by Vic Larato

Mayor Celso Lobregat, chairman of the City Peace and Order Council, has opte not to choose any of the five police officers recommended by the Regional Police Officefor the position of City Police Director and instead requested that Sr. Supt. Lurimer Detran be designated to the post.

By: Amil Bahar S. Mawallil

An increase in the number of motorcyle related accidents in Zamboanga City has been observed by the Traffic Section of the Zamboanga City Police Office in the past few years. 

by Allen Abastillas

One of the three teaches in Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay last Feb. 13 who was reported to have died of infected surgery wound in custody of the kidnappes is alive and well, according to Police Regional Officer 9 Director Chief Supt. Angelo Sunglao

BY AL ALHABSHI

With due consideration of the lives of the three Interntional Committee of the  Red Cross workers, the government is pulling out it's forces from areas near the hideout of the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers in Sulu.

by Sheila Covarrubias

Zamboanga City will shut off lights 8L30-9:30 tonight, Saturady, March 28, in support to the worldwide campaign to reduce global warming impact the greatest threat besetting the world.

Mayor Celso Lobregat, who espouses environmental protection and preservation will personally lead the observance which will kick off with a program starting at 7p.m leading to the ceremonial switch off of lights at 8:30 p.m at the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO) multipurpose hall in Putik.

Vice Mayor Mannix Dalipe delivers his privilege speech citing the need for the city government to finacially assist the ZCWD on its impending rehabilitation program. (right) Councilor Charlie Mariano supports Dalipe’s stand. — Jimmy Villaflores

Rep. Erbie A. Fabian talks to top artist Jeffrey Hidalgo who will be performing in the opening day of ZAMBOLYMPICS on Sunday. — Jojo San Antonio

Beng expresses gratitude to 6th graders as they move on to the frontiers of high school.

DAVAO CITY — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expanding its support to small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) this year by putting up the Private Sector Development Fund that will benefit businessmen from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).

With the economy now having negative real interest rates, monetary officials still believe that this will not negatively affect the domestic economy in the long term.
The economy experiences negative real interest rate when rate of the 91-day Treasury bill (T-bill), used by banks for loan pricing, is lower than inflation rate.
Latest three-month T-bill rate stood at below five percent while inflation last February is at 7.3 percent.

BY BETTY ELAGO

Since drug addicts are a menace to our society, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency was created in order to run after drug lords, drug dealers and drug users.
Adzar Albani is our PDEA chief in Region 9, a Muslim Zamboangueño from Barangay Sta. Barbara. He earned his college degree at the Western Mindanao State University.

BY Atty. BATAS MAURICIO

AETA AMBALAS OF BATAAN: NO DESIRE TO BEG IN THE STREES: The Aeta Ambalas of Dinalupihan, Bataan are Filipino natives of the Ita ancestry who, unlike their racial brothers from the Zambales-Bataan peninsula, have always abhorred begging, the tight economic crunch notwithstanding.

BY BOB JALDON

There are dregs dubiously waiting for Mayor Celso L. Lobregat to make a mistake and then strike like a deadly spitting cobra. They are patiently waiting, like thieves in the night, for the mayor to sign the contract awarding to RCDG Construction the Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT) project and then file a complaint with the Ombudsman, praying that hizzoner would be suspended from office for probable cause of graft. Well, the dwarf sees farther than the giant when he has the giant’s shoulders to mount on. That’s Samuel Taylor Coleridge saying.

By MIRIAM DAHUNOG

The unresolved conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government has not only resulted in the increase of death tolls between the MILF, the military and civilians, it had also displaced Muslims, Christians and the Indigenous Peoples in Western and Central Mindanao who have nothing at all to do with the  armed struggle of the  secessionist front.

by Shiela Covarrubias

Mayor Celso Lobregat the other day issued an executive order formally expressing the city’s support and commitment to the observance of Earth Hour, a worldwide event that dramatizes concern to energy efficiency, conservation and to address climate change.