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.

The Government Service Insurance System or (GSIS), the Social Security System and the National Food Authority got the initial invites from the House Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has instructed the City Social Welfare and Development Office under Francisco Barredo to provide all the necessary assistance to the victims of the fire incident that hit Lower Calarian at the crack of dawn Sunday.

To help eliminate the dengue menace in Zamboanga, the City Health Office continuously steps up its anti-dengue campaign dubbed “Alarma Contra Dengue” by mobilizing all resources available both in government and in the private sector.

Mayor Celso Lobregat will lead the over 2,000 city government officials and employees in the kick off program for the month long celebration of the 110th anniversary of Civil Service Commission that will coincide with the flag raising ceremony in front of City Hall at 8 a.m. today.

Former congressman Munir Arbison of Sulu vehemently denied any participation in the August 5, 2010 bombing at the Zamboanga International Airport even as he assailed that the charges were anchored on lies, rehashed allegations and trumped up accusations totally designed to incriminate him and utterly destroy his reputation.

While adhering to the citywide clean-up drive, to prevent the spread out of Dengue, Zone II did it in a most creative way.

In keeping with the desire of President Benigno S. Aquino III for greater transparency and accountability in the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the government is forming an advisory body to assist the negotiators in their talks with Muslim rebels.

Human Nature, a line of 100% Philippine-made organic and natural products and the fastest-growing social enterprise in the Philippines, will open its branch in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, September 8, 2010.

Lawmakers on Friday warned of the proliferation of hacked electronic mail accounts, sending mass e-mails claiming that they lost their money elsewhere and would want some financial help from the recipients.

President Benigno S. Aquino III vowed to strengthen the growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector by reducing power cost, increasing power availability and ensuring that telecommunication companies upgrade their technology for call centers.

An English man sent his girlfriend to jail on Saturday morning after he discovered that his cash and other valuables worth P300,000 in Ermita, Manila were missing.

A helicopter chartered by the Edwin Andrews Airbase 3rd Air Division to help in the city’s anti-dengue campaign Friday drops fliers and other IEC materials in a bid to reach out to as many residents as possible. - Joey Bautista

Two of the three Abu Sayyaf bandits killed in a clash with police commandos in Sulu last Saturday. - Richard Falcatan

Rep. Beng Climaco and Councilor Gerky Valesco join spectators in watching the “toy banca” race held Monday to add spice to the city’s massive cleanup drive against dengue mosquitoes.