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.
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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.
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.
Missing student found with face wrapped in tape
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A female college student who was reported missing on Monday was found alive with her face wrapped in packing tape and her hands and feet tied.
NPA rebel with P1.2 million bounty falls
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A medical staff of the New People’s Army (NPA) with a P1.2-million bounty on his head was arrested in Sarangani on Monday.