Anchored on the strong performance of the AFF sector, the Zamboanga Peninsula’s economy surged from 2.1 percent in 2006 to 7.4 percent in 2007

AFF, which accounted for 49.3 percent of the region’s total economy, rebounded from negative 1.3 percent in 2006 to 7.3 percent in 2007.  The remarkable improvement was brought about by the notable increase in the production of fishery and agricultural crops specifically palay, corn, rubber and abaca.  Forestry, on the other hand, decelerated from 114.2 percent in 2006 to 43.2 percent in 2007. more......

Commercial rice prices in Zamboanga City have gone down to as much as P2 a kilo following the effective "selective bombardment" strategy of the government carried out by the National Food Authority to flood the state-subsidized stocks in order to further pull down retail prices and shun undue price spikes wherever and whenever necessary. more... Posted July 14, 2008

The municipality was carved out of the municipality of Piñan. The barangays that originally comprise the new municipality were Sibulan, Dampalan, Labag, princesa Lamaya and Marapong. Barangay Sibulan was the seat of the new municipal government. more.... 

Press Release: June 26, 2008

As an offshoot to the 4th Mindanao Statistical Congress which held last June 2007 in General Santos City, the 5th Mindanao Statistical Congress shall be undertaken in Zamboanga City.

The forum shall attempt to gather statisticians and planners of Mindanao to share updates and new ideas that will promote the efficient use of statistics as a development tool. Moreover, the conduct of the Mindanao Statistical Congress will be a step towards promoting, enhancing and instilling wide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value that statistics provide to the different sectors of our society, while at the same time ensuring the support of the public at large in improving and enhancing the quality and standard of statistics in the country. Thus the crucial role of statistics in the area-wide development must be given due recognition and importance.

The Mindanao Congress shall be a 2-day affair which shall be undertaken in collaboration with various agencies which are members of the Regional Statistical Coordination Committee, the Philippine Statistical Association-Zamboanga City Chapter and the academe. (click here for more info.)