Monday, September 28, 2009


Viva Sr. San Miguel…Viva! Long Live Iligan City

By PJTremedal

Iligan City – Viva Sr. San Miguel…Viva is the common cry of every Iliganons who in one or another celebrates its annual fiesta with a bang since September 19-upto this news update.CLICK HEAD TO READ FULL STORY.



Food from heaven; ZDS on the move…

By PJTremedal


Pagadian City – Food from heaven as they say…, poured into the province and enjoyed by malnourished children of the 5 municipalities chosen by the DSWD and its sponsors thru the Kabisig ng Kalahi program was launch this week in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.CLICK HEAD TO READ FULL STORY.




Thursday, September 24, 2009


10,000 loose FA’s, we will find them…ZDSPPO Says.



By PJTremedal

Camp Abelon , Pagadian City – More or less 10,000 loose firearms is now in the list of the PNP Provincial Command Office. However in a recent interview with Provincial Director P/SSupt Ramon M. Ochotorena said that they will find them.CLICK HEAD TO READ FULL STORY.



50 years of life and community service; a celebration!

Pagadian City – As it had been said, life begins at forty, but this young achiever at his 50 years of god given life and achievement no one can surpass for his goodness and responsibility driven career as a military officer, a father of professionals, and a loving husband to lovely wife , Police Senior Superintendent Ramon Martinez Ochotorena celebrates his birthday (September 22, 2009)full of surprises, negative or positive it may, the celebrations calls for a salute for his achieved dreams and golden life to say.CLICK HEAD TO READ FULL STORY.



On Martial Law Years; Never Again!

By NUJP

Thirty-seven years ago, Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation 1081 placing the country under martial law and beginning a reign of darkness and terror that would last 14 years until the people took matters into their own hands and threw off the shackles of tyranny.CLICK HEAD TO READ FULL STORY.



City Eagles celebrates 9th year

By PJTremedal

Pagadian City –The Fraternal Order of Eagles(Philippine Eagles) Pagadian City Chapter celebrates its 9th year chartered anniversary with thirteen newly installed Eagles as its farther spread its wing of responsibility towards the community.CLICK HEAD TO READ FULL STORY.




BFP to acquire 100 fire trucks this year

Pagadian City To prevent fire incidence, loss of lives and properties, the Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) is set to acquire 100 units of fire trucks in the entire country.CLICK HEAD TO READ FULL STORY.



Friday, September 18, 2009

ZDS celebrates 57th Year; 6th Megayon Festival

By PJTremedal

Pagadian City – September 17, 2009 marks the 57th founding year of the province of Zamboanga del Sur.

With a week long activities (September 11-17, 2009) underlined with its theme: “Lig-ong Pangagamhanan: Tinubdan sa Kalambu-an, Legasiya sa Kasamtangang Pamunu-an”, the 6th Megayon Festival is the grandest festival of the province that highlights its tri-people cultural traditions, arts and music.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Moreno Fights for more Classrooms



Cagayan de Oro City - Misamis Oriental Gov. Oscar S. Moreno took the most obvious solution to the country’s perennial problem on the shortage of classrooms – build more classrooms in the province. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Monday, September 14, 2009

DILG Puno sworn in BPATS-ZDS







By PJTremedal

Pagadian City – DILG Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno who says that “Kung may puno, may bunga” (If there is a tree there it would surely bear fruits)arrived September 14 her in this part of Western Mindanao, to sworn in more or less 2,000 Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATS) to help and support the government peace initiatives.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Ka “Joe” talks on Media Ethics on Election Reporting

by PJTremedal

Oroquieta City – Former NUJP Chair Jose Torres Jr. now Editor in Chief of REMATE Tonite and Frontline.PH , ka “joe” to his friends and supporters came to talk about media ethics and elements of proper media reporting on election related issues to the participants of the Manggagawang Media Ng Mindanaw (3M) whose aim is to arm Mindanao media practitioners especially from Iligan, Oroquieta, Pagadian, Ozamis, and Dipolog practitioners in the upcoming 2010 national and local election.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.

3M Gathers for Election Reporting 2010 seminar

By PJTremedal

Oroquieta City – Officers and members of the newly organized 3M (Manggagawang Media Ng Mindanao) composed of media practitioners from the cities of Iligan, Pagadian, Ozamis, Cagayan de Oro, Oroquieta, Dipolog, gathers themselves and participated in a media seminar-training on Election 2010.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.


Tuesday, September 8, 2009

PGMA and the Press Freedom Monument

Media Practitioners from the COPC and other outlets pose for a souvenir with
Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
during her recent visit in Misamis Oriental this week



By PJTremedal

Cagayan de Oro City – Her Excellency President of the Republic, Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will be visiting the newly mounted and unveiled Press Freedom Monument erected to denounce media killings and pays tribute to the 104 slain Filipino journalists from 1986-2009.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.





Surigaonon’s celebrates 39th year with Bonok-Bonok Fest



Collage of Photos taken last year's Bonok-Bonok Festival.

This years is much more merrier were participants from

other parts in Mindanao Regions are invited.


by PJTremedal


Surigao City – Dubbed as the shining jewel of Northeastern Mindanao continues to glitter amidst rich natural beauty and community initiatives to build an environment truly befitting that of a most livable City.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Super Ferry 9 Tragedy (update)

By PJTremedal


Zamboanga City - One more victim is still missing after a two day search and rescue that conducted to the ill fated Aboitiz Trnsport Systems Corp-WGA Super Ferry 9 tthat sink off Batorompon Point in the Zamboanga Peninsula, while 958 were rescued and 9 were confirmed dead.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Sunday, September 6, 2009

2nd Mindanao Vegetable Expo Opened


By PJTremedal

Cagayan de Oro City – The 2nd Mindanao Vegetable Exposition 2009 had just opened for its second year in hosting vegetable production as an industry to this northern part of Mindanao.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.





ZDS PNP urges individuals to surrender and register their guns


By Mike Medina, ZampenNews

THE Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office (ZPPO) under Provincial Director Sr/Supt. Ramon Ochotorena is urging individuals with patently loose guns to avail of the firearms amnesty which will end on October 31, this year.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Super Ferry 9 Sinks!


By PJTremedal

Zamboanga City – More or less nine hundred and sixty two (962) passengers were rescued while fifteen (15)were confirmed injured and 5 were dead three of whom are minors and some 60 are still missing.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Tacurong City gains 4 Gold; Zamboanga City 2nd Place

By PJTremedal

Cagayan de Oro City – Tacurong City with its best muay thai boxers recently wins and qualified for the National Muay Thai competition to be held at Robinson’s in Metro Manila, slated on September27-30.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY



Friday, September 4, 2009

FPP: Fathers are Important Too!



Pagadian City – Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ma. Corazon S. Ariosa underscored the importance of the role of fathers in family planning the country’s priority public health program to achieve a healthy and responsible community. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



“ Muay Thai” sa Mis Or



By PJTremedal

Cagayan de Oro – This year’s Mindanao Muay Thai qualifying games is hosted by the Province of Misamis Oriental under the leadership of Governor Oscar Moreno.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.




Bioethanol Project ECC “hold in abeyance”

By PJTremedal

Cagayan de Oro City – Alson’s Consolidated Resources Inc. Bioethanol Manufacturing Plant project who’s under protest by the Kagayanon Watershed Alliance (KAWAL) and other environmentalist groups here to include some from the government sector awaits for its Environmental Certificate Compliance (ECC) approval from DENR. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Wednesday, September 2, 2009

LTO 10 to launch R.A. 9485

By PJTremedal

Cagayan de Oro City – Regional Director Porcawa Dia of the Land Transportation Regional Office, Region 10 announced that the regional office will launch the campaign on Anti-Red Tape Law or R.A. 9485. CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.




Cadion Reelected as NUJP Pagadian Chapter Chairperson

By PJTremedal


Pagadian City – Chairperson Jong Cadion of Frontline Mindanao, a newsweekly here in the city was elected again as chairperson on his second term to national Union of journalist in Philippines-Pagadian City Chapter this week.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.



Tuesday, September 1, 2009

1Network Movement gaining ground

By Ping2 Deliverio

Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay - As the accreditation for the party-lists in the entire country is undergoing, the 1Network Movement on the other hand, is solidifying its forces and increasing its memberships as other party-lists are groping to qualify as officially accredited party-lists organizations by the Commission in Elections.CLICK HEAD TO READ STORY.