SM Prime taps Citicore Renewables for supply of clean energy

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) and Citicore Renewable Energy Company (CREC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement on 11 July 2023 as a joint commitment to champion renewable energy.  Through this partnership, SM Prime will source its energy requirements of up to 90-Megawatts (MWac) from CREC’s upcoming Lumbangan Solar Power Plant in Tuy, Batangas. The… Read More SM Prime taps Citicore Renewables for supply of clean energy

PMMA welcomes 586 probationary midshipmen for Class 2027

Story and Photos from The Galleon SAN NARCISO, Zambales – The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) held the reception rites for the probationary period of PMMA Class 2027 on August 1. The program officially began with the entrance of the probationary midshipmen, despite the heavy rain that welcomed them at the PMMA grandstand. PMMA superintendent,… Read More PMMA welcomes 586 probationary midshipmen for Class 2027

Nanay Bing: ‘P20/kilo rice is easily attainable’

BOTOLAN, Zambales (August 2, 2023) — Congresswoman Doris “Nanay Bing” Maniquiz of the Second Legislative District of Zambales again proved possible what in other places in the country remained just a dream—providing commercial-quality rice to residents at only P20 per kilo. Under a rice subsidy program that she started during her years as mayor of… Read More Nanay Bing: ‘P20/kilo rice is easily attainable’

598 Zambales families evacuate, P18.5-M crops lost to Typhoon Falcon

By HENRY EMPEÑO | August 1, 2023 IBA, Zambales — Heavy rains spawned by Typhoon Falcon damaged more than P18.5 million in rice crops and other agricultural products, destroyed portions of dikes and triggered landslides, and forced 598 families to evacuate their homes amid rising floodwaters in Zambales since Friday. Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. on… Read More 598 Zambales families evacuate, P18.5-M crops lost to Typhoon Falcon