Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Search for the Next Mining Engineer is On!


by PJTremedal


Pagadian City, Philippines – the Office of Congressman Victor J. Yu, of the First District of Zamboanga del Sur, in coordination with the Growth in Equity in Mindanao (GEM3) Program is pleased to announce that scholarship slots are now available to interested students who would like to pursue a career in Mining Engineering.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.




Monday, March 30, 2009



By PJTremedal

Pagadian City- Thirty-Nine participants from the Visayas and Mindanao cities attended the two-day GAT training of the Amnesty International Philippines this weekend, March 28-29, 2009 at Daniel Hall, Roxan Hotel this city. Participants came from the cities of Pagadian, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao and one from Bacolod City in Negros Occidental.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.


Crusading Mayors Joins Against Drug Abuse

By PJTremedal

Pagadian City – With the leadership of Governor Aurora Enerio Cerilles, Zamboanga Del Sur Mayors thru their league had pad passed a resolution supporting the latter’s campaign against drug abuse and other substances in the province.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.


Friday, March 20, 2009

Kidnappers identified,demand 10 million ransom

By Ping Deliverio

Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay - Task Force Bancao-Bancao Chief and PNP Provincial Director P/Senior Superintendent Federico Castro released during a press conference held at the provincial capitol on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, released photos and cartographic sketches of suspects involved in the kidnapping of the three (3) public school teachers in Naga town last March 13. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Thursday, March 19, 2009

KIDNAPPING, Fear or Favor


By PJTremedal

Kapamanok, San Pablo, ZDS - Kidnapping in Basilan, Jolo, Zamboanga, or in any part of the country is purely creating fear and paralyze government’s service, this is the pronouncement of Congressman Antonio Cerilles in an interview during the visit of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo here last March 178, 2009. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Tuesday, March 17, 2009

PGMA orders DA Sec Yap to start San Pablo Road Project


By PJTremedal

Kapamanok, San Pablo, ZDS – A long dream came true, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who arrives in Barangay Kapamanok, Municipality of San Pablo, Zamboanga Del Sur ordered DA’s Secretary Arthur Yap to start the 16.7 Kilometers road improvement and rehabilitation.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



3 Naga public school teachers abducted

By Ping Deliverio

Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay --Three public school teachers of the Bangkaw-bangkaw Elementary School, Naga municipality, were abducted at around 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon Friday, March 13, 2009.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



ZPRAA 2009 Opens


By PJTremedal

Dumingag, ZDS – The hall of famer in the child friendly movement in region once again open it doors to the people of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region as it host this years Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Athletic Association (ZPRAA) DepED Sports Competition 2009. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.


Monday, March 16, 2009



Cop’s Wives formed and organized.




By PJTremedal



Camp Abelon, Pagadian City – With the enthusiasm as Regional President of the Philippine National Police Ladies Club, Professor Ma. Carla Althea Ochotorena who followed what the national president, Mrs. Cynthia Verzosa had said to her, “Every policeman wife should be his only one” formed and organized the wives of all policemen in the province. Not because of this reason alone but to help and support the wives of every policeman in her husband command be taught of all the reason why they marry their husbands. To fully understand their husbands work and become the shield of comfort to his co-wives and families.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.





Friday, March 13, 2009

ZamdeSur Butterfly Park Opens

by PJTremedal
Dao, Pagadian City – sprawling in a 5,480 square meters plus a 560 sq meter butterfly c-doom designed and managed by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturists, the ZamdeSur (Zamboanga Del Sur) Butterfly park is now open for the Zambosurians. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Thursday, March 12, 2009

Al Khalifa: Environmental Source Book launch




Pagadian City – An environmental source book especially researched, designed, and written for the Filipino Muslim was formally launch by the EcoGov 2 project of Zamboanga del Sur to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of Region 9.

“Al Khalifa” Arabic word that means the steward is environmental source books specifically design for the Filipino Muslims to encourage environmental protection and preservation in their own language and produced by the Philippine Eco Gov Project funded by the USAID. CLICK ON HEAD TO READ STORY.



Wednesday, March 11, 2009

M.R.S. is DOTC Priority- USEC Mamondiong
by PJTremedal

Pagadian City – M.R.S. or the Mindanao Railways System is a priority project of the Department of Transportation and Communication and the Arroyo Government . The national government has given much thought on the development of Mindanao banking on its huge agricultural production potential.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.


Monday, March 9, 2009

New Media Alliance Founded


By PJTremedal

Iligan City, Philippines – After a long debate on media rights and welfare, Media practitioners from Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Ozamis City, Oroquieta City, Pagadian City and Davao City who attended the two-day Mindanao Media Forum on Peace, Conflict and Security hosted by the Civil Society Organization-Forum for peace Inc. based in this city organized themselves and founded a new alliance of media workers of Mindanao.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY



On Random Drug Test , “We Go For It” – SERRATO Says

By PJTremedal

Pagadian City – Zamboanga del Sur Division Superintendent Vizminda Serrato of the Department of Education recently told this outfit that they go for the DepED Random Drug Testing as it will open the next school year 2009-2010. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Wednesday, March 4, 2009

No Plate No Travel Policy Strongly Imposed

By PJTremedal

Pagadian City – The Zamboanga del Sur PNP Provincial Command has implemented the “No plate, no travel policy “to fast track on the PNP's drive against criminality. This could be of help to the police in the anti-criminality drive especially on suspected gun for hires and other criminals in tandem by using motorcycles without plate numbers. CLICK ON HEAD TO READ STORY.



Tuesday, March 3, 2009

78 Years Old Lola Robbed, Killed

By PJTremedal

Pagadian City – The Pagadian City finest’s is now facing a blank wall who are the suspects in killing a 78 year old Lola inside a bathroom strangled and tied and left dead.CLICK ON HEAD TO READ STORY.



Barangay Chairman Shot, suspect dressed as a Gay
By PJTremedal

Pagadian City – After attending a relief operation by Congressman Victor J Yu, of this province’s 1st District in his Barangay which suffered from a fire were 137 families homeless, Barangay Chairman Ronald “Toto” Navarro was shot by a lone gunman in a woman dress. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.