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Prior to its creation as a province, Zamboanga del Norte formed the northern portion of the historical province of Zamboanga. Payong. [125][126] WesMinCom is one of the unifying commands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that serves the Western Mindanao. The fort would serve as defence for the Christian settlement against Moro pirates and foreign invaders for the coming years. The charter made Zamboanga City as the largest city in the world in terms of land area. Zamboanga Peninsula Province Zamboanga del Sur District 2nd district Founded May 8, 1967 Barangays 28 (see Barangays) Government [1] Type Sangguniang Bayan Mayor Celso A. Matias Vice Mayor Jocel L. Babasa Heritage and Culture: An Expression of the PAST, the Identity of the PRESENT. [37] Thousands of Spanish troops, headed by a governor general from Spain, took the approval to build the first Zamboanga fortress (now called Fort Pilar) in Zamboanga to forestall enemies in Mindanao like Moro pirates and other foreign invaders. Bayog - Wikipedia When the City Charter of Zamboanga was signed on October 12, 1936,[10][11] the municipal government was converted into a city one headed by a mayor appointed by the President of the Philippine Commonwealth. The former lone congressional district was further divided into two separate districts: the West Coast, comprises from the City Proper to Barangay Limpapa is represented by Congressman Khymer Adan Olaso, while in the East Coast, comprises from Barangay Tetun to Barangay Licomo is represented by Congressman Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe. He was active as a missionary in Lubungan (Katipuan), Zamboanga del Norte, Iligan, Dapitan, and met his martyrdom at the barrio of Ponot, now a town of Jose Dalman. The Zamboanga Peninsula, officially designated as Region IX, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the western section of Mindanao. Archived from the original on December 10, 2009. . [23] Large foreign mining companies operating within the province such as Canadian company TVI Resource Development and Philex Mining Corp. cause adverse effects to the culture and traditions of the indigenous Subanon and other poor settlers.[24][25][26]. His ambassador "Ali Bakti" and that of Butuan's "Likan-hsieh" is recorded to have visited the Chinese imperial court with gifts and trade goods in AD 1011. Other universities in the city include the Universidad de Zamboanga, Southern City Colleges, Pilar College, AMA Computer College, Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University, and Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology. [62], Mayor Climaco-Salazar and her administration are relocating the internal displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the crisis to transitory sites and later, permanent housings in various places around Zamboanga City. Zamboanga City's local government came under presidential control for the first time since 1955. The ancestors of the present inhabitants of the city are said to also have migrated to other areas in the Southwestern Mindanao.