Mayor suspends work, classes as Misuari-led MNLF faction attack,hold hostages in Zamboanga City

MAYOR Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar of Zamboanga City has suspended classes and works in both public and private schools and offices as hostilities broke out in the city after armed followers of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding-leader Nur Misuari landed at the shores of this city early on Monday.

“Due to the present situation, Mayor Salazar in coordination with the Department of Education [DepEd] is suspending classes in all levels, private and public in Zamboanga City today [September 9],” City Hall Information Officer Sheila Covarrubias said in a text message.