Comments on: Zamboanga City

By: Dea

Dea — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:42:39 +0000

Hi Jerome,

Nice comments and info about our Zamboanga City.

There is a new tourist spot in Zamboanga which opened July 2009 – the Paseo del Mar. It is only beside the Lantaka Hotel by the sea and it is an exact replica of the former Baywalk in Roxas Boulevard in Manila. It has 10 restaurants that offers different types of food for different types of people.

You can try the unique and famous chicken barbecue in BarCode Grill and Bar at the Paseo del Mar. You can also try their other food, especially the sisig, in chicken, beef, squid and shrimp variants. Dining and drinking there is always enjoyable since it is the only restaurant there that has a live band to serenade you while eating with the sea breeze freshly blowing. It opens 5pm and closes at 2am.

There are other restaurants there like the Alavar Seafood House, Palmeras, Twins BBQ, and a coffeeshop with WIFI – The Cafe del Sol, and stalls with takeout foods to nibble like fishballs, nuts, and icecream in cones.

By: Jerome Herrera

Jerome Herrera — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:30:26 +0000

Hi Ted. The airport has been a plan (and a rumour) for years now. As to when construction would commence (or if it would even commence), I would not have an idea.

By: Ted Fuller

Ted Fuller — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:58:30 +0000

Jerome do you have any info on the new international airport to be built in the mercedes barangay. Specifically when it will begin construction and when it will be operational.

Thank you
Ted Fuller

By: Jerome Herrera

Jerome Herrera — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:09:08 +0000

Yes. Indeed most locals do speak English. Most of them are actually more conversant in English than in Tagalog/Filipino. So you shouldn’t have any problems Greg.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:35:06 +0000

Hi Greg most people in Zamboanga speak English. You shouldn’t have any problems communicating with anyone.

By: greg miller

greg miller — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:46:07 +0000

Hi Jerome, Nice article on your city. Very informative.Curious though, how would a american do with no knowledge of the local language…or how hard is it to find english speaking locals?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:23:51 +0000

Sounds like an interesting place! I checked some other sites on Zamboanga City after reading this post, and there’s the Santa Cruz islands there about too, looks like a very nice day trip destination from Zamboanga City.

Will bookmark the site! Nice introduction to the place Jerome.