SunStar Network News feed for Zamboanga, Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:01:30 +0800 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:01:30 +0800 A POLICEMAN was critically wounded while his wife died when one of two men riding tandem in a motorcycle shot them in Pagadian City, the capital of Zamboanga del Sur province, a police official said Wednesday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/21/news/cop.critically.injured.wife.dies.in.gun.attack.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified SUSPECTED Abu Sayyaf bandits killed an officer of the Philippine Marines in an ambush Tuesday in the island province of Sulu, where troops continue to hunt down the remaining leaders and followers of the bandit group. Major General Juancho Sabban, chief of the military's Joint Task Force Comet (JTFC), identified the slain marine officer as Captain Abduhari Sulani, a native of Indanan, Sulu and the commanding officer of the 81st Marine Company. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/21/news/marine.officer.killed.in.ambush.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Bong Garcia A MEMBER of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels was killed in a clash in the hinterlands of nearby Basilan province, south of Zamboanga City, a military official said Tuesday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/20/news/marines.kill.rebel.in.clash.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that is talking peace with the government has vowed to impose punishment against its field commander and followers involved in the attack Monday in Lanao del Norte province. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/20/news/milf.to.punish.lanao.norte.attackers.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified AN OFFICIAL of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in the region was cited for excellence in service by BIR Commissioner Lilian Nefti. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/19/news/bir.official.receives.award.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE management of the Rural Transit Bus that owns the inter-provincial bus plying the Zamboanga City-Cagayan de Oro City route has temporarily suspended operations between the cities of Pagadian and Ozamis. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/19/news/trips.suspended.amid.lanao.fighting.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has launched an offensive against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces that attacked Monday Lanao del Norte towns. Lieutenant General Nelson Allaga, Westmincom chief, said the offensive is aimed to clear and restore normalcy to the affected municipalities in Lanao del Norte. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/19/news/military.troops.pursues.milf.in.lanao.del.norte.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Bong Garcia Jr. A BUSINESSMAN was held up and robbed of cash and valuables last week by six gunmen who pretended to be copra trader in Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/18/news/gunmen.rob.businessman.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified COMBINED intelligence operatives from the military and police have captured Friday an alleged Abu Sayyaf bandit in Isabela City, the capital of nearby Basilan province. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/18/news/abu.sayyaf.man.nabbed.in.basilan.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Bong P. Garcia THE military's Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) is commemorating its second anniversary in an austere manner but with meaningful activities. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/17/news/westmincom.celebrates.2nd.anniversary.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ZAMBOANGA City Police Office (ZCPO) operatives retrieved Friday evening a hand grenade inside a movie theater in a shopping mall in this city. The hand grenade was discovered by a janitor shortly before 6 p.m. while on cleaning chores inside Cinema 5 of Mindpro Citimall located along La Purisima Street. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/17/news/grenade.found.in.cinema.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Bong Garcia THE government-run Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) will soon have its own Obstetrics-Gynecologist (OB-Gyne) ward. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/16/news/med.center.to.have.its.own.ob.gyne.ward.html Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified A 14-year-old girl who went out to gather scrap materials to sell so she would have money to buy her school requirements was found dead in the hinterlands of Leon Postigo town in Zamboanga del Norte province, police said Friday. The police arrested the suspect who allegedly sexually molested the victim before killing her. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/16/news/girl.raped.killed.html Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Bong P. Garcia ZAMBOANGA Peninsula Police Office (ZPPO) Director Jaime Caringal has ordered that security be tightened at the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) to prevent attacks in the future. A hand grenade was lobbed Tuesday night into the compound of ZCPO located in downtown area. A vehicle was damaged in the attack. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/15/news/security.tightened.at.police.headquarters.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Bong P. Garcia A POLICE official who is the chief of Task Force Kap-Kap of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) disclosed he was the target of the grenade attack at the ZCPO headquarters. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/15/news/cop.avoids.exploding.grenade.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MILITARY troops have launched clearing operations in the affected areas days after firefights broke between government security forces and breakaway members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), official said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/08/15/news/military.launches.clearing.operations.in.mindanao.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified