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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/2 March 2012 by Richard Aliangan—The International Monitoring Team (IMT) from Malaysia Thursday afternoon met with Mayor Celso Lobregat, as it culminates its stint as international truce observer based in Zamboanga City. The team, led by Capt. Khalid Bin Jaafar exchanged views covering various with Mayor Lobregat. Other members of the team were [...]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/29 February 2012 by Richard Aliangan—Over six hundred for both local and international placements were hired in the recently concluded job fair held in line with the celebration of the 75th Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga, records from the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) show. PESO Manager and City Social Welfare Officer [...]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/28 February 2012 by Richard Aliangan—The Banco Cooperativa de Zamboanga formally opened yesterday to cater to the needs of different cooperatives in the city, following 18 years of collaborative efforts. Mayor Celso Lobregat led in the formal opening ceremonies that kicked off with a mass presided by Monsignor Cris Manongas and followed by [...]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/28 February 2012 by Richard Aliangan—Zamboangueño-Tausug renowned artist Rameer Tawasil mounted a solo art exhibit, February capping the highly charged Dia de Zamboanga activities. Organized by the city government and the Council for Culture, Arts and History of Zamboanga City (CCAHZC), the event was graced by no less than by Spanish Ambassador Jorge [...]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/11 February 2012 by Richard Aliangan–Heart disease remains to be the number one cause of death here, as it claimed over a thousand lives last year according to records from the City Heath Office. Of the 4, 363 deaths, cardiovascular disease or heart diseases cover 25% of the record with 1, 283 mortalities, [...]