By Rick P. Quiambao | December 5, 2024 BALANGA CITY (PIA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a 558.09-lineal-meter flood control project along the Mabiga River in Hermosa, Bataan. The infrastructure, located in Barangay Mabiga, will serve as a key route for the region, ensuring stable access and safeguarding… Read More DPWH enhances Bataan town’s flood resilience with new project
By Marie Joy S. Carbungco | December 4, 2024 CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan (PIA) — The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) continues its commitment to empower cooperatives in Central Luzon by promoting their growth and viability. During the 27th episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas of the Philippine Information Agency, CDA Assistant Regional… Read More CDA continues to empower coops in Central Luzon
MANILA, December 3, 2024 — The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), recently donated more than P7.6 million ($136,000) worth of educational materials to support the continuity of learning for more than 18,500 students in areas severely affected by recent typhoons in the Bicol region. USAID Advancing Basic Education in… Read More United States donates P7.6-M educational materials to typhoon-hit schools in Bicol
By Priam Nepomuceno | December 2, 2024 MANILA – Units from the Philippine Fleet (PF), Fleet-Marine Ready Force and reservists from the Philippine Navy have kicked off their first-ever unified exercise aimed at enhancing the operational readiness and interoperability of the participants. In a statement Monday, Philippine Fleet public affairs office chief Lt. Giovanni Badidles said… Read More PH Fleet, Marines, Navy units hold interoperability drills
By Trixie Joy B. Manalili | December 2, 2024 TARLAC CITY (PIA) — The Tarlac Heritage Foundation (THF) conferred this year’s winners of Belenismo sa Tarlac under the Grand Municipal, Community, Monumental, Church, and Grand Non-Municipal categories. The Belenismo sa Tarlac is an annual competition on belen-making that highlights the tradition, artistry and talent of… Read More Tarlac Heritage Foundation confers winners of 17th Belenismo
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to exercise greater accountability in handling government loans, citing the absence of clear legislative authority for certain loan-funded infrastructure projects. During the recent deliberation for the proposed 2025 budget of the DPWH, Cayetano criticized the practice of government agencies contracting loans… Read More Cayetano urges DPWH to ensure accountability and proper consultation on loan-funded projects
By Henry Empeño | December 2, 2024 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones from the United States government are expected to enhance maritime emergency response here, both to improve disaster preparedness and promote environmental and business sustainability in this free port. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose… Read More U.S. drones to boost Subic maritime emergency response
CLARK FREEPORT — Citing their significant role as partners for development, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) recently commended at least 43 landowners in Pampanga for sharing their property for the implementation of the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) railway project. In a simple ceremony, BCDA OIC-Senior Vice President Richard Brian M. Cepe, representing President and CEO… Read More BCDA distributes titles to project-affected landowners in Pampanga
Headline Zambales Online 