Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City Gets Books From US Foundation
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - United States Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTFP) Commander Col. William Coultrup on Friday afternoon delivered some 3,000 books from Books for the Barrios to Zamboanga City.”It is an honor and privile…
Zamboanga Boxer To Do Ala-Manny Pacquiao
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 29, 2008) - Zamboanga City’s upcoming boxing star and reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental Super featherweight Champion Anthony “Rocky” Marcial, took a good break after a renowned…
Photo: Trawlers Get Ready To Head Out To Open Sea
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Trawlers get ready to head out to the open sea as the sun sets in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
7 Wounded In Zamboanga City Blast
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Government soldiers guard downtown Zamboanga City in southern Philippines on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 after a grenade attack left 7 people wounded. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 20, 2008) – At leas…
Grenade Fails To Explode Inside Zamboanga Cinema
Friday, August 15th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 15, 2008) – Police have recovered Friday a fragmentation grenade inside a cinema in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, officials said.Police said the grenade was discovered by a janitor…
Sayyaf Man Captured In Zamboanga City
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 02, 2008) – Police forces arrested an alleged Abu Sayyaf militant in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, which was bombed in the past by the terrorist group tied to Al-Qaeda and Jema…
Photo: Zamboanga’s Poor Garbage Collectors
Monday, July 28th, 2008Government garbage men in Zamboanga City collect thrash Monday, July 28, 2008 without safety boots, gloves and dust masks making them more vulnerable to injuries and diseases. Many garbage collectors in Zamboanga are without basic protection despite th…
Muslim Motorcar Operator Killed In Zamboanga City
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 22, 2008) – Police is investigating the murder of a Muslim businessman who was shot several times in an attack in Zamboanga city in the southern Philippines.Police said Ibno Yusop, president of th…
Gun Attack Leaves 3 People Injured In Zamboanga City
Saturday, June 21st, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 21, 2008) – Three people were injured in a gun attack Saturday at busy market area in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, police and witnesses said.Witnesses said the attack occurred at around…
Sulu Students Tour Asia’s Latin City
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Some 80 grade school Muslim students and teachers, led by Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan arrive in Zamboanga City for an educational tour Wednesday, May 14, 2008 where the children met and spoke with Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, who briefed the visitors a…
Photo: The Beautiful Cawa-Cawa Beach, A Health Hazard In Zamboanga City
Thursday, April 17th, 2008A man carries a pale of dirty sea water from the Cawa-Cawa beach at the Roseller Lim Boulevard in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. The beach is a favorite destination of picnickers, but the seawater also poses hazards to health because of the pr…
Photo: Zamboanga City’s Paseo Del Mar
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Ito ang reclaimed area sa Zamboanga City sa Mindanao na planong gawing baywalk ni Mayor Celso Lobregat ng tulad sa Maynila na kung saan ay maaring mamasyal at mamasdan ang takip-silim. Tinawag itong “Paseo del Mar” ngunit sa kabila ng malaking pondo Za…
Stay Out Zamboanga City, US Embassy Warns Citizens
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008MANILA, Philippines - The US Embassy warned its citizens Tuesday about plans by “extremist elements” to kidnap Americans and other foreigners in a southern Philippine city where US counterterrorism troops have been deployed.”Extremist elements may be p…
Photo: Government Vehicles For Private Use Also…
Friday, January 4th, 2008Government vehicles with license plates SEM-717 and SHJ-451 are spotted parked Saturday, Jan. 05, 2008 at the Sta. Cruz market in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. And another car, SHJ-563, was also spotted being used to shop at a grocery store c…
Storm Surge Leaves Thousands Homeless In South RP’s Zamboanga City
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Big waves, spawned by Typhoon Mitag, destroyed houses in Sinunuc village in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines and the Philippines’s western coast overnight. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the onslaught of waves that sporadical…
Zamboanga City : Asia’s Latin City?
Saturday, November 17th, 2007When Zamboanga City was named Asia’s latin city, a lot of people reacted to it. Some negatively and some positively.The primary aim of this new title is to drive in tourism. Some people said that it would be a rip off. But Zamboanga city looks latin as…
Zamboanga City’s Paseo Del Mar
Sunday, November 11th, 2007Construction of a bay walk area called the “Paseo del Mar” is ongoing in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. City Mayor Celso Lobregat says the bay walk is a perfect place to watch the sun sets, a magnificent view in this part of Mindanao. Promena…
14 Wounded In Southern Philippine Bombing
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Scenes from Tuesday’s bombing in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, where security forces are fighting Abu Sayyaf militants tied to al-Qaeda terror network in Basilan and Jolo islands. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (…