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Regatta de Zamboanga: Racing vintas romance the sea
October 9, 2018, 4:26 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Regatta de Zamboanga is the biggest and the most colorful event in the annual Zamboanga Hermosa Festival. It is celebrated by native Zamboangueños in honor of their patron saint, the La Virgen Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zarragosa. The festival is conducted throughout the… Read More
GenSan coastal cleanup brings all faiths together
October 6, 2018, 3:18 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- In observance of the International Coastal Cleanup Day last Sept. 15, more than 300 Muslim and Christian volunteers banded themselves in cleaning up the shoreline of four coastal villages in the city. The activity was spearheaded by the non-governmental organization (NGO),… Read More
Another batch of repatriated ‘halaws’ arrives in Zamboanga City
October 4, 2018, 7:10 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some 398 Filipinos deported by Malaysian authorities for being undocumented aliens arrived in Zamboanga City onboard an inter-island boat on September 18. The “halaw,” as these deportees are colloquially called, form the second batch after a two-year amnesty given by Malaysia… Read More
Shia group joins efforts to ‘lick’ extremism, terrorism
October 2, 2018, 12:23 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Shortly before the start of the Marawi siege last year, at least six of their Islamic Shia sect’s members were documented to have been killed by the ISIS terrorists, a Muslim faith leader has said. Philippine Ahlul Bayt Islamic Assembly, Inc. vice-president Hadji Salman Galang… Read More
Street-side artist brings color to Zamboanga
September 30, 2018, 3:39 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Why does a man paint or sketch an artwork? Is it to grab and interpret either reality or fantasy and thus, rule over and suspend them? This is what probably happens to Bador Bandoy and the pedestrians who gather around him whenever he sketches fantastic figures and colors them at… Read More
Halal certification pushed in Zamboanga
September 19, 2018, 12:00 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- “Halal” -- it is a sign that hangs at some beef and poultry shops as well as eateries here, in an attempt to lure Muslims to patronize stuff from them. No agency, however, checks and certifies the authenticity of these “halal.” And for Muslims, eating kosher is not only a… Read More
How Muslim women deal with pain, trauma 5 years after Zamboanga siege
September 11, 2018, 5:33 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Five years after the Zamboanga siege, majority of the displaced residents of the four barangays that comprised ground zero of the crisis are Muslims. Many of the estimated 10,000 houses that burned down during the attack have not been rebuilt, although the national government… Read More
How ALIVE forges inclusive education in Zamboanga
August 31, 2018, 7:13 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Young Muslim learners enrolled in public schools in Zamboanga City are taught Islamic values two days a week and learn the Arabic language in classes held three days a week, where each class session is 40 minutes long. That's on top of the regular curricular subjects for… Read More
Zamboanga, Jolo fire victims get aid on Eid’l Adha
August 22, 2018, 12:00 pm
Zamboanga City – Families left homeless in the recent fires in Zamboanga City and Jolo, Sulu received some 4,478 food packs from the Filipino-Turkish Tolerance School on Tuesday and Wednesday, in celebration of Eid’l Adha or the Islamic Feast of Holy Sacrifice. School director Ismail Kullap… Read More
Tragic fire leaves Muslim families homeless in Zamboanga
August 1, 2018, 12:54 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A group of mostly Muslim families residing in Barangay Kasanyangan, Zamboanga City could only break into tears after a tragic fire gutted their homes last July 24, leaving them nothing but ashes. The late-afternoon fire destroyed about 141 houses, which were built on mangrove… Read More
Zambo Islamic school forges academic, spiritual dev’t
July 15, 2018, 5:41 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- It is estimated that about 40 percent of the over 1 million population of Zamboanga City are Muslims, many of whom emigrated to the city due to chronic peace and order problems or were attracted by the socio-economic opportunities not available in the nearby native provinces.… Read More
How Zamboangueños celebrated the end of Ramadan
June 22, 2018, 2:05 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- At least 300,000 Muslim residents comprising an estimated one third of Zamboanga City’s one million people celebrated the grand Islamic feast of Eid’l Fitr last Friday (June 15) by holding early-morning outdoor congregational prayer assemblies at the mosques found around the… Read More
5 years after Zamboanga siege, Muslim community picks up pieces
June 13, 2018, 2:51 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some five barangays located in ground zero of the so-called September 2013 Zamboanga Siege that saw fierce fighting between government troops and a few hundred rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) still try to pick up the pieces they had left. One of these… Read More
Climbing sacred Bongao Peak now easier
September 12, 2017, 11:59 am
The view from Bongao Peak (Photo by Darwin Wally Wee) BONGAO, Tawi-tawi -- One of the country’s most majestic and scenic mountains, the Bongao Peak, got a further sprucing-up with the completion of the construction of infrastructures to make access to it easier and friendlier. Top… Read More
PH halal export seen to grow to USD1.4B in 2018
September 4, 2017, 7:33 pm
MANILA -- The country’s halal export revenues for next year is seen to grow to USD1.4 billion from the current USD800 million outbound sales, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Assistant Secretary Abdulgani Macatoman told reporters.Macatoman said with the Republic Act No. 10817 instituting… Read More
Young Moros sell shirts to raise fund for Marawi IDPs
August 17, 2017, 3:45 pm
SARANGANI PROVINCE -- A group of young Moro volunteers has been selling shirts as its initiative to raise funds that benefits the Maranaos displaced by the Marawi siege. “This is our way of helping Maranao brothers and sisters displaced due to the armed confrontation in Marawi City,” said… Read More
Group that will serve as voice of Muslims to be formed
August 17, 2017, 3:32 pm
SARANGANI PROVINCE -- Moro Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), academicians and peace advocates are currently working out the formation of an organization of Moro leaders in the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City (Socsksargen) that will serve as the… Read More
