Zamboanga City moves to protect islands amid development concerns

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur  – Alarmed by the surge in unregulated construction in Zamboanga City’s famed Once Islas, Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso pressed for stronger safeguards from environmental authorities. Olaso warned of the risks posed by unchecked development, pointing to the rise of infrastructure projects and residential structures, some built by outsiders, that threaten both