zamboanga del Norte makes disinfection chamber from recycled materials
The improvised disinfection chamber is already in use at the Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital
Army engineer brigade sets up coronavirus facility in Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City stakeholders are working together in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease
Zamboanga del Sur records first 2 coronavirus cases
The provincial government also makes a 'very urgent' appeal to all those on Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR 289 from Manila-Ozamis on March 14, 2020 to inform their local health workers
Zambo del Norte’s only university mobilizes against coronavirus
All 5 campuses of the Jose Rizal Memorial State University in Zamboanga del Norte do their share in helping the province
Zamboanga City reports 1st coronavirus case
The patient is a 29-year-old male who has traveled from Manila
Zambo Norte pulmonologist says virus statistics may be deceiving
Dr Philip Limsi says the provincial government must not be complacent because there was still no case of COVID-19 in Zamboanga del Norte
Zambo Norte placed under province-wide community quarantine
The public is prohibited from going to beaches, pools, and other recreational areas
How Denice Zamboanga ended up in Thailand
Training away from home has paid dividends for the Philippines' Denice Zamboanga as she gains a shot at a ONE Championship world title
Davao Occidental tops Zamboanga in low-scoring MPBL semis
The extremely low-scoring affair set a number of MPBL records, including the lowest points combined in a game of 75
WATCH: Zamboanga stays undefeated, Banario ends ONE slump
Check out how Denice Zamboanga and Honorio Banario grab decision victories in ONE: King of the Jungle
2 minors die in grenade explosion in Dipolog City
A police official says the presence of a rifle grenade in the hands of civilians in the city is alarming
Zamboanga del Norte town vice mayor, 2 others killed in ambush
(UPDATED) Unidentified men with high-powered firearms attack the vehicle of Baliguian Vice Mayor Gani Esmali in Siocon town
Dapitanons urged to reflect on relevance of Rizal
While in exile in Dapitan, Jose Rizal showed 'how to give the best of oneself in the worst circumstance,' says history professor Rex Angelo Hamoy
LIST: DFA consular operations suspended on December 6, 7
(UPDATED) The Department of Foreign Affairs advises the public to take note of the schedules of its consular offices in Zamboanga, Pampanga, Metro Manila, and Baguio City
PDEA seizes P13.6-M shabu in Zamboanga buy-bust
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 9 and Zamboanga police arrest 5 suspects
Military scouring Zamboanga peninsula for kidnapped couple
The gunmen who abducted Allan and Wilma Hyrons from their resort in Zamboanga del Sur have yet to be identified, but the military is looking at the Abu Sayyaf Group because of its history of kidnappings
Gunmen abduct British man and Filipino wife in Zamboanga del Sur
(3rd UPDATE) The victims were abducted from their resort in Tukuran town, local police say
Dapitan ballet family’s students win gold, silver in Singapore competition
3 students of the Jete Performing Arts Studio bring home medals from the recent Asia-Pacific Arts Festival in Singapore
Negros island killings have 'very low' chance of spilling over to Zamboanga del Norte – army
While army intelligence 'said the chances are very low,' according to Lt. Colonel Rufino de Leon, it is still possible for the NPA to create diversionary attacks'
Zamboanga joins country’s triathlon map
The first major swim-bike-run event in Zamboanga City gets going with the Compressport Hermosa Triathlon on October 13
Zambo Norte congresswoman, husband charged with obstruction of justice
Prosecutors file the case against Zamboanga del Norte Representative Glona Labadlabad and her husband, Rosendo, the Sindangan town mayor
Zamboanga del Norte municipal councilor shot dead
Sindangan Councilor Cicero Gurrea, who topped the last elections, is attacked while driving a jeepney with students on board
LOOK: Zamboanga del Sur town upcycles election tarps into school bags
Repurposing discarded election materials is not a new initiative for the local government of Dumalinao. Before they made school bags using tarpaulins, they also turned election tarps into ecobags following the 2016 elections.
Uy retains governorship of Zamboanga del Norte
The winners in the congressional races are Romeo Jalosjos Jr (1st district), Glona Labadlabad (2nd district), and Isagani Amatong (3rd district)
Jalosjos proclaimed mayor in Dapitan
(UPDATED) Reelectionist Mayor Rosalina Jalosjos is finally proclaimed as the winner, defeating her challenger, former Dipolog City mayor Evelyn Uy
Power back in Zamboanga del Sur town, but canvassing still stalled
Vote canvassing is disrupted after 6 unidentified gunmen strafed the electrical transformer that powers the municipal hall
Fire hits Dapitan City theme park
In a statement, Gloria's Fantasyland says that operations will continue as usual in other parts of the theme park
Fire hits vote counting machines stored in Zamboanga del Sur school
Out of 8 vote counting machines in the holding room of the school, one is burnt. Seven VCMs are immediately secured by responding policemen.
Climaco defeats Lobregat in Zamboanga City mayoral race
(3rd UPDATE) Mayor Maria Isabelle 'Beng' Climaco Salazar enjoys a margin of more than 30,000 votes over rival Celso Lobregat
Darel Uy poised for reelection as Dipolog mayor
With 98% of precincts having transmitted results, the PDP-Laban bet and incumbent mayor is set to clinch for a second term
Dipolog City: Will Yebes dethrone the Uy clan?
Dipolog City mayoral bet Rolando Yebes challenges his former rival's son, incumbent Mayor Darel Uy
Judge shot dead in Zamboanga del Norte
Judge Reymar Lacaya of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, is the fifth judge killed under the Duterte administration
News anchor Erwin Tulfo declared persona non grata in Dapitan
While campaigning for the party-list group ACT-CIS in Dapitan City, Tulfo made remarks about the city that offended the locals
4 Army soldiers arrested in ambush of ex-Zamboanga del Sur mayor
The 4 suspects in the ambush of the former mayor of Dumingag town are with the Philippine Army's 1st Infantry Tabak Division
Ex-Zamboanga del Sur mayor ambushed by riding-in-tandem gunmen
Former Dumingag town mayor Naciancino Pacalioga Jr is ambushed in Bacolod town, Lanao del Norte
Zamboanga City under state of calamity due to dry spell
The city disaster management office and the City Agriculturist Office are proposing P43.8 million to purchase fertilizer and vegetable seeds, as well as buy or rent equipment
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One city, two mayors? Duterte endorses Lobregat, Climaco in Zamboanga
PDP-Laban stands by its 'official candidate' for the mayoralty race, Celso Lobregat
Cebu town councilor shot dead in Zamboanga del Sur
Alfonso Donaire IV is the third councilor of San Fernando, Cebu, to be killed by unidentified gunmen since March 2018
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