Zamboanga City Rep. Erbie A. Fabian convenes one of the vital House Committees of which he is the chairman.

Mayor Celso Lobregat together with officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas pose with the awardees of the 2010 Outstanding Respondents for Region 9 during the 2010 Awards Ceremony and appreciation lunch for BSP Stakeholders held in line with the bank’s 17th anniversary. — Joey Bautista

Mayor Celso Lobregat together with Vice Mayor Cesar Iturralde and members of the City Council Thursday night present a miniature bolo as a token of appreciation to Rear Admiral Alexander Pama, outgoing chief of the Naval Forces Western MIndanao. — Joey Bautista

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.

The House Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization will start reviewing the performance of all government owned and controlled corporations or GOCCs by next week.

The 50-round blockbuster card of Blue Stallion Promotions and EBAF Productions is all systems go for Oct. 10, 2010 at the Zamboanga City Coliseum.

The Gawad Parangal validating team of the Association of Local Social Welfare Officers of Philippines, Inc. (ALSWOPI) has expressed awe and wonder over the city’s massive infrastructure projects which was implemented without securing loans from any financial institutions.

Two persons were killed, while a third was wounded in a shooting incident in Leon Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte last Wednesday night.

Mayor Celso Lobregat Thursday night led city government officials in paying tribute to Rear Admiral Alexander Pama, outgoing commandant of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao Command in a testimonial dinner attended by representatives from different sectors of the city.

A policeman and a civilian were shot and wounded by one of two holduppers outside a hospital along Veterans Avenue extension last Thursday night.

Task Force ZIA (Zamboanga International Airport) yesterday pointed to a former congressman and two ex-mayors of Sulu as allegedly behind the August 5, 2010 bombing at the arrival area of the local airport that killed two people and injured 25 others including Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan.

In celebration of the annual Mindanao Week of Peace on November, Peace Advocate Zamboanga (PAZ) announced its search for this year’s Peace Weaver awardees.