#zamboanga

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Zamboanga City

[arkipelagic]

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 01 May) – Criminal complaints have been filed against 10 soldiers and two of their superiors for the death of three civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, during a bungled joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Sinunuc, this city, last week, City Mayor Khymer Olaso announced on his social media page on Thursday.

Olaso identified all the 12 respondents who have been charged for the death of Jerry Alfad, his 12-year-old-son Salam, and his nephew Rayyan, 22.

Complaints of multiple murder, multiple frustrated murder, and robbery were filed against 10 soldiers, while a complaint for criminal negligence was filed against Joint Task Force Zamboanga Commander, Col Danilo Ambe, and Maj Voltair Herrera.

On April 23, elements of the PNP Mindanao Area Police Intelligence Office and 9th Intelligence Service Unit of the AFP went to Sitio Alas-as, Barangay Sinunuc to serve a warrant of arrest for four counts of murder against a certain Saddam Siddik, whom authorities identified as a member of the Dawlah Islamiya-Abu Sayyaf.

The police said Siddik was sighted twice in the area during a month-long surveillance and intelligence monitoring.

In an earlier phone interview, Police Regional Office-9 Spokesperson Maj Shellamie Chang said the operatives knocked on the door of the Alfad residence and introduced themselves.

However, Chang said, two unidentified men fired at the government troops, “prompting them to fire back in self-defense.”

[…] Jerry’s other son Mohammad refuted claims of a shootout, saying most of their family members were already asleep since it was past midnight. He said his cousin Rayyan was awake as he was in charge of filling their buckets of water.

A water rationing schedule is currently being implemented in the city.

“It’s impossible that my father resisted because he was asleep in the bed together with our youngest sibling. My mother and sister who were in the other room were hit in the legs,” Mohammad said in Filipino.

[oneran]

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[lokalpediaindex]

Bukagan / Popwan A distant relative of jackfruit and marang. It has a flavor similar to banana.

Type: Fruits Preparation: Eaten raw. Region: Palawan, Basilan, Misamis Occidental, and Zamboanga

[joshleyson]

JULY DUMP PT. 1 // Last July for me was a hectic, whirlwind kind of a month but in a good and a very refreshing way. I was fortunate enough to take paid time off for 3 weeks (imagine that!) to basically reconnect with my good old friends all the way in Zamboanga and also be able to do what I always love doing which is going to the beach trips and eat my heart out. Though I have to endure six flights in those three weeks going back and forth to Zamboanga - Boracay - Bohol and flying back to Manila in between, I feel like those days were like the longest days of my life.

I flew to Zamboanga and spent 3 days there attending a close friend’s wedding as one of the groom’s men and I’m so happy that I get to have a staycation with them. Keyword: Low maintenance friendships! My heart is full as we share our peaks and valleys and hear their stories in the eight years that we’ve never seen each other after we graduated college. It reminds me how important it is to surround yourself with the right people, especially in one of those crucial moments in your life that somehow plays a big factor that determines your destiny and the career that you want to achieve. Also, seeing my friend tie the knot reminds me how 8 years can sometimes feel like a snap of a finger.

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I went back to Manila just to unpack some of my things and flew right away back to Boracay. Going to the island in July is a hit or miss. Since it’s a rainy season, there’s a possibility that the weather could just ruin everything. But just like before when I also went to the island in the same month, I am so lucky that the sun was up and burning like a thousand fires that evoked an extended summer vibe. The blue waves, white sand and lush coconut trees never get old for me. I must say a legit chill place no matter how much some people would tag the island as somewhat overrated. I don’t care. LOL. This is like my 5th time on this island but I would say this one is quite special. I get to stay longer which is almost a week and I booked a 4-star hotel all for myself. A total self-care spree where I never really thought about work or anything from Manila but just me enjoying the beach and the scenery while also rereading a book called “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle which you may want to explore especially when you’re traveling like being stuck in an airport for example. Though the book has concepts and insights that I find myself to be resisting on, somehow it was a great companion guide in my trips as it talks about living in the now and being present more than ever.

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(Obligatory jump shot in Bohol’s man-made forest. I thought this was a park! But this is actually a public highway with highspeed vans and busses so take a pic at your own risk ⚠️ )

After a week in Boracay, I flew back to Manila to work for like 3 days and went straight to Bohol and also stayed there for a week in a very peaceful villa near Alona Beach in Panglao. Such a famous tourist destination but I have actually never been there before. But I’m gonna save my Bohol adventure in the next blog posts soon as I’m a bit of a slow burner and a slacker at the same time in terms of blogging things. This blog post was just made out of necessity as I have free time today. I still have a regular job that I need to attend to finance and to be able to do this again in the future! Come on! LOL I don’t have that much expectation when I went there as I was still in Boracay high with my already sunburnt skin but I enjoyed the trip so much. Seeing Chocolate hills and being able to drive an ATV around there was so much fun aside from frying my skin even more with their beautiful, blue-watered beaches. Definitely balik balik sa Bohol as what locals always say.

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I documented this 3-week adventure in a Kodak film camera and I’m very excited as well how they will turn out. I never felt so refreshed after wandering to these places and just being able to disconnect from the busy life in the Metro. It was truly another humbling experience and makes me want to work hard, even more, to be able to do this again! :) Oop. I think I wrote too much for what was supposed to be a quick proof of life update. I definitely don’t have time and the energy to proofread this so apologies for my incoherent relay of stream of consciousness. What you have just read is just me being grateful in summary. *Queue star-crossed album by Kacey Musgraves*

Sunburnt but still wearing my SPF 30s every day,

J. 

(Photos of cute and friendly local cats. Today is International Cats Day! 🐱 On the left is Colby from a local hostel bar in Boracay and on the right from Virgin Island in Bohol)

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[filipinofoodart]

Tamal de Zamboanga is a rice-dough-based tamal wrapped in banana leaves. It is filled with boiled egg and peppery pancit bihon or sotanghon. It may seem "related" to suman, but it has an "ancestor" all the way in Mexico! This Filipino Tamal is a "colonial cousin" of Mexican Tamales, typically known as steamed masa or corn dough and fillings, wrapped in corn husks. But there is a wide variety of Tamales in Mexico, as well as in the Philippines, that not many people know about. Posting soon... Tamalis ng Bulacan! Learn more about Filipino Tamales: https://filipeanut.art/filipino-tamales/

[ericrobertnolan]

"Zamboanga," Franklin Booth, 1912

“Zamboanga,” Franklin Booth, 1912

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Flag of the Revolutionary Republic of Zamboanga, 1899

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