President Marcos eyes Basilan as food, fisheries production center
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos wants to transform Basilan – a province once wracked by violence and terrorism – into a food and fisheries center of the country.
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Zamboanga City mulls review of firecracker ordinance
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The city government of Zamboanga is considering reviewing its amended ordinance that lifted a ban on pyrotechnics and firecrackers, following an explosion that ripped through a firecracker warehouse on Saturday.
5 killed, 21 injured in Zamboanga firecracker storage explosion
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A warehouse storing stocks of pyrotechnics and firecrackers accidentally exploded late yesterday, killing five people and injuring 21 others.
18 rescued as boat sinks off Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Eighteen people were rescued after a motorized banca capsized in the waters off Sulu on Sunday.
Lamitan City declared free from Abu Sayyaf
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan, Philippines — Business opportunities and development are expected to rise in this city after the local government declared Lamitan free from Abu Sayyaf bandits.
Basilan political clans settle feud
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Two political clans in Basilan have settled their feud at a military camp in Isabela.
P108.8 million shabu seized in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Sixteen kilos of shabu with an estimated value of P108.8 million were confiscated from a “high-value” target in this city on Friday night.
7 drug suspects bolt PDEA jail
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Seven suspected drug traffickers escaped from the detention cell of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in this city at dawn yesterday.
Another Negros Occidental city under state of calamity
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — San Carlos City in Negros Occidental is now under a state of calamity due to drought amid the El Niño phenomenon.