The City of Zamboanga (Zamboangueño Chavacano/Spanish): Ciudad de Zamboanga is a first class, highly urbanized city in the Philippines and one of the first chartered cities in the country. Commonwealth Act No. 39 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon on October 12, 1936 in Malacañang created and established it as a chartered city. It has been known as "El Orgullo de Mindanao" (The Pride of Mindanao), nicknamed the "City of Flowers", and affectionately called by Zamboangueños as "Zamboanga Hermosa," Spanish for "Beautiful Zamboanga". Today, the city is commercially branded for tourism by the city government as "Asia's Latin City".
Location: Zamboanga City boulevard, Philippines
Badjaos Badjao or Sea Gypsies of the Philippines If you’ll visit Paseo del Mar along Valderosa Street, Zamboanga City. Landmarks are the famous Port Pilar Shrine and Lantaka by the Sea hotel at the other side; you’ll see most of our Badjao friends, showing off their diving skills while asking visitors to throw them some coins.
