by Dan Toribio Jr.

A policeman and his companion were shot dead in broad daylight by one of four gunmen riding on two motorcycles along Guiwan Highway yesterday.

Mayor Celso Lobregat assists USAID Deputy Mission Director Elizabia Washington, USAID Economic Growth adviser Robert Barnes and Medco Chair Virgilio Leyretana in the ceremonial ribbon-cutting during the inauguration of the P17M bridge project in Sinunuc Wednesday afternoon. Also in photo is Sinunuc chair Mario Roca. ---Joey Bautista

Mayor Celso Lobregat has asked the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help the city government in providing access to residents in island barangays to the mainland, even as he thanked the American government for the continuous support and assistance.

Officers of the Parent - Teacher Association of the Zamboanga City High School City High School Main are inducted by Mayor Celso Lobregat the culmination of the 62nd anniversary of the ZCHS-Main. Joey Bautista

Mayor Celso Lobregat yesterday hailed the American government for the continuous support and assistance to the residents of Zamboanga, as he accepted the P17 million bridge in Sinunuc, the second of the 25 infrastructure projects initiated by the US-funded Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM).

AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon is very specific in his orders to new Wesmincom chief Lt. Gen Nelson Allaga. -- Bhong Simbajon

by Bhong Simbajon

Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon has revealed the directives he has issued to newly-installed Western Mindanao Command Chief Maj. Gen. Nelson Allaga.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has intensified support to the campaign against terrorism, a global scourge that should be fought by each and every citizen worldwide.

by Allen Abastillas

All is set for the seminar on road courtesy and discipline to be held today at Inland Resort in Boalan, a project of Congressman Erbie A. Fabian in coordination with the Traffic Management Group-9.

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has tasked provincial, city and municipal mayors and DILG directors to undertake activities recognizing the efforts of soldiers and policemen involved in the campaign against terrorism as part of the National Heroes’ Day celebration.

Congressman Erbie A. Fabian is set to inaugurate next week four farm-to-market road projects undertaken through his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

BY MIKE S. APOSTOL

By IP we mean Indigenous Peoples and ICC stands for Indigenous Cultural Communities. This is the focal point and subject of the law otherwise known as Republic Act No. 8375, also known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA). What is this law all about? It is an Act to Recognize, Protect and Promote the Rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICC), Indigenous Peoples (IP), Creating a National Commission On Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Establishing Implementing Mechanism, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes.

BY ROD BALBON

Fifty years of continuous, faithful and dedicated service to the millions of our country’s working class is a monumental achievement and we, the grateful members and our beneficiaries, salute the SSS on the occasion of its 50th anniversary on Saturday, September 1.

BY BONG BUE

What do prisoners use to call each other? Find the answer elsewhere in this corner.

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We salute the officers and men of the 9th Police Regional Office headed by Gen. Caringal for initiating a sort of indignation rally against terrorism early this week in Zamboanga City.

This Philippine Cobra wiggled its way up the electric pole into the cable in Tulungatung causing a power outage.

A snake about five feet long caused a widespread power interruption in Zamboanga city at 5:47 a.m saturday, August 25, when it climed on insulators of a 69,000 volt (69 KV) line of the National Tranmission Corporation (TransCo) in Tulungatung, this City.

This wild truck rammed into an Adventure van, sari-sari store, house and motorcycle injuring 14 people. — Dan Toribio Jr.

by Dan Toribio Jr.

Fourteen people were injured when a truck loaded with sand and gravel rammed an Adventure van, then smashed at a sari-sari store and a house at the intersection of Suterville and San Roque before midnight last Tuesday.

A mysterious flying object caught by a cell phone camera above the skyline of Cabato Road in Tumaga at daybreak last Saturday has caused a stir among local residents, especially because the object looks like a half body flying monster which is locally known as “kikik”.

by Bhong Simbajon

Two members of the Abu Sayyaf Group in Basilan were killed when the marines shelled an ASG encampment in Barangay Bohe Lebung, located at the border of Tipo-Tipo and Tuburan, Basilan Tuesday.