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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

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

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.

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.

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

Riding-in-tandem gunmen kill Zamboanga del Sur town councilor
Sominot town Councilor Romeo Mainar Sr is gunned down in Bobongan village in Ramon Magsaysay town, say police

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Soldier home from Marawi shot dead by riding-in-tandem
Corporal Rhufel Alvarez Lihay-Lihay of Pagadian City was with the Civic Miltary Operation Battalion based in Zamboanga del Sur

#NSPC2017: Over 5,000 campus journalists say 'no' to fake news
The annual journalism competition for elementary and high school students kicks off in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province

Former Zamboanga del Sur mayor faces malversation charges
Wilson Kitty Nandang also faces murder and drug charges for the death of his political rival and the latter s family in 2013

Army officer, soldier shot dead in Zambo ambush
Gunmen attack a military vehicle in Danas Zamboanga del Sur

Sandiganbayan charges Zamboanga Rep Cerilles with graft
Representative Aurora Cerilles is charged because of alleged irregularities in a contract she approved in 2008 when she was governor

Rescued? 'Kidnappers released us,' says MSU student
(UPDATED) One of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology students who surfaced on Monday denies reports law enforcers rescued them from kidnappers

PPCRV volunteer ambushed in Pagadian City
Elmida Adela a Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting PPCRV volunteer is attacked by still unidentified men on Tuesday morning May 10

Zamboanga del Sur Palaro athlete banks on arnis to reach college
After her family lost their money Palarong Pambansa athlete Nikki Gelbolingo is working hard as an arnis scholar to finish school and alleviate them from poverty

3 dead, 4 wounded in Pagadian truck accident
The vehicle loses control and hits a coconut tree after its brakes reportedly malfunctioned

Who is running in the Zamboanga Peninsula | 2016 Elections
UPDATED Rappler s list of candidates for local positions in the Zamboanga Peninsula
Kidnappers take owner of Dipolog Italian restaurant
Rolando del Torchio a former Italian missionary liked Dipolog so much he decided to stay here where he opened his own pizza house

No legs, no excuses: Palaro amputee shines in Cebu triathlon
Zamboanga native Jomar Maalam bests 2 600 able bodied athletes in the swimming event of the Cobra Ironman 70 3 triathlon The 18 year old paralympic triathlete has no legs

No P7-M graft case vs Cerilles due to Ombudsman inaction
Because it takes the Office of the Ombudsman 8 years to file the graft case involving the purchase of medical supplies the Sandiganbayan dismisses it

Student abducted in Pagadian
Police have yet to identify the suspects who took Southern Mindanao College student Stephen Mago Tan
School officials kidnapped in Zamboanga del Sur
Eight armed men abduct two supervisors of the Kumalarang Central Elementary School Monday evening
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Killers gun down the mayor of Zamboanga del Sur and his wife A task force will investigate Enrile President signs the 2014 budget into law
VIDEO: Shooting at NAIA Terminal 3, 4 dead
The mayor of Zamboanga Del Sur was gunned down at the airport Friday The volley of fire killed his wife nephew and an 18 month old bystander
FAST FACTS: Mayor Ukol Talumpa
UPDATED Labangan Zamboanga del Sur Mayor Ukol Talumpa survived two previous attempts to kill him
NPA ransacks police station in Misamis Occidental
The NPA attackers were clad in military uniform on Saturday taking with them guns and ammunition
Fences and farmers: LGU efforts in education reforms
More local government units are taking up the responsibility of improving the quality of education in the country
LGUs told: Graduates need not always head to Manila
What jobs do regions offer and what skills do they need? LGUs should adapt their school curricula to these market requirements
TVIRD moves closer to operating Zambo del Sur mine
The company says it already submitted the feasibility study for its Balabag gold silver project
NPC sweeps LP in Zamboanga del Sur
The Nationalist People s Coalition is making a sweep of election seats in its stronghold of Zamboanga del Sur
Pagadian Comelec: 'We're 100% ready'
Pagadian City Zamboanga del Sur all set for May 13 elections
Power deal to boost Mindanao supply up for approval
Mapalad Power Corp and the Zamboanga del Sur I Electric Cooperative ZAMSURECO are seeking approval for a 5 MW power sales agreement
Swimmer with no legs guns for gold
Born with no legs Jomar Maalam becomes the first amputee swimmer from Western Mindanao to compete in Palarong Pambansa
Amputee swimmer competes in Palaro 2013
Jomar Maalam is a 16 year old swimmer from Zamboanga del Sur who was born without legs He competes in Palarong Pambansa 2013
LPA now tropical depression Auring; Signal #1 in 9 areas
The low pressure area that has traversed northern Mindanao has developed into a tropical depression and has been named Auring state weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday
'Pablo:' 40,000 in evacuation centers
UPDATED The typhoon with international codename Bopha made landfall over Baganga Davao Oriental early morning Tuesday December 4; Pablo now raking across Mindanao
NPA rebels raid police station, other gov't offices in Zambo Sur town
Communist rebels raid a police station in Zamboanga del Sur town and even set up a checkpoint along the highway
Quake kills 43, leaves others trapped
[UPDATED] Army says 100 homes destroyed appeals for immediate assistance
Attack on fishing boats kills 15 in Basilan
[UPDATED] Mayor laments slow police response