As an offshoot of the road clearing operations that eventually scrapped the old parking zones in the city, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued another memorandum circular directing the local government units to promulgate all the necessary policy issuances or appropriate ordinances to address all traffic and sidewalk concerns such as continue reading : DILG: LGU may promulgate ‘parking, no parking’ edicts
Two fishermen from barangay Mariki paddled their way to the grand prize in this year’s Regatta, a vinta sail race highlighting day 5 of the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival 2019, Sunday, October 5. Frankie Apalad and Abibasar Asmad bested over 200 other vinta operators and went home with P30,000 cash prize, P10,000 worth of gift certificates, continue reading : Mariki boatmen bag Regatta top prize
Hordes of people coming from all walks of life participated in the Wow Sardinas! Grand Boodle Fight, a sardine-eating spectacle that affirms Zamboanga City’s title as sardines capital of the Philippines. Thousands of cans of sardines cooked in multiple ways – dynamite, spaghetti, carbonara, lumpia, siomai and many more to include biscuits and rice were continue reading : ‘Wow Sardinas’ highlights Zambo as sardines capital
On orders of Mayor Beng Climaco, the City Administrator’s Office together with the Zamboanga City Traffic Operations Management (ZCTOM) Committee and the police has prescribed anew traffic rerouting scheme and naming of one-way street, two-way street, no entry, walk-in and no exit points for the duration of the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival in October 2019. Under continue reading : New traffic rerouting scheme set for festival
Two Hermosa Festival, the Smoke Out Zamboanga – Grilled Food Fiesta and the Zamboanga Grand Midnight Sale, will officially begin Saturday night at the Pasonanca Park. The formal opening ceremonies will be held at 6 PM, to be led by local government leaders and officials. Marking the start of the countdown to the Fiesta Pilar continue reading : Smoke Out, Midnight Sale kicks off today
The Asia’s Latin City is known for being one of the many historical cities in the Philippines. It is a home which showcases a variety of talents including arts. Arts is the expression of human creative skill and imagination and usually revolves around visual forms such as painting or sculpture, music, literature and dance. As continue reading : Zambo Art Exhibit kicks off Sept. 28
The Department of Tourism-9 has chosen the famed Sta. Cruz Island as the benchmark for good practices on eco-tourism management for Zamboanga Peninsula (Zampen) tourism officers and local government officials. The DOT-9 commissioned a Sta. Cruz Island tour for the 50 Zampen officials who were participants to its Tourism Awareness Training held in Zamboanga City continue reading : Sta. Cruz Isle benchmarks good practices for eco-tourism
Zamboanga City was recognized as one of the country’s top model cities “to have a leadership that prioritizes the well-being of the environment” and was conferred the “Green Thumb Award” during ceremonies held Wednesday, September 25 at the New World Manila Bay Hotel. Initiated by the oldest existing English newspaper Manila Times, the Top Model continue reading : Zambo bags “Green Thumb Award”
Mayor Beng Climaco has commended the sardines industry in Zamboanga City for its sustainability that greatly contributed to the unprecedented progress and development of this city, where almost 80% of the country’s supply of sardines are canned and processed in this part of the region. “Zamboanga, one of the highly urbanized cities in the Philippines, continue reading : Climaco commends sardines industry for sustainable dev’t
Mayor Beng Climaco together with Vice Mayor Rommel Agan and Councilor Crisanto de la Cruz recently spearheaded the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) Workshop that reviewed and discussed the City’s Investment incentive code and its amendments. The workshop, held at the City Hall conference room Sept. 18, was participated by the Investment Incentive Board and the continue reading : Beng, Agan leads review of city’s investment incentive code
