Zamboanga
Americannoun
noun
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"Ten minutes later, I heard a sudden, loud snap," said the 53-year-old attorney from nearby Zamboanga City in Mindanao.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Baluyut and Leano’s group has since expanded to include chapters in Tacloban, Davao, Surigao del Sur, Iligan, Zamboanga and the couple’s base in Los Baños, roughly 30 miles south of Manila.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Large numbers of American forces stayed in local camps in southern Zamboanga city and outlying provinces at the height of threats posed by Muslim militants, which have eased in recent years.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2022
Thirty-two of the injured have been evacuated to the larger port city of Zamboanga, on the mainland, for treatment.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2021
Most of the Spanish residents escaped from the town in a lorcha, and, after a terrible voyage of sixteen days, suffering from hunger, and undergoing many severe privations, arrived in Zamboanga more dead than alive.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
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