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SealOfZamboangaCity Zamboangueño 12:59:05 am on January 10, 2022 @ 12:59:05 am  

3,611 NBP personnel in Muntinlupa City vaccinated

by Jeffrey Damicby

New Bilibid Prison (NBP)


Ninety-one percent of the 3,961 personnel of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City had been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar on Sunday, Jan. 9, said a total of Continue reading →

SealOfZamboangaCity Zamboangueño 12:54:53 am on January 10, 2022 @ 12:54:53 am  

EU, WHO provide lifesaving medical-grade oxygen

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

SealOfZamboangaCity Zamboangueño 12:41:45 am on January 10, 2022 @ 12:41:45 am  

Funds for flyover reverted due to non-implementation

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 →