Tongkil (Sulu) Mayor Abdulwahid Sahidulla (left) grants amnesty to two leaders and some 100 followers who attacked the town hall before the elections last year. Photo shows (L-R) Sahidulla, Nain Jainal and Akili, leaders of the attackers, Tango Arpa, Municipal  secretary Hj Saptal and Akbara. — Nonoy E. Lacson

City Hall enveloped by darkness during the Earth Hour last Saturday.

by Dan Toribio Jr.

In a fit of jealousy, a man stabbed his wife dead and wounded her alleged lover along Veterans Avenue Extension in Tumaga last Friday night.

Admitting that the present global economic situation will impact on the Philippine government’s goal to balance its budget this year, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves on Friday said they might consider increasing the borrowings or the items in the privatization list.

by Vic  Alvarez

DIPOLOG CITY — Once again, Zamboanga City, Asia’s Latin City,  grabbed the championship and stayed as defending champion, both in the elementary and secondary level in the Zmboanga Peninsula Regional Athletic Association Meet (ZPRAA ) held in Dipolog City recently.

by Vic  Alvarez

DIPOLOG CITY — Once again, Zamboanga City, Asia’s Latin City,  grabbed the championship and stayed as defending champion, both in the elementary and secondary level in the Zmboanga Peninsula Regional Athletic Association Meet (ZPRAA ) held in Dipolog City recently.

 The biggest local sports event will take place in Zamboanga City on April 20-26, 2008 courtesy of Congressman Erbie A. Fabian.

District 1 Representative Beng Climaco has vowed to look into the request of the business sector to reduce the cost of shipment of products out of Zamboanga.

by Allen Abastillas

Alog and Company, Inc. and Markwide Specialist has announced a breakthrough in the elimination of termites with the introduction of  SENTRICON-Termite Colony Elimination System and STEDFAST Termiticide Concentrate made  at the La Viña Hotel last Saturday.

by NONOY LACSON

TONGKIL, Sulu –  Mayor Abdulwahid Sahidulla yesterday formally granted political amnesty  to over 100 persons and two of their commanders  who  attacked and sprayed the town hall here  with automatic gunfire’s few days before the elections last year.

District 1 Congresswoman Beng Climaco Wednesday night awarded 2008 Philippine Military Academy Valedictorian Ariel Rallos with the “Medalla de Merito aki na Distrito I” in recognition of his commendable achievements in the PMA.

by Dan Toribio Jr.

An army soldier was shot and seriously wounded by one of two motorcycle riding gunmen along Veterans Avenue last Thursday night.

DIPOLOG CITY — Even as basketball for boys both in the elementary are still playing as of press time, the Zamboanga City delegation has proven again its dominance in the field of sports in the entire Zamboanga Peninsula as it won most of the individual and group events in the Regional Athletic Meet in this city.

Health Undersecretary David Lozada Jr. yesterday cited Mayor Celso Lobregat for implementing a no-nonsense health program for Zamboanga City .

It began as a question on how to best inspire people to take action on climate change. The solution: Ask them to turn off their lights for one whole hour.