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  Zamboanga del Sur. Who is Zamboanga del Sur? What is Zamboanga del Sur? Where is Zamboanga del Sur? Definition of ...
Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao.
Its capital is Pagadian City and the province borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga Sibugay to the west, Misamis Occidental to the northeast, and Lanao del Norte to the east.
Zamboanga del Sur is subdivided into 26 municipalities and 2 cities.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Zamboanga_del_Sur   (124 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Zamboanga del Sur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Zamboanga del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao.
Lakewood is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the Philippines.
Lapuyan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Zamboanga-del-Sur   (2088 words)

  
 Zamboanga City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zamboanga City is a 1st class city in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
The city was the regional center of Zamboanga peninsula prior to the controversial transfer to Pagadian.
In 2003, Zamboanga was used as a base for 300 United States military advisors to the Philippines army in their operations against the separatists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zamboanga_City   (538 words)

  
 The Provincial Profile of Zamboanga Del Sur
Zamboanga was part of the territory that shifted between the control of the Sultans of Sulu and Maguindanao.
Zamboanga became a district of the Moro Province in 1903.
Zamboanga del Sur holds the bountiful southern half of the peninsula and is blessed with fertile soil, rich fishing grounds and minerals.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/zambosur.htm   (1325 words)

  
 Zamboanga del Sur
It is bounded on the north and west by Zamboanga del Norte, on the east by Misamis Occidental, Panguil Bay, and Lanao del Norte, and on the south by the Moro Gulf and the Basilan Strait.
Zamboanga del Sur became a separate province in 1952 when Zamboanga was split into two.
Jambangan means "Land of Flowers," and Zamboanga City is still known as "the City of Flowers." The Samals and Badjaos later confused "Jambangan" with "Samhoangan" (docking point), from the word "sabuan," the wooden pole to which they anchored their vintas.
www.scjphil.org /zamboanga%20del%20sur.htm   (321 words)

  
 Zamboanga City - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Fort Zamboanga was founded, in 1635, by the Spanish, and was the focus of a number of battles between Moro pirates and the Spanish until 1718, when a modifications to the fort were made.
In the 1990s, Zamboanga was notorious as the site of repeated kidnappings and attempted kidnappings and extortion of Westerners by fundamentalist Moro Muslim separatists known as the Abu Sayyaf.
In 17 October 2002, the Zamboanga bombings occurred, and in 2003, Zamboanga was used as a base for 300 United States military advisors to the Philippines army in their operations against the separatists.
www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Zamboanga_City   (313 words)

  
 zamboanga del sur province info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Zamboanga del Sur became a separate province on June 6, 1952 when Zamboanga was divided in two.
Zamboanga City is known as the "City of Flowers".
Zamboanga became a city on October 12, 1936 - and was inaugurated as such February 26, 1937.
home.online.no /~erfalch/zamboangasura.htm   (452 words)

  
 Zamboanga del Sur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Bukidnon | Camiguin | Lanao del Norte | Misamis Occidental | Misamis Oriental
Compostela Valley | Davao | Davao del Sur | Davao Oriental
Basilan | Lanao del Sur | Maguindanao | Sulu | Tawi-Tawi
www.encyclopedia-1.com /z/za/zamboanga_del_sur.html   (186 words)

  
 Article on Culture and Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Subanun or people of the upstream (Subanen, Subanon) may be found on the western flank of Mindanao, in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte (204,056 NM 1994) and Zamboanga del Sur (193,305 NM 1994).
The population is estimated at 407,495 (NM 1994) with core areas in Katipunan (10,255) and Lapuyan (10,510) municipalities (NSO 1980).
A subgroup, the Subanen, is related to the Subanon but concentrated in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte with a total population of 52,600 (NSO 1980).
www.ncca.gov.ph /culture&arts/cularts/ccta/ethno/ethno_subanun.htm   (256 words)

  
 Article on Culture and Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In Zamboanga del Sur, they are found in Lake Wood, the western section, Titay, Siay, Kumalarang, Buug, Molave, Salug and other interior places.
In Zamboanga del Norte, they are found in Sibuko, Labason, Piacan, Upper Sindagan, Salug and Lower Dipolog and interior Dapitan.
A second generation politician of Cebu origin became the congressional representative of a district in Zamboanga del Sur largely inhabited by Subanon.
www.ncca.gov.ph /culture&arts/cularts/ccta/southern/southern-riverine.htm   (1338 words)

  
 Zamboanga del Sur: peaceful election day but pre–election was bloody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Last week, Salazar said he was surprised that Zamboanga del Sur is more violent than Basilan, where anticipation of violence was high due to the presence of the Abu Sayyaf.
On January 23, Lapuyan re-electionist mayor Cesar Sulong survived by an ambush at the town center.
Molave, Zamboanga del Sur told MindaNews that the Army is non-partisan and it has nothing to do with the victory or defeat of any politician or partly list groups.
www.mindanews.com /2004/05/13polls-zambosur.html   (1473 words)

  
 Arts and Culture of Zamboanga City, Philippines : Zamboanga.com
Zamboanga City's Art history spans a period of over 500 years, with heavy influence coming from the Malay and Spanish culture early on, and the West more recently.
In Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, and Zamboanga City particularly, the gong is used in many folk dance routines reflecting the international flavor of its ancestry.
Structure IV displays the material culture of three distinct ethnic groups in the country: the Sama Dilaut of Tawi-tawi; the Subanon of Zamboanga del Sur and Norte and the Yakan of Basilan.
www.zamboanga.com /html/arts_and_culture.htm   (934 words)

  
 Zamboanga del Sur's Home Page - Topography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Zamboanga del Sur is occupying the southern section of the Zamboanga Peninsula that forms the western part of the island of Mindanao.
It is bounded in the north by the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, in the south by the Moro Gulf, in the southwest by the newly-created Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, in the east by the Province of Misamis Occidental, the Panguil Bay and a portion of Lanao del Sur Province.
The coastal plains are narrow strips extending regularly from the southwest, then spreading into wide flat lands when reaching the coastal plains of Baganian Peninsula in the southeast.
www.zamboangadelsur.gov.ph /about/general_info/topography.php   (155 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
'''Zamboanga del Sur''' is a Provinces of the Philippines province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula Regions of the Philippines region in Mindanao.
infoboxtitle = Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur is subdivided into 26 Philippine municipality municipalities and 2 Cities of the Philippines cities.
www.mauspfeil.net /Zamboanga_del%20Sur.html   (299 words)

  
 Zamboanga del Sur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Zamboanga del Sur es una provincia de las Filipinas situadas en la región de la península de Zamboanga en Mindanao.
Su capital es ciudad de Pagadian y las bandas Zamboanga del Norte al norte, Zamboanga Sibugay al oeste, Misamis occidental al noreste, y Lanao del Norte de la provincia al este.
Subdividen a Zamboanga del en Sur 26 municipios y 2 ciudades.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/za/Zamboanga%20del%20Sur.htm   (155 words)

  
 GlobalPinoy, Travel - Zamboanga del Sur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Popularly known as “The Colors of Ethnic Zamboanga”, Zamboanga del Sur is surrounded by the regions of Zamboanga del Norte on the north, Moro Gulf on the south, Zamboanga Sibugay on the southwest and the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Panguil Bay on the east.
In the past, Zamboanga was the capital of the Moro province that is composed of Cotabato, Davao, Sulu, Lanao and Zamboanga.
The Megayon Festival is known for their tri-people festival that showcases the arts and crafts of Zamboanga del Sur.
www.globalpinoy.com /travel/province/zamdelsur.php   (336 words)

  
 www.gov.ph - News Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 24 (PNA) - A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the police last May 17 at Barangay Mati, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur.
A police report identified the rebel as Junifer Calunod, alias Vince and Renz, 22, single and a resident of Barangay Calubi San Miguel Zamboanga del Sur.
The SDG operates in the towns of Dumalinao, Buug, Lakewood, Bayog, Tigbao, Kumalurang, Lapuyan, San Miguel and Guipos, all in the province.
www.gov.ph /news/printerfriendly.asp?newsid=9629   (125 words)

  
 GN Online: Grief and fear after Jolo beheadings
The Mantulos are from Malangas town in Zamboanga del Sur province.
They moved to Zamboanga City in 1994 and have since lived in an apartment near Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the city's Pasonanca section.
The Mantics are from Lapuyan town in Zamboanga del Norte province.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=61484   (420 words)

  
 Primer on Indigenous Peoples   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Among the Subanun of Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, they talk of four brothers as their ancestors.
Lanao del Sur is definitely Maranao territory including at least seven border towns in the present Lanao del Norte, namely, Balo-i, Matungao, Pantao-Ragat, Munai, Tangkal, Tagoloan, and Nunungan.
The Mandaya have traditionally occupied the stretch of territory from Tandag in Surigao del Norte down to Mati in Davao Oriental and in the area of Salug river valley in the interior of Davao del Norte.
www.misamis.ph /lumad5.htm   (4259 words)

  
 Red tide kills ... - Jul. 09, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Jamil Saral, red tide task force head in the province, said seawater sample analysis collected from the coastal areas of Margosatubig, Lapuyan and Kumalarang towns in Zamboanga del Sur and in Buug town, Zamboanga Sibugay province showed a very high density level of red tide toxic organism, otherwise known as pyrodinium bahamense variety compressum.
From 1994 to 2000, 177 individuals were affected by the red tide phenomenon in Zamboanga del Sur.
Also affected are the seaweed farms in Maruing, Lapuyan town and in Bualan, Kumalarang town.
www.inq7.net /reg/2003/jul/09/text/reg_4-1-p.htm   (391 words)

  
 Lingating vs Comelec : 153475 : November 13, 2002 : J. Mendoza : En Banc
In the May 1992 elections, respondent Sulong was re-elected mayor of Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur despite the decision of the Sangguniang dismissing him from office.
in holding that the reelection of respondent Sulong in 1992 and 1995 as mayor of Lapuyan had the effect of condoning the misconduct for which he was ordered dismissed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zamboanga del Sur.
As Provincial Secretary of Zamboanga del Sur Wilfredo Cimafranca attested, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan simply considered the matter as having become moot and academic because it was “overtaken by the local elections of May [11,]1992.”
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2002/nov2002/153475.htm   (1849 words)

  
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LAPUYAN, Zamboanga del Sur — Mayor Cesar Sulong of this Subano tribe-populated municipality shot and killed a suspected member of the New People’s Army Sparrow Unit after the latter fired and wounded his driver-bodyguard in front of the mayor’s house.
The armed man, whom police suspected to be an NPA liquidation squad member, died on the spot from a gunshot wound in the head.
Lapuyan, once described as "Little America" of Zamboanga del Sur owing to the fluency of the early natives in the English language that they learned from Protestant ministers, is one of the havens of the NPA in Zamboanga del Sur’s Baganian peninsula.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/02/23/PROV200402233141.html   (543 words)

  
 Sun.Star Zamboanga - Red tide alarm up in Peninsula's 5 towns
THE Zamboanga Peninsula, particularly in Zamboanga del Sur, has been reported Friday as one of the areas in the country affected by the deadly red tide - a toxic body of water caused by high level of pollution.
Abdua said the ban is still in effect as the bay has long been the dumping site of industrial wastes of mining situated in the boundaries of Zamboanga del Sur and Sibugay, particularly in the town of Malangas.
He mentioned the surrounding towns nearby the bay, where they have warned of the danger of red tide as Margosatubig, Lapuyan, Vincensio Sagun in Sibugay province and Kumalarang, aside from Malangas in Zamboanga del Sur.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/zam/2004/06/26/news/red.tide.alarm.up.in.peninsula.s.5.towns.html   (417 words)

  
 Zamboanga del Sur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Its capital is Pagadian City and the province borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, ZamboangaSibugay to the west, Misamis Occidental to the northeast,and Lanao del Norte to the east.
Congressional districts —2, plus the district of Zamboanga City.
Zamboanga City is actually autonomous of the province and is onlyloosely associated with it.
www.therfcc.org /zamboanga-del-sur-260737.html   (119 words)

  
 Ateneo Peace Institute
The Subanen are the indigenous ethnolinguistic group of the Zamboanga Peninsula.
The Ginghuran Bae Subanen Folkloric Troupe (of Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur) and the Datu Tankilan Andus Cultural Dance Group (of Mandih, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte) each presented an extended dance module.
Very many of participants made comments to the effect that all these live presentations by the Subanen and the students were as helpful for increasing their awareness and appreciation of Subanen culture as were the talks given by the speakers.
www.adzu.edu.ph /api/publication/j3.html   (1266 words)

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