Tuesday, September 7. 2010
Cop, holdupper killed in shootout
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]A policeman and the leader of a suspected hold-up gang were killed while seven others were arrested in a shootout in Sitio Baktus, Barangay Talabaan in the city’s east last Sunday night.
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Monday, September 6. 2010
Top Abu, 2 others die in clash with police in Sulu
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]A top Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) leader and two other bandits said to be the former’s sons were killed in a clash with police commandos in Maimbung, Sulu last Saturday.
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Sunday, September 5. 2010
400 Bagsakan Center stalls sans permit ordered closed
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]Some 400 stalls at the city-owned Bagsakasan Center were ordered temporarily closed pending their registration and/or renewal of license and business permit from the city government.
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Saturday, September 4. 2010
City ready for Zambo Hermosa Fest 2010
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]The city government is now undertaking preparations for the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival 2010, as it hopes to ensure the conduct of an all-encompassing and complete festival in honor of Nuestra Senora La Virgen del Pilar, the city’s most revered patron saint.
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Friday, September 3. 2010
Fertilizer touted as mosquito killer
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]The City Council has sought the expertise of chemists from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-9) to conduct studies on how effective is the in-organic fertilizer which reportedly can kill mosquito larva.
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Thursday, September 2. 2010
All-out war vs dengue Celso orders citywide cleanup drive today
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]In a bid to address the prevailing dengue crisis in the city, Mayor Celso Lobregat has issued an executive order declaring this day, September 2, as a Citywide Cleanup Day.
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Wednesday, September 1. 2010
Zampen bizmen want role in peace panel
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]Zamboanga Peninsula businessmen have approved a resolution urging the national government to “fully engage the business sector in the quest for a lasting and genuine peace for Mindanao by appointing representatives from the Zamboanga Peninsula’s business sector to actively participate in the peace process”.
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Tuesday, August 31. 2010
Lobregat favors transfer of airport
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]Mayor Celso Lobregat yesterday expressed optimism that the Department of Transportation and Communication will initiate the conduct of a feasibility study for the transfer of the Zamboanga City International Airport outside the city proper.
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Monday, August 30. 2010
Fabian pushes move to deploy army riverine troops in Zambo
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]District 2 Congressman Erbie A. Fabian has started making strong representation with the Armed Forces of the Philippines regarding the City government’s request for the deployment of a an army riverine battalion here Zamboanga City.
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Sunday, August 29. 2010
CHO intensifies anti-dengue steps
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]Following the declaration of a dengue fever outbreak in Zamboanga, the City Health Office has spearheaded series of conferences to map out plans for the launching of curative and preventive measures in a bid to curb cases of the mosquito-borne disease.
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Saturday, August 28. 2010
Money lender loses P70T to holduppers
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]A businesswoman engaged in money lending lost P70,000 to two motorcycle riding gunmen along Sevilla St. last Wednesday afternoon.
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Wednesday, August 25. 2010
Lobregat declares dengue outbreak
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]Mayor Celso Lobregat yesterday declared a dengue fever outbreak in Zamboanga City, as dengue cases reached 1,755 with 20 fatalities from January to August 21.
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Tuesday, August 24. 2010
Lobregat declares dengue outbreak
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]Mayor Celso Lobregat yesterday declared a dengue fever outbreak in Zamboanga City, as dengue cases reached 1,755 with 20 fatalities from January to August 21.
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Monday, August 23. 2010
Kidnappers free Barrios
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]Vicente “Teng” Barrios, a 60-year-old Zamboangueño and fish cage caretaker who was seized by gunmen off the coastal village of Bolong on June 17, this year, was released by kidnappers in Sumisip, Basilan last Saturday.
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Sunday, August 22. 2010
Mampang violence resumes: Driver shot dead
[ EMAIL THIS STORY TO A FRIEND ]A jeepney driver was hot dead in the violence-prone barangay of Mampang last Friday night.
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