Author: Zamboangueño

Pre-filled oxygen cylinders arrive at the Zamboanga City Medical Center. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZCMC

Representatives from the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) handed over 200 oxygen concentrators and relevant consumables to Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd.

The donation — valued at over P7 million — supports pandemic preparedness and the capacity of health facilities amid the potential threat of new Continue reading EU, WHO provide lifesaving medical-grade oxygen

by Liza Abubakar-Jocson

Millions of pesos worth of funds intended for the first ever flyover in Zamboanga City were reverted to the national government’s coffers due to non-implementation of the project.

DPWH Project Engineer Pilar Rivera said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) instructed them to process the allocation of P500-million back to the national government.

Then congressman Celso Lobregat was able to secure Continue reading Funds for flyover reverted due to non-implementation

(UPDATED) Provincial health officials also confirm that an OFW who returned to Ipil on Christmas Day had the Omicron variant, but had undergone quarantine in Cebu City and had fully recovered before heading to her hometown

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – Governor Wilter Palma on Friday, January 7, signed an executive order that bans incoming travel and restricts the movement of the unvaccinated in his province.

Palma’s order, which takes effect on Tuesday, January 11, bars unvaccinated travelers from entering Zamboanga Sibugay. Continue reading Stricter rules for unvaccinated travelers, residents in Zamboanga Sibugay