Mayor Celso Lobregat said Divine intervention primarily led to the safe rescue of junkshop owner Vinton So, as he also commended the police and the military operatives for carrying out the swift and successful operation.

Because of the many complaints on the misuse of government-issued vehicles, the City Council passed a resolution sponsored by Councilor Rommel Agan requesting the Office of the City Mayor to invite a representative from Task Force Red Plate (TFRP) under the Ombudsman’s office to come over and brief local government officials on the proper way of using government vehicles.

Mayor Celso Lobregat on Wednesday directed City Police Director Sr. Supt. Edwin de Ocampo to immediately put a stop to all illegal quarrying activities in the barangays specifically in Mina, Curuan, citing its ill effects not only to the environment but to government and private properties as well.

Mayor Celso Lobregat yesterday sought the assistance of the Malaysian Consul General in seeking a reversal or downgrading of the death sentence promulgated by the Malaysian Court on a Zamboangueno couple in Sabah for drug trafficking.

The inter-school basketball tournament being held by District 2 Congressman Erbie A. Fabian in cooperation with the Federacion Basketbolista de Zamboanga (FBZ) will kick off tomorrow, September 18, at the Zamboanga City Coliseum.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has expressed gratitude to all Regional Development Council (RDC) members who supported his bid for chairmanship in the RDC during the reorganizational meeting in Ipil, Sibugay, Tuesday, Sept. 14.

District 2 Councilor Vincent Paul Elago yesterday sponsored a resolution in the City Council inviting officials of the Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Food and Drug (BFAD) and City Health Office (CHO) to appear in the next regular session to brief the Council members about the recent warning of the DOH central office in Manila that there is no scientific basis that the herbal plant called “tawa-tawa” can cure a dengue sufferer.

Mayor Celso Lobregat’s massive infrastructure program, intended to bring about progress and development in the city’s barangays, continue without let up.

Pagadian City is currently celebrating Megayon Festival, which started Monday and ends on Friday.

Mayor Celso Lobregat yesterday led in the inauguration of the newly constructed two-storey building with six classrooms amounting to P3.5 million at San Roque Elementary School.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has instructed the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) to immediately prepare the plans and estimates for the construction of a mini-hospital in the barangay of Busay in Sacol Island to promptly attend to the health needs of the residents in the area.

Mayor Celso Lobregat on Saturday led a city government delegation composed of doctors, health personnel and engineers to the island barangay of Busay and the neighboring areas for an outreach mission and project inspection.

District 1 Representative Beng Climaco this morning will lead Mindanao legislators in a meeting with new Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) head Secretary Luwalhati Antonino in a bid to strengthen partnership as well as ensure significant projects in this part of the country.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has expressed elation over the latest Supreme Court ruling reinstating its 2008 decision voiding 16 cityhood laws hoping that it is with finality.

“Un Noche de Ave Maria”, a concert featuring original musical arrangements of Dr. Jose Genaro Yap-Aizon will be staged Friday, September 11, at the Sacred Heart Chapel at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University at 6 p.m.